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Runware plans to mass-produce modular AI data centers in Romanian factory

Wabi raises $55M at $1.25B valuation, now describing itself as a personal agent

29 Oct· 2 sources

Upwind raises $400M at $3.8B valuation after walking away from Datadog offer

29 Oct· 2 sources

NASA feature highlights drone startup born from university research challenge

Re:Build raises $2.1B to expand US manufacturing and launch industrial startups

27 Oct· 2 sources

Disruptive raises $10 billion fund to back at least 10 late-stage companies

27 Oct· 3 sources

Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to launch Ndoc, an AI-native Office and Workspace rival

27 Oct· 3 sources

Robotics Startup Funding Surges 185% in 2026, Led by US and China

Anduril says BlueChip laptop will meet Buy American standards at launch

27 Oct· 6 sources

Billy Evans’ laser-diagnostics startup Haemanthus draws scrutiny amid Theranos comparisons

Carta and NewView partner to boost early liquidity for startup employees

23 Oct· 2 sources

Commonwealth Fusion Systems receives $85M U.S. grant for fusion power chip development

Daytona hits $1B valuation with $60M Series B for agent-focused cloud

23 Oct· 2 sources

Robinhood Ventures invests $10 million in AI coding startup Cognition

AI makes building software cheap, so customer trust now decides startup winners

Warhound launches with $200M to genetically engineer military dogs

23 Oct· 5 sources

A16z Drops 'Crypto' From Its Fund Name, Broadens Focus to AI and Autonomous Machines

22 Oct· 5 sources

Helion secures $175M CHIPS award for semiconductor development tied to fusion

22 Oct· 2 sources

Former OpenAI science lead launches Warp Sciences to automate drug discovery labs

22 Oct· 2 sources

Year-old AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at $6B valuation

21 Oct· 2 sources

Blacksmith hits unicorn status with $66m Series C led by Sequoia

21 Oct· 2 sources

Legal AI startup Legora secures $550m Series E at $8.8 billion valuation

21 Oct· 3 sources

Fireworks AI seeks new funding at up to $40 billion valuation

Eric Schmidt holds nearly 1% of Anthropic ahead of IPO, report says

20 Oct· 3 sources

Former OpenAI research chief raises $230 million for AI manufacturing startup Arda

20 Oct· 2 sources

Reliable Robotics lands $115M, tops $1B valuation as autonomous flight certification advances

Otter.AI raises $320 million from General Catalyst for meeting AI expansion

20 Oct· 2 sources

AI assistant startup Town reaches unicorn valuation four months after public launch

19 Oct· 2 sources

Character.AI files for bankruptcy, Disney to hire majority of staff in stalking horse deal

18 Oct· 4 sources

Tressfecta builds Plait Pilot tool to ease the physical toll of hair braiding

16 Oct· 2 sources

Intero Biosystems wins Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

16 Oct· 2 sources

Ramp raises $1.85 billion at $60 billion valuation as AI push accelerates

Five startups reach Startup Battlefield finals at Disrupt 2026

15 Oct· 2 sources

CedarDB launches cloud database that unifies transactions and analytics as AI agents gain traction

14 Oct· 2 sources

Ambrosia Energy starts building 10 GWh battery factory near Austin for off-grid data centers

Prismm builds estate planning into bank accounts to keep inherited money in house

14 Oct· 2 sources

Indian AI Startup Scimplify Raises $25M to Reduce Dependence on Chinese Chemical Suppliers

14 Oct· 3 sources

Startup aims to fire cargo into orbit from a giant gun

13 Oct· 2 sources

AI startup Flox Intelligence aims to reduce wildlife strikes on infrastructure with smart deterrent system

13 Oct· 3 sources

Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace: AI Is Redefining Proptech Investments

Honeyjar brings AI to PR and communications, launching at TechCrunch Disrupt

12 Oct· 2 sources

Ultrahuman partners with Abu Dhabi to bring biological-age model to UAE

12 Oct· 2 sources

Efferon's pediatric sepsis device, a first for children, now in use across 30 countries

Richualist launches Mint, a hair tool that cuts curly hair styling time from hours to minutes

11 Oct· 2 sources

Petra Power Brings Fuel Cells to AI Data Centers and Defense Vehicles

10 Oct· 2 sources

Bitcoin life insurer Meanwhile raises $37.5 million in Bain Capital Crypto-led round

9 Oct· 2 sources

Mecka AI Raises $60M Series B to Supply Human Motion Data for Robot Training

8 Oct· 2 sources

Bloom raises $3.6M to become AI-driven marketplace for American manufacturing

7 Oct· 2 sources

Healthleap raises $38M for AI platform that flags hospital patients at risk of undiagnosed conditions

7 Oct· 3 sources

Parallel Systems raises $100M to bring autonomous electric freight trains to short-haul routes

7 Oct· 2 sources

On-Device AI Assistant Underdog Launches with Privacy-First Approach and Novel Business Model

6 Oct· 2 sources

AI cloud startup Lambda to raise $4B in final private round, targets 2027 IPO

6 Oct· 3 sources

Furientis Raises $25M Seed Round to Mass-Produce Low-Cost Missile Interceptors

6 Oct· 2 sources

DeepSeek weighs doubling funding round to US$15 billion

6 Oct· 2 sources

Type One Energy raises $200M to build fusion power plant by 2034

6 Oct· 2 sources

Firmus, Australia's AI Infrastructure Hope, Targets $44 Billion ASX Listing

6 Oct· 3 sources

Menlo Ventures invests in AI coding startup Factory days after public spat with Khosla

5 Oct· 2 sources

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 finalizes Disrupt Stage lineup for October event

5 Oct· 8 sources

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 names five judges for Startup Battlefield 200 final

5 Oct· 3 sources

Blackstone's Jas Khaira to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 on building AI giants

2 Oct· 3 sources

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Adds Sessions on Open vs Closed AI Model Choices

2 Oct· 5 sources

Kevin Mandia's Armadin Raises $255.5M for AI-Powered 'Agent Swarm' Security

1 Oct· 2 sources

MyMonthlyCar aims to turn idle dealership inventory into month-to-month rental revenue

Flow Engineering raises $50M Series B at $750M valuation for AI hardware design tools

1 Oct· 3 sources

Neko Health expands to America as investors bet on body-scanning preventive care

30 Sept· 2 sources

Factory CEO fires board adviser, alleges he leaked secrets to AI rival Cognition

30 Sept· 2 sources

ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22B in employee tender offer

30 Sept· 3 sources

Charter Space raises $5M seed to insure satellites and spacecraft

30 Sept· 2 sources

Restate secures $20M Series A as AI agents drive demand for durable workflow infrastructure

30 Sept· 3 sources

Two Google Alumni Raise $11.3M Fund for Enterprise AI Startups

30 Sept· 2 sources

Kalshi in talks to raise $1 billion at $40 billion valuation

Founder who lost voice to cancer builds wearable bionic device to restore emotional speech

29 Sept· 2 sources

Atomic secures $12.5m Series A to scale AI-driven supply chain automation

29 Sept· 2 sources

Peak XV Lifts Surge Seed Funding Cap to $5 Million, Welcomes 18 New Startups

29 Sept· 3 sources

Modal Labs nears $750M funding round at $15.75B valuation, more than tripling its worth in four months

28 Sept· 2 sources

MAVI emerges from stealth with AI-powered marketplace for global accounting talent

28 Sept· 2 sources

Voice analytics startup Modulate raises $25M for emotion, deepfake detection and policy suite

28 Sept· 2 sources

Insurtech startup Outmarket raises $34.5M at $355M valuation

28 Sept· 3 sources

Maritime intelligence startup Quartermaster raises $140M Series B

28 Sept· 2 sources

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 early ticket pricing ends tonight as organizers tout 'momentum'

25 Sept· 3 sources

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Offers $75 Expo+ Passes for Laid-Off Workers

25 Sept· 3 sources

Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund with sharpened focus on AI

25 Sept· 3 sources

Databricks Acquires Spreadsheet Startup Row Zero, Signals Aggressive Acquisition Strategy

24 Sept· 2 sources

Dextr AI Raises $6.7M to Expand AI Agents for Hotels

Enveda raises $311M to push AI-discovered natural drugs into clinical trials

23 Sept· 3 sources

Modal Motors aims to break China's grip on electric motors by ditching rare-earth magnets

23 Sept· 2 sources

PitPro’s Tire-Changing Robot Goes Live in Calgary, Aiming to Fix Auto Shop Labor Woes

23 Sept· 2 sources

Serial entrepreneurs place offline bets on in-person connection as loneliness crisis deepens

20 Sept· 2 sources

UK music tech startup Unit1 raises $20m for hyper-realistic digital concert avatars

20 Sept· 2 sources

Manus seeks $4B valuation in $500M fundraise after aborting Meta merger

18 Sept· 2 sources

Mazama Energy Raises $135M to Tap Superhot Rock for Geothermal Power

Former Infosys chief's AI startup Hang Ten raises additional $53M, bringing total to $85M

18 Sept· 4 sources

Nscale appoints former OpenAI No.2 Fidji Simo to board ahead of planned IPO

11 Sept· 2 sources

Mark Wahlberg to Discuss Business Ventures at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

11 Sept· 3 sources

Proxima Fusion to Build €140M Superconducting Tape Factory

Mach Industries Valuation Doubles to $3.7B After $600M Series C Extension

10 Sept· 2 sources