<p>Games drove the creation of GPU processors back in the 1990s, so it’s only fitting that artificial intelligence — the technology that GPUs are used to power nowadays — is making its way into nearly every aspect of video game design. In keeping with that trend, on Wednesday a startup called Sett — which is [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As &#8220;vibe coding&#8221; gains in popularity and tech companies push devs in their employ to embrace generative AI tools, a platform that scans for vulnerabilities in AI-generated code has raised a fresh round of funding. Ox Security, which models risk across both AI- and human-produced code, on Wednesday announced that it closed a $60 million [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Particle, the startup behind an AI-powered newsreader that aims to help publishers, not just steal their work, is bringing its product to the web. On Tuesday, the company announced the launch of the new Particle.news website that connects news consumers with headlines and AI summaries from a variety of sources, plus the ability to delve [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Finom, an Amsterdam-based digital bank for small- and medium-sized businesses, has raised €92.7 million (roughly $105 million) in a growth investment from General Catalyst&#8217;s Customer Value Fund, the company tells TechCrunch exclusively. The capital infusion &#8220;will be used exclusively and only for growth&#8221; and not for operational expenses or product development, Kos Stiskin, Finom’s chairman [&hellip;]</p>

<p>NewLimit, a startup that aims to increase how long people can live a healthy life by genetically programming their cells, has raised $130M.</p>

<p>Agree.com says its AI-powered e-signature platform is different from competitors because it includes invoicing and payment processing. That’s why the company might have a shot at tackling the industry Goliath, Docusign.  Because the startup makes its money from transaction fees for any money movement facilitated by its platform, Agree.com has made e-signatures free to all [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Individuals may work closely with AI agents as they become increasingly prevalent in the workplace. According to a report by Boston Consulting Group, the market for AI agents is expected to grow at a 45% compound annual growth rate over the next five years. Just like human employees, AI agents could be onboarded to learn [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In 2017, Raghav Gupta set out to solve a personal problem: He wanted easy access to the home-cooked meals he grew up eating without having to spend time cooking or spend money on takeout or hiring a private chef. He turned to robotics, which led him to found the startup Posha. Posha, a former TechCrunch [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Employer.com has acquired MainStreet.com for an undisclosed amount, the latest fintech startup to get snapped up by the workforce management company. In a post on X, Employer.com chairman and co-founder Jesse Tinsley said the two companies were “merging forces to simplify business back office solutions into one powerhouse platform.” Tinsley confirmed the acquisition to TechCrunch. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Recraft, the startup behind a mysterious image model that beat OpenAI’s DALL-E and Midjourney on a respected industry benchmark last year, has raised a $30 million Series B round led by Accel, it exclusively told TechCrunch.  Other investors in the round include Khosla Ventures and Madrona. Based in San Francisco, Recraft previously raised a $12 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Not so long ago, the idea of public tech companies emerging from Latin America seemed far-fetched, and Mercado Libre once appeared as rare and mythical as a true unicorn. Today, however, the region is home to several startups that have reached billion-dollar valuations. Some of these startups, propelled into the spotlight by cross-border expansion, are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>CEO Greg Twiney posted an open letter on the company’s website today pleading for money.</p>

<p>Rork founders Levan Kvirkvelia and Daniel Dhawan are living a life that sounds like a movie plot &#8212; but it actually happened.&nbsp; They went from broke, with depleted life savings and $15,000 in credit card debt — Dhawan was even sleeping on a mattress at a friend’s apartment — to generating $100,000 of revenue within [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Every year, donors contribute billions of dollars to charities, yet the donation process still feels outdated and cumbersome. Founders Dan Eblagon and Ron Levy believe there is an easier way to donate, leading to the creation of Bono, a platform designed to facilitate a more modern and streamlined approach to giving.  The platform (named after [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Datadog is on an acquisition spree. Just a few weeks after snatching up Metaplane, an AI-powered observability startup, the cloud monitoring and security company has acquired Eppo, a feature-flagging and experimentation platform. Eppo will continue supporting existing customers and bringing on new ones under the brand &#8220;Eppo by Datadog.&#8221; Terms of the deal weren&#8217;t disclosed, but [&hellip;]</p>

<p>While many tech companies are mandating that their employees return to their offices, and putting an emphasis on building in-person teams, they are also turning in droves to Latin America to find developer talent — especially for post-training AI models. Revelo, a full-stack platform of vetted developers in Latin America, is seeing a new surge in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple and Anthropic are teaming up to build a &#8220;vibe-coding&#8221; software platform that will use generative AI to write, edit, and test code for programmers, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The iPhone maker is planning to roll out the software internally, according to Bloomberg, but hasn&#8217;t decided if it will launch it publicly. The system is [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week was low on M&amp;A and IPO news, but there was still some drama to follow, if that&#8217;s your thing — and more importantly, some worthy [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Mach Industries, the defense tech founded by 21-year-old Ethan Thornton, is about to close a fresh $100 million in financing co-led by new investor Khosla and existing investor Bedrock Capital, a source familiar with the deal tells TechCrunch. The new round will value the company at around $470 million, according to the source. However, the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Bench, the accounting and tax startup that was bought in a fire sale last December, has conducted a round of significant layoffs, it confirmed to TechCrunch. Bench didn’t specify how many people were affected, but one person who works there estimated that Bench was eliminating dozens of positions – that’s a big chunk of the [&hellip;]</p>