Startups & Venture Capital
Funding rounds, new companies, founder stories and investor moves
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Venture Capital’s $300B AI Tsunami Reshaping Startup Land
Venture capital just rewrote the record books. $300 billion poured into startups in a single quarter. That’s not just big.…
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Rylo’s $85M Bet on AI to Transform Deaf Communication
Rylo just raised $85 million to change how Deaf and hard-of-hearing people communicate. The company, formerly called Nagish, is growing…
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AI Powerhouses Ignite Startup Frenzy and Historic IPO Race
May shattered records. Startup funding surged to a staggering $92 billion worldwide. The star of the show? A colossal $50…
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Revolutionizing Plastic Waste with Microwave-Powered Recycling
What if we could recycle all plastic waste, not just a small fraction? Imagine turning every type of PET—textiles, colored…
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Anthropic Outsprints OpenAI in AI IPO and Valuation Race
Anthropic just blew past OpenAI in the high-stakes AI startup race. The company filed confidentially for its US initial public…
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AI Startup Hiring Masturbation Testers for $2,000 a Month
Here’s a headline you didn’t expect: an AI company is paying people $2,000 a month to masturbate. No joke. Joi…
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Ghost Angels and the Future of AI-Powered Social Media
A group of 20 former Snap employees has launched a new angel fund called Ghost Angels. The goal? To back…
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Anthropic’s Share Drama Sparks Market Shakeup and $965B Valuation Surge
The AI world just hit a major twist. Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, made waves by calling out secondary…
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Race Against Time to Score TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Savings
Tick-tock! The clock is winding down to grab your ticket for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 at the lowest price. Imagine saving…
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Last Call for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Speaker and Startup Applications
Today marks the final chance to apply as a speaker or startup for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. The event runs from…
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