After pivoting, Y Combinator grad Glimpse raises $35M led by a16z |

Dispute-tracking fintech Glimpse announced Wednesday that it raised a $35 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 8VC and Y Combinator. Founders…

BKR Capital raises $14.5M (so far) to invest in Black founders |

10:47 AM PDT · March 24, 2026 Canada’s BKR Capital announced Monday that its Fund II has closed CA$20 million (around $14.5 million), bringing it…

Pinterest CEO calls on governments to ban social media for users under 16 |

In Brief Posted: 12:01 PM PDT · March 20, 2026 Pinterest’s CEO, Bill Ready, has called for governments to ban social media for users under…

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

Well, the data is out. AI startupsaccounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on Carta last year — a…

Shopify is preparing for AI shopping agents to change everything, exec says |

Shopify is preparing for the transformation of a lifetime, according to its president, Harley Finkelstein. Speaking at this year’s Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, the…

Antonio Gracias says he's longing for 'proentropic' startups — those that are built to survive chaos |

There is a new key term to know as part of this artificial intelligence revolution, at least according to Antonio Gracias, the founder of Valor…

Humanoid robotics maker Sunday reaches $1.15B valuation to build household robots |

In Brief Posted: 10:04 AM PDT · March 12, 2026 Robotics company Sunday has raised a new funding round that has valued the company at…

Almost 40 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are |

With AI igniting an investor frenzy, more startups are achieving unicorn status every month. Using data from Crunchbase andPitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups…

City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A |

City Detect, a company that uses vision AI to help local governments monitor the health of buildings and neighborhoods, announced on Friday a $13 million…

Lio raises $30M from Andreessen Horowitz and others to automate enterprise procurement |

Lio’s co-founders know firsthand that procurement — the process enterprises use to purchase services from vendors — is often a bottleneck. Vladimir Keil, the company’s…