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AI & Tech

Crusoe Raises $3.9B to Truck Data Centers and Save Power

Crusoe Energy secured a $3.9 billion Series F funding round, bringing its post-money valuation to $30.9 billion with support from…

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AI & Tech

Stealth Startup Claims Breakthrough in Memory Shortage

Kepler Computing has emerged from stealth mode with a novel 3D stacking memory architecture that bypasses costly extreme ultraviolet lithography,…

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AI & Tech

Disrupt 2026 Agenda Revealed: What Builders Are Planning

The Builders Stage returns to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco, featuring leaders like Grant Lee and Leah Solivan to…

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Business

Defense startup Hadrian raises $1.37B, now valued at $8B

Hadrian closed a $1.37 billion funding round, raising its valuation to $7.87 billion, with investors including WCM Investment Management, Valor…

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AI & Tech

Chai Discovery raises $400M amid AI drug discovery boom

Chai Discovery raised a $400 million Series C funding round, tripling its valuation to $3.8 billion just seven months after…

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AI & Tech

Bending Spoons raises $1.68bn in IPO priced above range

Bending Spoons raised $1.68 billion in its U.S. IPO, pricing 57.97 million shares at $29 each, above the marketed $26-$28…

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AI & Tech

Bending Spoons Defies SaaS Slump, Soars 40% on Market Debut

Bending Spoons, a company that acquires and revitalizes struggling tech brands, saw its shares surge 40% above its IPO price…

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Artificial Intelligence

Disrupt 2026 reveals Builders Stage agenda

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will feature a dedicated Builders Stage from October 13-15 at San Francisco's Moscone Center, offering over 10,000…

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AI & Tech

Wayve launches $85M employee tender offer at $8.5B valuation

Wayve is offering an $85 million employee tender offer at its $8.5 billion valuation, allowing staff to sell vested shares…

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AI & Tech

Airwallex raises $320m at $11bn valuation, bets on agentic finance

Airwallex closed a $320m Series H round at an $11bn valuation, up 38% from its $8bn valuation in December 2025,…

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BigTech Companies

Bending Spoons targets $19B valuation in Nasdaq IPO up to $1.62B

Bending Spoons is targeting a valuation of roughly $19 billion in its upcoming U.S. IPO on the Nasdaq, aiming to…

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BigTech Companies

Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation, challenging Amazon fulfillment

Stord raised $250 million in funding, doubling its valuation to $3 billion, led by Strike Capital with participation from Kleiner…

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AI & Tech

Jumia Cuts Another 10% of Staff, Pivots to AI for Profitability

Jumia Technologies is cutting 200 jobs (10% of its workforce) to accelerate profitability by end of 2026, citing AI-driven workflows…

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AI & Tech

Vinted hits €8B valuation in €880M share sale

Vinted, the Lithuanian peer-to-peer marketplace, achieved an "€8 billion valuation" through an "€880 million secondary share sale" led by EQT…

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AI & Tech

Zipline Raises $200M for Drone Delivery Growth

Zipline has raised an additional $200 million, bringing its Series H funding round to $800 million and maintaining a $7.6…

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Artificial Intelligence

Wayve’s $1.5B Series D Fuels AI Self-Driving Tech Scale-Up

Wayve secured a landmark $1.5 billion investment, led by firms like SoftBank and including strategic partners such as Microsoft and…

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Business

Zipline Secures $600M to Expand Drone Delivery Network

Zipline has secured $600 million in new funding to accelerate its U.S. expansion, planning to launch in Houston and Phoenix…

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BigTech Companies

Bending Spoons: The Company Behind the AOL Acquisition

Bending Spoons has elevated its four cofounders to billionaire status through a major funding round and secondary share sale, securing…

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic Raises $13B Series F at $183B Valuation

Anthropic has raised $13 billion in a Series F funding round, reaching a post-money valuation of $183 billion to support…

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