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AI Cloud Startup Runpod Surges to $120M ARR, Fueled by Reddit Origins
From Hobby Project to $120M ARR Powerhouse AI cloud hosting startup Runpod announced it has reached an annual revenue run…
AI cloud startup Runpod hits $120M in ARR — and it started with a Reddit post | TechCrunch
Runpod, an AI app hosting platform that launched four years ago, has hit a $120 million annual revenue run rate,…
From OpenAI’s offices to a deal with Eli Lilly — how Chai Discovery became one of the flashiest names in AI drug development | TechCrunch
Drug discovery, the art of identifying new molecules to develop pharmaceuticals, is a notoriously time-consuming and difficult process. Traditional techniques,…
The AI healthcare gold rush is here | TechCrunch
AI companies are clustering around healthcare and fast. In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic launched Claude for…
AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation | TechCrunch
Through an extension to its previous $50 million Series A round that closed in September, AI video generation startup Higgsfield…
OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs | TechCrunch
Just when you thought the circular deals couldn’t get any more circular, OpenAI has invested in CEO Sam Altman’s brain…
Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise | TechCrunch
Berlin-based Parloa has raised $350 million in Series D funding from existing investors, valuing the six-year-old customer service AI startup…
Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is losing two of its co-founders to OpenAI | TechCrunch
Former OpenAI exec Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is saying goodbye to two of its co-founders, both of whom…
India’s Emversity doubles valuation as it scales workers AI can’t replace | TechCrunch
As AI automates parts of the workforce, Emversity, an Indian workforce-training startup, is building talent pipelines for roles it sees…
Deepgram raises $130M at $1.3B valuation and buys a YC AI startup | TechCrunch
Usage of voice AI in sales, marketing, customer support, and consumer applications has shot up in the last few years.…
Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz | TechCrunch
Artificial intelligence is moving quickly into drug discovery as pharmaceutical and biotech companies look for ways to cut years off…
More than 100 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 — here they are | TechCrunch
With AI igniting an investor frenzy, every month, more startups obtain unicorn status. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked…
OpenAI buys tiny health records startup Torch for, reportedly, $100M | TechCrunch
OpenAI announced it has acquired a tiny startup called Torch for an undisclosed sum. An unnamed sourced told the Information…
Harmattan AI raises $200M Series B led by Dassault Aviation, becomes defense unicorn | TechCrunch
French defense tech company Harmattan AI is rising almost as fast as the supersonic planes of its new backer. Founded…
Former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla’s startup triples to $100M valuation | TechCrunch
Spangle, an AI e-commerce startup founded by former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla, has raised $15 million in a new funding…
Yes, LinkedIn banned AI agent startup Artisan, but now it’s back | TechCrunch
Over the past few days, several posts on LinkedIn and Twitter/X went viral after one of the most talked about…
How World Cup champion Mario Götze built a parallel career as an angel investor | TechCrunch
Mario Götze will go down in soccer history as the player who scored the winning goal that made Germany the…