4:38 AM PDT · March 12, 2026 This season on Build Mode, we’re diving into what it takes to build a world-class founding team.This week…
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Wiz’s first investor breaks down Google’s $32B acquisition
According to Index Ventures PartnerShardul Shah, cybersecurity startup Wiz sits “at the center of three tailwinds: AI, cloud, and security spend.” Those tailwinds powered what…
The $32B acquisition that one VC is calling the ‘Deal of the Decade’ |
9:20 AM PDT · March 13, 2026 38 min According to Index Ventures Partner Shardul Shah, cybersecurity startup Wiz sits “at the center of three…
Before quantum computing arrives, this startup wants enterprises already running on it |
Eighteen months after selling his startup to chipmaker AMD for $665 million, Finnish entrepreneur Peter Sarlin has left his role as CEO of the unit…
Sales automation startup Rox AI hits $1.2B valuation, sources say |
3:25 PM PDT · March 12, 2026 Rox, a startup developing autonomous AI agents to boost sales productivity, has raised a new funding round valuing…
Gumloop lands $50M from Benchmark to turn every employee into an AI agent builder |
When Max Brodeur-Urbas co-founded Gumloop in mid-2023, his vision was to help non-technical employees automate repetitive tasks using AI. At that time, the concept of…
Humanoid robotics maker Sunday reaches $1.15B valuation to build household robots |
In Brief Posted: 10:04 AM PDT · March 12, 2026 Robotics company Sunday has raised a new funding round that has valued the company at…
Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch |
Elon Musk’s Neuralink and OpenAI-backed Merge Labs are pushing forward with brain-computer interface (BCI) technology in the U.S. Meanwhile, Chinese serial entrepreneur Phoenix Peng is…
Former Apple engineer raises $5M for a note-taking pendant that only records your voice |
Transcription and note-taking has emerged as one of the prime use cases for wearable gadgets as AI models advance voice-to-text tech. We’re even seeing some…
Ride-hailing inDrive acquires Pakistan’s Krave Mart to bolster grocery delivery |
Global ride-hailing company inDrive, known for its bid-based pricing model, has acquired Pakistan-based quick-commerce startup Krave Mart, TechCrunch has learned, as it pushes further into…