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Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party

Nearly a thousand technology companies are currently trading on the secondary market, yet global investors' attention is focused almost...

StartupsApr 2

Diverse teams start with diverse VCs

StartupsApr 1

Startup funding shatters all records in Q1

AIApr 1

Cognichip wants AI to design the chips that power AI, and just raised $60M to try

AIMar 31

OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise

StartupsMar 31• TechCrunch Startups

It’s not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuations

45 million dollars – this is currently the typical post-money valuation for AI startups at the seed stage, a figure considered nearly...

StartupsMar 31

Yupp shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon

StartupsMar 30

What we’re looking for in Startup Battlefield 2026 and how to put your best application forward

StartupsMar 30

ScaleOps raises $130M to improve computing efficiency amid AI demand

AIMar 30

Starcloud raises $170 million Series Ato build data centers in space

StartupsMar 28• TechCrunch Startups

From Moon hotels to cattle herding: 8 startups investors chased at YC Demo Day

More than $280 billion – that is the total valuation of companies that have passed through the Y Combinator accelerator, including giants...

StartupsMar 27

Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after US Air Force deal

ResearchMar 25• MIT Tech Review

The AI Hype Index: AI goes to war

As much as $143 million – this is the amount raised in a single funding round by the American startup Helsing, serving as a clear signal...

StartupsMar 24

Accel, Prosus pick six ‘off-the-map’ startups for inaugural India cohort

StartupsMar 23

Bengaluru food delivery startup Swish raises $38M: its third round in 18 months

StartupsMar 23

Despite bitter rivalry, Kalshi, Polymarket CEOs back $35M predictions markets VC fund

AIMar 23

Air Street becomes one of the largest solo VCs in Europe with $232M fund

StartupsMar 20• TechCrunch Startups

AI startups are eating the venture industry and the returns, so far, are good

AI startups consumed 41 percent of the 128 billion dollars in venture capital raised last year — a record share. Even more striking: just...

AIMar 12

Sales automation startup Rox AI hits $1.2B valuation, sources say