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…
Liux’s Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals
Cars in European cities are smaller than ever. But as Europe's appetite for microcars…
Defense tech Mach Industries doubles valuation to $3.7B in 3 months
Defense tech startup Mach Industries has raised a fresh $600 million in capital in…
Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent: Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland explain what that changes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The first few hires at a startup can define the company. But increasingly, not…
StrictlyVC at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Inside the changing rules of venture capital
Thanks largely to AI and the rate at which startups are scaling, venture capital…
More Ways to Disrupt: New 2026 Side Events from KOTRA, WayFounder, Enterprise Ireland, SafetyWing + Descope
TechCrunch Disrupt is where the tech community comes together to build, debate, and connect.…
Get all your questions answered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: The full breakout session agenda revealed
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 lands at Moscone West in San Francisco on October 13-15, bringing…
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
Join us for StrictlyVC Los Angeles 2026, an intimate evening bringing together leading investors and entrepreneurs…
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…
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Let's cut to the chase: Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or…
