In Brief Posted: 11:45 AM PDT · May 12, 2026 Early-stage venture firm A* on Tuesday announced a $450 million Fund III. The firm takes…
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Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO |
Just two months after listing its first venture fund on the stock market, Robinhood is preparing to launch a second. The company has filed aconfidential…
Korea’s biggest manufacturers back Config, the TSMC of robot data |
Asia’s push into physical AI is being fueled by the same manufacturing prowess that made the region a global industrial powerhouse. Across South Korea, Japan,…
Get ready for the whisper-filled office of the future |
In Brief Posted: 2:15 PM PDT · May 10, 2026 How will work setups change if we spend more and more time talking to our…
Voice AI in India is hard. Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway. |
India’s internet users already rely heavily on voice notes, voice search, and multilingual messaging. Turning those habits into a scalable AI business, however, remains difficult…
Fintech startup Parker files for bankruptcy |
1:32 PM PDT · May 9, 2026 Parker, a well-funded startup offering corporate credit cards and banking services for e-commerce businesses, has filed for bankruptcy…
Nvidia has already committed $40B to equity AI deals this year |
In Brief Posted: 7:43 AM PDT · May 9, 2026 Nvidia continues to be a major investor in the AI ecosystem, committing more than $40…
The “people’s airline” and the enterprise AI gold rush
Everyone wants a piece of theenterpriseAI pie, and this week, we saw a string of companies making their moves. FromAnthropic and OpenAI announcing new joint…
Learn what it takes to raise a Series A in 2027 at Disrupt 2026 |
Ifyou’replanning to raise a Series A in the next 12 to 24 months, the rules you thinkyou’replaying by may already be outdated. Series Aisn’tjust harder…
Last 24 hours to get 50% off a second pass to Disrupt 2026 |
Todayis the last day. At 11:59 p.m. PT, the 50% off second pass offer for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends. After that, prices go up,and the…