Self-driving truck startup Einride raises $113M PIPE ahead of public debut |

8:32 AM PST · February 26, 2026 Einride has secured an oversubscribed $113 million PIPE (private investment in public equity) ahead of its public debut…

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7:00 AM PST · February 26, 2026 Super Early Bird pricing ends tomorrow, February 27, at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, prices for TechCrunch Disrupt…

How to avoid bad hires in early-stage startups |

5:02 AM PST · February 26, 2026 This week on TechCrunch’s founder-focused podcast, Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen isjoinedby SarahLucena,the CEO and co-founder ofMappa,abehavioralintelligence platform that…

Gushwork bets on AI search for customer leads — and early results are emerging |

As AI-powered search tools reshape how businesses are discovered online, India-founded startup Gushwork is helping companies capture customers from platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and…

Welcome to the post-hype crypto market |

12:22 PM PST · February 25, 2026 31 min Crypto is creeping back into the startup conversation, but atETHDenverlast week, the buzz was as much…

Apply to take the stage at Founder Summit 2026 |

8:00 AM PST · February 25, 2026 Ifyou’vebuilt, backed, oroperatedinside high-growth startups, your experience could shape how the next wave offoundersscales. OnJune 9 in Boston,TechCrunch…

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Time is running out! Just 3 days left before Super Early Bird pricing ends on February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. This is your last…

Y Combinator grad and AI insurance brokerage Harper raises $47M |

Dakotah Rice is stepping back into the founder’s seat.On Wednesday, he announced that his new company, the AI-native insurance brokerage Harper, has raised $46.8M million…

Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M |

In Brief Posted: 4:45 PM PST · February 24, 2026 MatX, a chip startup founded by two former Google hardware engineers, has raised a $500…

More startups are hitting $10M ARR in 3 months than ever before |

11:39 AM PST · February 24, 2026 AI has brought the startup world the rise of a new phenomenon: startups that almost instantly hit multimillion-dollar…