These startups are building innovations that make life (and death) better |

Founders Gabriel Sanchez (Enspectra Health) and Tom Harries (Earth Funeral) share what it takes to build in heavily regulated industries where “move fast and break…

Making life (and death) better despite regulatory barriers

Founders Gabriel Sanchez (Enspectra Health) and Tom Harries (Earth Funeral) share what it takes to build in heavily regulated industries where “move fast and break…

TDK Ventures, Accel set to back India’s EtherealX in reusable launch vehicle push: Sources |

Ethereal Exploration Guild, an Indian space tech startup better known as EtherealX — developing a fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle — is close to securing…

Vibe-coding startup Lovable raises $330M at a $6.6B valuation |

Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable has more than tripled its valuation in just five months. Stockholm-based Lovable on Thursday said it had raised $330 million in…

Trump Media is merging with fusion power company TAE Technologies in $6B+ deal |

President Donald Trump’s social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), said on Thursday that it’s merging withTAE Technologies, a Southern California-based company that…

Why this year’s best tech talks happened over cocktails at StrictlyVC |

In an industry that reinvents itself before most people finish their breakfast scone, TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC events series has become something rare: a constant. These evenings…

Weeks after raising $100M, investors pump another $180M into hot Indian startup MoEngage |

MoEngage, a customer engagement platform used by consumer brands across 75 countries, has announced a Series F follow-on transaction just over a month after securing…

Nuclear startup Last Energy raises $100M for its steel-encased micro reactor |

After years in the wilderness, it’s a good time to be a nuclear startup. “For the first half a decade that I was telling people…

Radiant Nuclear raises $300M for its semi-sized 1 MW reactor |

Another day, another nine-figure round for a nuclear startup. Radiant Nuclear said today that it has raised more than $300 million, just one day after…

Coursera and Udemy enter a merger agreement valued at around $2.5B |

7:58 AM PST December 17, 2025 ​Coursera and Udemy announced on Wednesday a landmark merger agreement valued at approximately $2.5 billion, bringing together two of…