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Mercor’s Brendan Foody Criticizes Sequoia for Using 'Dual-Pricing' in Startup ValuationsPolicy & Society
Mercor’s Brendan Foody Criticizes Sequoia for Using 'Dual-Pricing' in Startup Valuations

Mercor’s Brendan Foody calls out Sequoia for using 'dual-pricing,' a practice of selling the same startup shares at different prices to investors.

Jun 9, 20262m read
Lovable Eyes Big Growth with $13.2 Billion Valuation in SightBig Tech
Lovable Eyes Big Growth with $13.2 Billion Valuation in Sight

Lovable is in talks to raise $300 million, aiming to double its valuation to $13.2 billion with Menlo Ventures leading the investment round.

Jul 9, 20261m read
Patronus AI Raises $50M to Create Digital Worlds for Testing AI AgentsHow It Works
Patronus AI Raises $50M to Create Digital Worlds for Testing AI Agents

Patronus AI raised $50M to build virtual digital worlds that test AI agents, helping companies create safer and smarter AI systems.

Jun 26, 20262m read
Situational Awareness Commits $400 Million to Chip Startup Source Foundry Amid Market ChallengesStartups
Situational Awareness Commits $400 Million to Chip Startup Source Foundry Amid Market Challenges

Situational Awareness invests $400 million in chip startup Source Foundry, signaling strong confidence in AI hardware innovation despite market challenges.

Aug 10, 20263m read
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Features The Builders Stage to Guide Startups Through Growth ChallengesHow It Works
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Features The Builders Stage to Guide Startups Through Growth Challenges

The Builders Stage returns to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, offering founders and investors practical strategies to navigate startup scaling challenges.

Sep 3, 20263m read
Big Tech
Inside Richard Socher’s Ambitious Plan to Create Self-Improving AI

Richard Socher’s new $650 million startup aims to build AI that can improve itself continuously and deliver real-world products.

May 14, 20262m read
AI Hedge Fund Situational Awareness Unwinds Public Bets but Retains Strategic Anthropic StakeStartups
AI Hedge Fund Situational Awareness Unwinds Public Bets but Retains Strategic Anthropic Stake

Situational Awareness sheds public AI bets after losses but retains key Anthropic shares, signaling a strategic focus on private AI ventures.

Jul 31, 20263m read
Pangram Secures $9 Million to Expand AI Content Detection ToolsHow It Works
Pangram Secures $9 Million to Expand AI Content Detection Tools

Pangram raises $9M to enhance its AI detection tools, launching new models that identify AI-generated text and images amid rising AI content online.

Jul 29, 20263m read
Prentis, AI Lab Backed by Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus, Eyes $100 Million Funding RoundStartups
Prentis, AI Lab Backed by Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus, Eyes $100 Million Funding Round

Prentis, co-founded by Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus, seeks $100M to build AI that automates routine computer tasks beyond coding.

Jul 26, 20263m read
AI Tools
Mistral AI: The European Startup Taking on OpenAI

A tiny Paris-based team raised $1 billion and released an AI model that outperforms models twice its size. Meet the most interesting AI startup you might not have heard of.

May 12, 20262m read
The Builders Stage Returns to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 with Focus on Scaling StartupsBig Tech
The Builders Stage Returns to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 with Focus on Scaling Startups

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 brings back the Builders Stage, focusing on real-world strategies for founders and investors to scale startups effectively.

Sep 3, 20263m read
Runable Secures $21M to Expand AI Agents from Startup Creation to Business GrowthResearch
Runable Secures $21M to Expand AI Agents from Startup Creation to Business Growth

Runable raises $21M to enhance AI agents that not only build businesses but also drive ongoing growth and management.

Aug 26, 20263m read
Cybersecurity Firm Cyera Nears $12 Billion Valuation Amid Rapid GrowthBig Tech
Cybersecurity Firm Cyera Nears $12 Billion Valuation Amid Rapid Growth

Cyera is close to raising $300 million, pushing its valuation near $12 billion despite current operating losses.

Jun 3, 20262m read
Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Startup Faces Layoffs Amid OpenAI’s IPO PlansPolicy & Society
Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Startup Faces Layoffs Amid OpenAI’s IPO Plans

Sam Altman’s eye-scanning startup, Tools for Humanity, faces layoffs due to revenue struggles while OpenAI prepares for its IPO.

Jun 9, 20262m read
Databricks Raises $1 Billion at a $190 Billion Valuation After Investor Demand SurgesPolicy & Society
Databricks Raises $1 Billion at a $190 Billion Valuation After Investor Demand Surges

Databricks raised $1 billion at a $190 billion valuation after investor demand surged far beyond its initial target.

Aug 14, 20263m read
Nscale Pursues $3.5 Billion Funding Round Ahead of Planned IPOResearch
Nscale Pursues $3.5 Billion Funding Round Ahead of Planned IPO

Nscale seeks $3.5 billion in funding as it prepares for an IPO, building on a major $45 billion deal with AI leader Anthropic.

Sep 5, 20262m read
Travis Kalanick’s Robotics Startup Atoms Secures $1.7 Billion Funding Led by a16zBig Tech
Travis Kalanick’s Robotics Startup Atoms Secures $1.7 Billion Funding Led by a16z

Atoms, led by Travis Kalanick, raised $1.7B in funding led by a16z to bring AI-powered robotics to industrial sectors.

Jul 23, 20263m read
Speculation Swirls Over Anthropic and Physical Intelligence Amid OpenAI's Expansion MovesBig Tech
Speculation Swirls Over Anthropic and Physical Intelligence Amid OpenAI's Expansion Moves

Rumors swirl around Anthropic and Physical Intelligence following OpenAI's aggressive acquisition moves, hinting at shifts in the AI landscape.

Jul 22, 20263m read
Nvidia Pushes to Transform Computing Power into a New Financial AssetResearch
Nvidia Pushes to Transform Computing Power into a New Financial Asset

Nvidia teams with major financiers to create a $500B market treating computing power as a new tradable asset class.

Aug 19, 20264m read
Ex-SpaceX Engineers Launch Robotic Factory to Revolutionize Steel ManufacturingStartups
Ex-SpaceX Engineers Launch Robotic Factory to Revolutionize Steel Manufacturing

Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory that blends automation and human oversight to reshape steel parts manufacturing.

Aug 18, 20263m read
Index Ventures Co-Founder Neil Rimer Foresees Shifts in AI Wealth DistributionPolicy & Society
Index Ventures Co-Founder Neil Rimer Foresees Shifts in AI Wealth Distribution

Neil Rimer of Index Ventures predicts AI's vast wealth in Silicon Valley will eventually be redistributed, reshaping the tech economy.

Jul 19, 20263m read