Cal AI, founded by 19-year-old Zach Yadegari, generated over $30 million in revenue before its acquisition by MyFitness, driven by a targeted influencer marketing strategy.
Denver-based Intero Biosystems has been named the winner of the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026, showcasing its lab-grown intestinal tissue technology.
Amazon executive Panos Panay discussed the necessity of failure in product development, citing a nearly $1 billion write-down from his time at Microsoft.
TechCrunch is closing early bird registration for its Founder Summit on October 16, offering savings of up to $200 for attendees.
Four New York-based startups, including North.cloud and Scuba, have announced new funding rounds totaling over $116 million to scale their operations in cloud management and AI.
Autonomous operator startup Evos has raised $9 million in pre-seed funding to automate workflows for small and mid-sized businesses in the physical economy.
The EU-INC campaign warns that the proposed EU Inc startup reform is being stripped of its core functions, threatening the goal of creating a unified European corporate standard.
Nvidia is scaling its European operations through multi-billion euro investments, infrastructure projects, and startup support programs across the UK, France, and the Nordics.
European cybersecurity startups are securing significant funding to combat AI-driven threats, with recent rounds ranging from €4 million to €234 million.
Vilnius-based marketing automation startup Holo has raised €5 million to scale its platform, which currently serves over 20,000 businesses globally.
Nvidia is expanding its European footprint by acquiring minority stakes in five UK startups and donating $250 million in compute resources to support local AI research.
Cloud infrastructure startup Modal has reached a $15.75 billion valuation after raising $750 million in a funding round led by Accel.
Five startups will compete for a $100 000 prize in the Startup Battlefield finals at the Disrupt 2026 conference.
Munich-based startup CedarDB has launched its cloud database platform and is targeting the growing demand for unified transactional and analytical data processing.
General Catalyst is building a data center to provide its portfolio startups with direct access to AI servers and GPUs amid industry-wide hardware shortages.
Autonomous customer knowledge platform Floqer has hit $1.2 million in ARR and plans to open-source its technology to scale operations.
Security startup Huskeys has launched a new profiling tool to map critical web application paths, backed by a total of $35 million in funding.
The Future of Work Social Mixer in San Francisco gathered over 300 industry leaders to discuss fundraising trends and showcase new startups in the worktech and AI sectors.
Pluto Security has raised $42 million in seed and Series A funding to scale its platform for securing enterprise AI agents and managing associated cybersecurity risks.
Productivity startup Scuba has raised $34 million to develop a context engine that helps teams and AI agents manage and access business data.
