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a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation to $4B
Earlier this month, Elise announced the launch of an AI "teammate" called Apollo that…
Mirror Particle is building a ‘world model’ of human behavior
Startups that promise to predict how humans will behave are having a moment. Over…
OpenRouter more than doubles valuation to $1.3B in a year
OpenRouter, the unified gateway and API for Large Language Models founded in 2023, has…
Why VivaTech 2026 is the place to see Europe’s AI strategy take shape
The global AI race is often framed as a battle between the United States…
Pixi’s new iOS app turns text messages into interactive AR experiences
Pixi founder Mark Drummond (ex-DreamWorks Animation and ex-Apple) says the app is designed to…
Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role
Chamath Palihapitiya, best known for his venture capital firm Social Capital and the All-In…
Sheryl Sandberg leads $10 million investment in AI-powered vehicle inspection service
But a big part of Self Inspection's pitch is simplicity. The company sells its…
Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M
Pincus, the Zynga founder, now runs the investment firm Reinvent Capital with Hoffman as…
Meet Wrinkles, an app that uncovers the hidden stories of the places around you
A new app called Wrinkles uses your location to automatically surface stories about the…
Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation.
Still, Databrick's private fundraising, instead of going public, has become something of a meme…
US nutrition startup Berry Street merges with India’s Healthify as GLP-1 trends upwards
U.S. nutrition startup Berry Street said on Monday it has merged with Khosla Ventures-backed…
Pangram’s Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than ‘Real or Fake’
The internet has a trust problem, and it's not just because social media feeds…
Only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: What happens when OpenAI ships your roadmap?
For AI founders, the biggest competitive threat may no longer be another startup. It…
Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking
Benchmarking has become the industry norm for how AI companies validate their models' capabilities…
Nexterity wants to automate the hard, dangerous part of pipefitting
Lindsey Elliott is big into bolts. At last year's Bolting Symposium — the 13th…
