Former Tesla product manager wants to make luxury goods impossible to fake, starting with a chip |

The fake goods crisis cuts two ways. Luxury brands lose more than $30 billion a year to counterfeits, while buyers in the booming $210 billion…

Databricks CEO says SaaS isn’t dead, but AI will soon make it irrelevant |

On Monday, Databricks announced it reached a $5.4 billion revenue run rate, growing 65% year-over-year, of which more than $1.4billion was from its AI products.…

Harvey reportedly raising at $11B valuation just months after it hit $8B |

In Brief Posted: 10:21 AM PST · February 9, 2026 There appears to be no stopping legal AI startup Harvey’s skyrocketing growth, with VCs continuously…

2026 Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are open |

6:30 AM PST · February 9, 2026 Early-stage founders, this is your moment! Are youready to put your startup to the test on the ultimate…

Uber to buy delivery arm of Turkey’s Getir |

7:07 AM PST · February 9, 2026 Uber has agreed to acquire the delivery business of Turkey’s Getir, once one of the biggest success stories…

Call for speakers: Founder Summit 2026 |

7:00 AM PST · February 9, 2026 Have real-world scaling experience? TheTechCrunch Founder Summit 2026stage is calling. OnJune 23 in Bostonthis annual founder-focused event willbring…

Ex-Googlers are building infrastructure to help companies understand their video data |

Businesses are generating more video than ever. From years of broadcast archives to thousands of store cameras and countless hours of production footage, most of…

Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm  |

Gather AI, a startup that offers an AI platform for warehouse cameras and drones, has raised a $40 million Series B funding round led by…

India has changed its startup rules for deep tech |

Deep tech startups in sectors such as space, semiconductors, and biotech take far longer to mature than conventional ventures. Because of that India is adjusting…

Reddit says it’s looking for more acquisitions in adtech and elsewhere |

Reddit is gearing up for more M&A, the company told analysts on its fourth-quarter earnings call on Thursday. Reddit CFO Andrew Vollero said the online…