Dili raises $21.7M to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom | TechCrunch
We already know that making AI work will mean bringing a lot of new data centers and power infrastructure online.…
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Thinking Machines co-founder Lilian Weng left the company citing health reasons, then joined OpenAI | TechCrunch
Lilian Weng, co-founder of Thinking Machines, announced this week that she would step down from her role, citing health issues.…
Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners | TechCrunch
Martha Stewart is entering the AI software era in the most Martha Stewart way possible: she has joined the co-founding…
MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea | TechCrunch
Runlayer, a startup that offers a secure Model Context Protocol gateway — a standard for letting AI models and agents…
Fish Audio raises $52M seed to build AI voice models for creators and enterprises | TechCrunch
The market for AI-generated voice models is massive. Creative use cases require AI voice models to be more expressive, while…
Enigma raises $71M to make controlling a robot as easy as adjusting the volume | TechCrunch
Multiple robotics companies are tackling one of AI’s hardest problems: building foundation models capable of executing tasks they were never…
Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M | TechCrunch
Prentis, a new AI research lab focused on computer use models, co-founded by serial entrepreneur Ritankar Das and tech heavyweights…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Smart Money Stage explores fintech, payments, AI, and everything between | TechCrunch
Money has evolved into far more than the cash in your wallet or your bank account. And at TechCrunch Disrupt…
Sam Altman’s biometric startup World raises $52.5M via crypto sale | TechCrunch
World, the online verification startup co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, has raised $52.5 million through a crypto token sale to…
Insurance startup Corgi reportedly raised more money at $4B — its third round in 8 weeks | TechCrunch
Insurance tech, data room software, and coffee-shop startup Corgi is reportedly raising yet another round that closely follows its last…
AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics, hits $10.3B valuation from big-name investors | TechCrunch
Etched, the AI chip startup founded by three Harvard dropouts in 2022, has closed a $300 million Series C funding…
Edtech platform raises $4.5M to help teach students how to vibe code | TechCrunch
Dora Palfi comes from a family of teachers. Naturally, then, “it was instilled in me that education is something that…
The browser wars aren’t about search anymore — here are the best alternatives to Chrome and Safari | TechCrunch
The browser wars have entered a new phase this year: The fight isn’t just over search results anymore — it’s…
Glow emerges from stealth at $1.2B valuation to challenge endpoint security in the AI era | TechCrunch
Glow, a cybersecurity startup founded by former Meta and Snowflake executives, emerged from stealth as a unicorn, betting that artificial…
Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe | TechCrunch
AI agents are starting to execute more sophisticated tasks, such as identifying vendors that can deliver freight, comparing prices, and…
Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Anthropic researchers | TechCrunch
AI infrastructure company Infinity announced a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation on Monday from investors including Touring…
Netflix paid $587M for Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup | TechCrunch
In a new regulatory filing, Netflix revealed that it paid $587 million in cash for InterPositive, a startup co-founded by…
Why the first GPU financiers are turning to inference chips in a $400 million deal | TechCrunch
General Compute, an AI inference cloud startup, has landed a $400 million loan from Upper90, a tech investment firm. It…