Horizon3 hits $2 billion valuation with $250M Series E as AI threats escalate
Matt Hartley, the company's chief revenue officer, said that its NodeZero platform has two…
Silicon Valley loves young founders. Until it doesn’t.
For Arlan Rakhmetzhanov, 19, there is no middle ground. Either he builds a company…
VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and researchers think they know why
Weiss' paper, co-authored with Emlyon researcher Nevena Radoynovska, discusses what may happen when founders…
Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI
After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says…
Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human
While AI agents are increasingly capable of solving customer support problems, most people can…
Repeat founder Ryan Williams raises $10M seed for an AI startup for private credit managers
"At Cadre, I saw the next major constraint," Williams said. "Even as the front…
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:…
Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A
Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile. Just five months after…
Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M
Co-founded by former FireEye executives Paul Nguyen and Jason Martin, Permiso specializes in detecting…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s biggest stage features leaders from Amazon, Replit, Tether, with much more to come
The Disrupt Stage is where many of the biggest conversations in technology happen, with…
Inforcer raises $50M to help prepare smaller businesses for a new world of AI and security risks
London-based Inforcer announced Thursday a $50 million Series C round led by Insight Partners…
Whatnot is in talks to raise a new funding round at a $20 billion valuation
Whatnot is proving there's still room for consumer startups in the AI era.Live shopping…
Discover what’s next for AI, from the SaaS reckoning to the agent security gap, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
AI hasn't just changed how startups build; it's broken how they sell, secure their…
Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine
On Wednesday, Andon published a new installment in how things are going in its…
Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners
Martha Stewart is entering the AI software era in the most Martha Stewart way…
‘No one’s making a phone like this’: Light’s co-founders on building for the anti-smartphone generation
With the Light Phone, Kaiwei Tang and Joe Hollier have spent over a decade…
