Insurance startup Corgi reportedly raised more money at $4B — its third round in 8 weeks |

Insurance tech, data room software, and coffee-shop startup Corgi is reportedly raising yet another round that closely follows its last raise and would double its…

AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics, hits $10.3B valuation from big-name investors  |

Etched, the AI chip startup founded by three Harvard dropouts in 2022, has closed a $300 million Series C funding round at a $10.3 billion…

Arcee, a US open source AI lab, says Chinese models are not inherently dangerous |

As Chinese open-weight AI models grow in capability and popularity, arguments about what should be done about them have once again reached a fever pitch.…

Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act |

Databricks on Thursday announced a new round of funding that values the company at $188 billion. The round was led by Coatue. Databricks didn’t disclose…

Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health raises another $700M |

In Brief Posted: 12:46 PM PDT · July 15, 2026 Neko Health, the body-scanning and health assessment startup founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek (pictured above,…

Popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M, grows to nearly 9M users |

The popular open source AI tool Ollama has raised a $65 million Series B, led by Theory Ventures, founder and CEO Jeff Morgan tells TechCrunch.…

Savi’s app aims to protect consumers from realistic AI scams like kidnappers demanding ransom |

Brothers Patrick and Ryan Coughlin, each with impressive careers in the tech industry (Patrick worked in national cyber defense, Splunk, and Cisco; and Ryan with…

Nvidia competitor Etched hits $5B valuation, $1B in sales for AI chip |

Nvidia AI chip competitor Etched issued a progress report on Tuesday, after TSMC successfully manufactured its chip earlier this year. The startup says it has…

Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role |

In Brief Posted: 1:55 PM PDT · June 29, 2026 Chamath Palihapitiya, best known for his venture capital firm Social Capital and the All-In podcast,…

Corgi, the buzzy Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup, says it didn’t steal an open source product |

Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup Corgi became embroiled in yet another controversy earlier this week when Papermark, maker of open source data room software, accused…