Two Google alumni have closed an $11.3 million fund to back early-stage AI startups, betting that the era of enterprise AI experimentation is ending and…
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Restate lands $20M as the need for durable infrastructure increases with AI agents |
When Stephan Ewen co-founded Restate in 2022 to provide durable workflow infrastructure, he couldn’t have anticipated how valuable such an offering would become for managing…
Exclusive: Charter Space raises $5M to bring insurance to the stars |
Charter Space, a finalist in last year’s TechCrunch Startup Battlefield, has raised a $5 million seed round to keep growing its budding space insurance business.…
Cerebras Systems’ Andrew Feldman joins Disrupt 2026 |
AI models keep getting more capable. But every leap forward demands more compute, energy, and infrastructure. How far can that continue? Cerebras Systems has spent…
3 days left to exhibit at Disrupt 2026 |
This is it: 3 days to get your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Exhibit bookings…
After losing his voice to cancer, this founder is building ‘glasses for voice’ |
Konrad Zieliński lost his voice to cancer years ago while he was a student at the University of Warsaw. People with his condition have traditionally…
a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation to $4B |
In Brief Posted: 2:51 PM PDT · September 29, 2026 AI startup EliseAI announced on Tuesday that it has raised $350 million at a $4…
Exclusive: Ex-Tesla team raises $12.5M to put supply chains on autopilot |
Supply chain startup Atomic came out of stealth last year with founders who promised to use their experience at Tesla to streamline inventory and boost…
More Ways to Disrupt: New 2026 Side Events from KOTRA, WayFounder, Enterprise Ireland, SafetyWing + Descope |
TechCrunch Disrupt is where the tech community comes together to build, debate, and connect. And during Disrupt Week, that conversation doesn’t stop when the doors…
With Dazzle, Marissa Mayer bets your camera roll has more info on your life than your inbox |
When former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer told me earlier this month that she was finally ready to unveil Dazzle, the personal AI assistant that raised…