Clipto uses AI to search terabytes of video and is now valued at $250M |

Generative AI is making it easier to produce more content and harder to keep track of it. As videos, recordings, and documents accumulate, Adobe, Apple,…

Meeting note-taker Circleback adds a free tier to attract more customers |

The meeting note-taker market is a crowded space. Just in the last few weeks, dictation app Wispr launched its own note-taker and scheduling app, and…

Liux’s Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals |

Cars in European cities are smaller than ever. But as Europe’s appetite for microcars has grown, the cute Italian ‘yoghurt pots’ have largely given way…

How Sweden built one of Europe’s hottest startup ecosystems  |

10:09 AM PDT · August 28, 2026 Sweden is perhaps one of the world’s hottest tech hubs right now. It has long been home to…

AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10 |

Mark your calendars: On Thursday, September 10, StrictlyVC — TechCrunch’s boutique evening series — is heading to New York’s West Village (the real one —…

As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space |

A trip to Europe often means adjusting to a lot of walking, but don’t let it fool you: cars are still the default for urban…

Fashion startup Atorie raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup |

Fashion startup Atorie announced Thursday a $9.5 million seed round with investors, including a16z speedrun, Night Capital, and Lightspeed Ventures’ Jeremy Liew. Shoppers can visit…

Hoomanely’s building a smart feeding bowl and an AI platform to help owners spot when their pup is sick |

Dogs are amazing. But as many pet parents will tell you, they can be remarkably good at hiding when something is wrong. My Labrador-Great Dane…

Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350M at a $2.5B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 5:24 PM PDT · August 26, 2026 Instinct, a startup founded only last year and helmed by a 23-year-old, has managed to…

Flipboard acquires Graze, the feed builder working to monetize the open social web |

Flipboard, the news magazine software company that has more recently invested in the open social web — the umbrella term for social platforms that let…