With EU backing, QuantumDiamonds aims to speed up chip manufacturing
QuantumDiamonds is still at an earlier stage of its journey, but 2026 has been…
Cascade raises $3.5M to help construction firms find and win projects
Cascade, a startup building a platform to help architecture, engineering, and construction firms find…
Trump’s robot ban aims to counter China. US startups fear it could leave them behind.
The Trump administration has opened a new front in its tech crackdown on China:…
Discovered Materials is playing AI whack-a-mole to hunt cooler chips
Chips running AI workloads are too hot: That's one reason why data centers consume…
Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth
AI accounting startup Rillet announced a $100 million Series C at a $1 billion…
We asked top startup investors how they use AI. Here’s what they said.
VCs are increasingly using AI for market research and investment analysis in startups.Floodgate's Ann…
In just 3 weeks, StrictlyVC is coming to Los Angeles
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Zepto’s IPO filing reveals fast growth, bigger losses, and a valuation question nobody’s answered yet
Indian quick-commerce startup Zepto has unveiled plans for an initial public offering that could…
WhatsApp gets new chief as Meta taps India’s CRED founder Kunal Shah, and invests $900M in startup
As part of the transition, Miten Sampat, who has overseen strategy and finance at…
IQM, Europe’s first public quantum company, admits the future of the tech is uncertain
IQM, a full-stack quantum company out of Finland, went public on the Nasdaq Thursday…
AI-powered travel agency Fora hits unicorn status, raises $60M
Travel agency Fora announced a $60 million Series D round led by Forerunner and…
Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus in talks to raise $100M
Pincus, the Zynga founder, now runs the investment firm Reinvent Capital with Hoffman as…
Take an extra $100 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass: This week only!
Let's cut to the chase: Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or…
AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
Wu, a famed wunderkind programmer himself, also told TechCrunch that Devin is not being…
Two years after launch, Walmart’s Flipkart is closing in on India’s quick-commerce leaders
Flipkart's advantage goes beyond adding dark stores. The company can tap an enormous pool…
This young startup is taking on a fragrance industry that hasn’t changed in almost half a century
Fragrance tech company Patina says it has raised $2 million in funding investors, including…
