Sequoia-backed Catalyst raises $30 million to build AI trading agents for everyday investors. The article opens with Justin Zheng recalling a 2019 poker game with Dylan Iskandar at a conference run by economist Tyler Cowen.
TechCrunch names GeCKo Materials, Luna, MabLab, Salva, and Stitch3D as the five Startup Battlefield finalists at Disrupt 2024. Their offerings include a reusable dry adhesive, a teen health app, strips that detect dangerous drug additives, a concept for portable breast cancer detection, and a browser-based platform for managing 3D files. The finalists advance from a field of 20 companies and are set to pitch investor judges on October 30.
Advex AI launches a generative AI platform that turns small image samples into synthetic training data for manufacturers’ computer-vision systems. The San Francisco startup says it has seven major enterprise clients and has raised $3.6 million, including a $3.1 million seed tranche backed by Construct Capital, Pear VC, and Emerson Collective. Its proprietary diffusion model generates examples such as images of defective car seats or wood resin.
Oct 2024 · TechCrunchNews article
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