Showcase your startup at Disrupt 2026 and book an exhibit table while there’s still space |

1:16 PM PDT · August 24, 2026 You don’t need a keynote session to make noise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to…

Two years after launch, Walmart’s Flipkart is closing in on India’s quick-commerce leaders |

Indian startups spent years getting consumers accustomed to having groceries and everyday goods delivered within minutes. Now Walmart-owned Flipkart is rapidly closing the gap with…

Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M |

Japan is pouring billions of dollars into its burgeoning space industry and easing restrictions on defense exports, efforts designed to build a homegrown aerospace sector…

How AI accounting startup Rillet raised $100M and became a unicorn in 48 hours |

Rillet co-founder and CEO Nicolas Kopp seems justifiably confident as we talk over Zoom a day after his company announced a $100 million raise at…

Why is the DOJ investigating Andreessen Horowitz’s board seats? |

9:53 AM PDT · August 21, 2026 39 min Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that nowcompete with each other:…

The DOJ is investigating a16z. What does this mean for venture capital?

Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that nowcompete with each other: Ben Horowitz at Databricks and Martin Casado atFivetran. Nothing…

Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch options dry up |

Starcloud, a startup developing satellites that can perform AI inference in orbit, told TechCrunch that it has added a $250 million extension to its March…

AI data startup Micro1 reaches $500M gross run rate amid AI training boom |

5:13 PM PDT · August 20, 2026 The near-bottomless demand for unique AI training data from top labs and corporations is driving a massive boom…

Learn what VCs actually want, from a founder who’s raised $1B |

From the collection Build Mode 4:32 PM PDT · August 20, 2026 43 min Investors want founders who understand the financial reality of their business.…

Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits — but the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders |

On Wednesday night, Runlayer and Rippling dropped their respective lawsuits against each other. No settlement was made. No money changed hands. Not even lawyers’ fees,…