In Brief Posted: 8:13 AM pst · January 14, Skild AI, which makes foundation models for robots, seems to have more than tripled its valuation…
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AI security firm, depthfirst, announces $40 million Series A |
7:50 AM pst · January 14, Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI in their attacks. At the same time, cyber defenders are also turning to the…
VoiceRun nabs $5.5M to build a voice agent factory |
Nicholas Leonard and Derek Caneja wanted to build AI voice agents, but when they went to build the product, they felt many of these voice…
SkyFi raises $12.7M to turn satellite images into insights |
There are thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth, and an increasing number of them are able to capture all types of images in near real…
More than 100 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 — here they are |
With AI igniting an investor frenzy, every month, more startups obtain unicorn status. Using data from Crunchbase andPitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that…
OpenAI buys tiny health records startup Torch for, reportedly, $100M |
OpenAI announced it has acquired a tiny startup called Torch for an undisclosed sum. An unnamed sourced told the Information that OpenAI paid $100 million…
These Gen Zers just raised $11.75M to put Africa’s defense back in the hands of Africans |
After five years of building an edtech company, Nathan Nwachuku, 22, realized that Africa was at a crossroads. The continent is undergoing rapid industrialization, he…
Nuclear startups are back in vogue with small reactors, and big challenges |
The nuclear industry is in the mist of a renaissance. Old plants are being refurbished, and investors are showering startups with cash. In the last…