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AI data center startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation months after hitting $7.5B, says report |
2:33 PM PDT · April 14, 2026 Fluidstack, a startup that builds specialized data centers for AI companies, is in talks to raise a $1…
Financial risk management platform Pillar raises $20M seed in round led by a16z |
Pillar, a platform that helps commodity-driven businesses (like those in metals, food, and airline companies) manage financial risk, announced Tuesday a $20 million seed round…
OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro |
5:23 PM PDT · April 13, 2026 OpenAI has acquired personal finance startup Hiro Finance, founder Ethan Bloch announced on Monday and OpenAI confirmed to…
Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge |
While many startups founded prior to the emergence of ChatGPT are struggling to position themselves for the AI era, Vercel, a 10-year-old dev tool and…
Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans |
6:26 AM PDT · April 13, 2026 Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup Slate Auto has raised another $650 million as the company prepares to put…
Walmart-owned Flipkart, Amazon are squeezing India’s quick commerce startups |
India’s quick commerce market is booming, with demand more than doubling for some players. But the fast-delivery push by Flipkart and Amazon is raising the…
Kalshi wins temporary pause in Arizona criminal case |
In Brief Posted: 2:20 PM PDT · April 11, 2026 Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ case against prediction market Kalshi appears to have hit a…
is heading to Tokyo — and bringing the Startup Battlefield with it |
TechCrunch is partnering with SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, Asia’s largest global innovation conference, taking place April 27–29 at Tokyo Big Sight. And we’re not just…