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…
Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents.
The AI startup Photon is so sure that agents will eventually come to replace…
Maka Kids is redefining kids’ screen time with a streaming app optimized for well-being, not engagement
In a media landscape dominated by Baby Shark and Skibidi Toilet, one startup is…
Black founders raise highest amount of quarterly funding since 2022, but there’s a catch
According to Crunchbase's latest data around black founders, $643 million has poured into US…
Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living
"AI is going to suck up a lot of the value and the jobs,…
From Fortnite to robots: General Intuition raises $2.3B on bet that video games can train AI agents for the real world
Impressive though General Intuition's technology appears in demos, the company isn't the only one…
This startup pits dealerships against each other to bid on your used car
Selling a car is a pain. You can take the easy route and use…
13 legal startups to watch in 2026, according to investors
Artificial intelligence has turned one of Silicon Valley's least fashionable sectors into one of…
