Disrupt 2026 Layoff Expo+ Passes Available for $75 |

If you’ve been laid off, you can get a TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Expo+ Pass for just $75. The offer is limited to the first 100…

Last 24 hours to save up to $200 on Disrupt 2026 |

7:00 AM PDT · September 25, 2026 This is the last 24 hours to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket before…

Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI |

Lightspeed is sharpening its India strategy around AI, targeting $250 million for a new early-stage fund as the venture firm bets the technology will drive…

Nexterity wants to automate the hard, dangerous part of pipefitting |

Lindsey Elliott is big into bolts. At last year’s Bolting Symposium — the 13th annual — she said the highlight was playing Bolting Bingo against…

Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers |

If there is one thing robotics founders and investors agree on, it’s that the “ChatGPT moment” where a general-purpose robot can seamlessly adapt to any…

Ando wants to take on Slack with a team messaging app that lets humans and agents work together |

When Sara Du was helping companies build MCP servers in 2025, people kept asking her how they could use AI agents from within Slack itself.…

Databricks buys Row Zero and is scouting for more startups to acquire |

10:07 AM PDT · September 24, 2026 Databricks announced on Thursday that it has acquired an early-stage spreadsheet startup called Row Zero. The story goes…

Buy one and get a second Disrupt pass at 50% off |

We’re closing in on the last couple of weeks until TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 kicks off! To help everyone in your network gain new tech insights,…

PrismML brings its tiny LLMs to Qualcomm-powered smart glasses |

In Brief Posted: 12:00 PM PDT · September 24, 2026 The AI Lab PrismML — founded by Caltech researchers and advised by UC Berkeley’s Ion…

Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to know  |

TechCrunch Founder Summit is a full-day gathering in Boston on November 4 where founders across all stages connect with top VCs and experienced entrepreneurs to…