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…

Radar makes podcasts searchable — and usable by AI agents |

Particle, the AI newsreader startup founded by former Twitter engineers, is shifting its focus to a potentially more lucrative idea: indexing the spoken conversations buriedin…

Runable hits $21M to bet AI agents can go from building businesses to growing them |

As artificial intelligence makes it easier than ever to build websites and apps, Indian startup Runable is betting the next opportunity lies in what comes…

Hearing tech startup Legato emerges from stealth with $12M and a peek at its AI hearing glasses |

Hearing loss affects an estimated 50 million adults in the United States, but only around 20% of those with diagnosed hearing loss seek treatment. Legato,…

Your vote matters! Decide which Audience Choice sessions will make it to  Founder Summit  |

Each year, we get a huge influx of applicants to speak at TechCrunch’s events, and this year’s Founder Summit in Boston on November 4 will…

India’s Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones |

Airbound, an Indian startup building autonomous drones, has raised $37 million in fresh capital as it pushes to make moving goods through the air as…

Tonight marks your last chance to save up to $300 on a Disrupt 2026 pass |

11:01 AM PDT · August 25, 2026 We heard the feedback, and we’ve extended the window for the lowest prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 a…

Fitbit founders launch Luffu Link, an LTE health and safety band |

Luffu, a new startup from Fitbit’s co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman, on Tuesday launched Luffu Link, an LTE-enabled health and safety band designed to…