Host your own piece of Disrupt: Apply to run a Side Event at Disrupt 2026 |

7:30 AM PDT · August 7, 2026 TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 takes place at Moscone West in San Francisco from October 13–15, but some of the…

The founder’s guide to Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know |

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup reflect…

Your table awaits: Exhibit at Disrupt 2026 to be seen by thousands  |

3:00 PM PDT · August 6, 2026 Not everyone needs a keynote slot to make noise atTechCrunchDisrupt2026. Sometimes thebest way to meet investors, customers, and…

Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 12:02 PM PDT · August 6, 2026 Defense tech Hadrian announced on Thursday that it had raised a fresh $1.37 billionround at…

Naïve raises $28.5M to automate the grunt work of setting up and running a company |

Developers detest drudgery. The entire field of programming is proof of how hard people will work to automate away the boring tasks involved in building…

Omilia raises $67M to scale its customer support platform |

The customer support industry has seen a massive influx of startups like Sierra, Decagon and Parloa trying to infuse AI into automating customer calls, chat…

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Klaviyo acquires Elias Torres’ Agency in full-circle reunion for tech founders |

Publicly traded e-commerce marketing automation platform Klaviyo has agreed to acquire Agency, a three-year-old AI-powered customer success startup founded by serial entrepreneur Elias Torres. The…

Hark previews its browser use agent for completing tasks |

Hark, a startup that raised $700 million in Series A funding in May, today launched its agent Hark Handoff, which can use a browser efficiently…

Meet the eight startups pitching at Startup Battlefield Australia |

10:02 AM PDT · August 5, 2026 The applications are in. The TechCrunch Startup Battlefield team made their decisions. Eight Australian startups have earned their…