Getting initial customers as a startup can be one of the most grueling challenges in business. Even when companies manage to snag some early interest,…
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VCs, Superhuman Mail founder share red flags about product-market fit |
Product-market fit — when a startup’s product sells well — has become even harder to find in this AI era. Despite startups achieving record-fast growth,…
Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear |
Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm and Anduril’s Palmer Luckey had an idea to genetically engineer war dogs for the U.S. military, law enforcement, and other emergency…
OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO |
In Brief Posted: 3:08 PM PDT · October 22, 2026 OpenAI is reportedly close to securing another mega round of private funding, rather than plowing…
The secret to fast startup growth isn’t early sales, top names in tech say |
The AI era has changed how fast startups can grow. Startups can grow so fast that they hit high annual recurring revenue (ARR) numbers, only…
Former OpenAI science lead launches Warp Science to automate wet labs with robots |
In Brief Posted: 11:38 AM PDT · October 22, 2026 Former OpenAI science lead Kevin Weil has launched Warp Sciences, a new AI startup focused…
Fusion startup Helion is developing new semiconductors that could double output of its power plants |
Fusion startup Helion has been awarded $175 million in federal funding to research, develop, and manufacture advanced semiconductors and power electronics for its fusion power…
Investors break down how founders can raise a Series A today |
In today’s market, no single metric defines what a Series A is, or how to raise one. At this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors offered…
Year-old AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation |
1:57 PM PDT · October 21, 2026 Year-old startup Flapping Airplanes has wowed Silicon Valley with an impressive founding team and a mission to find…