5:13 PM PDT · August 20, 2026 The near-bottomless demand for unique AI training data from top labs and corporations is driving a massive boom…
Category: Business
Learn what VCs actually want, from a founder who’s raised $1B |
From the collection Build Mode 4:32 PM PDT · August 20, 2026 43 min Investors want founders who understand the financial reality of their business.…
Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits — but the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders |
On Wednesday night, Runlayer and Rippling dropped their respective lawsuits against each other. No settlement was made. No money changed hands. Not even lawyers’ fees,…
Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles |
In Brief Posted: 12:01 PM PDT · August 20, 2026 Castelion, a missile startup founded by former SpaceX executives, has raised a $1 billion Series…
Exclusive: Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast |
Fusion startup Inertia Enterprises said it has found a way to cut the time it takes to make its fuel pellets from several days to…
The 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut |
We’re thrilled to unveil the 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 — TechCrunch’s annual, handpicked list of the 200 most promising early-stage startups from around the world.…
There are less than 48 hours to save up to $300 on your Disrupt 2026 ticket |
8:53 AM PDT · August 20, 2026 The lowest prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end in just a few days, this Friday, August 21 at…
Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth |
In Brief Posted: 1:12 PM PDT · August 19, 2026 AI accounting startup Rillet announced a $100 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation…
Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute |
The AI buildout shows no signs of slowing. Andwithhundreds ofbillions of dollars a year going into data centers and GPUs,compute hasbecome the single biggest cost…
Sachin Bansal’s fintech Navi raises first outside capital with $100M Prosus investment |
8:01 AM PDT · August 19, 2026 Indian fintech Navi has raised $100 million from Prosus, marking the first institutional funding for the eight-year-old startup…