There are less than 48 hours to save up to $300 on your Disrupt 2026 ticket  |

8:53 AM PDT · August 20, 2026 The lowest prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end in just a few days, this Friday, August 21 at…

Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth |

In Brief Posted: 1:12 PM PDT · August 19, 2026 AI accounting startup Rillet announced a $100 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation…

Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute |

The AI buildout shows no signs of slowing. Andwithhundreds ofbillions of dollars a year going into data centers and GPUs,compute hasbecome the single biggest cost…

Sachin Bansal’s fintech Navi raises first outside capital with $100M Prosus investment |

8:01 AM PDT · August 19, 2026 Indian fintech Navi has raised $100 million from Prosus, marking the first institutional funding for the eight-year-old startup…

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9:16 AM PDT · August 19, 2026 The lowest prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end in just a few days, this Friday, August 21 at…

AI isn’t close to curing cancer. This startup says it knows what it will take. |

A biotech startup called Vivodyne says the AI drug-discovery industry has a data problem, and that it has built a machine to fix it. HIVE,…

The founder’s secret weapon: Work at Disrupt 2026 and learn how the pros do it  |

7:02 AM PDT · August 19, 2026 Want to know what separates the founders and operators who build industry-defining companies from everyone else? They understand…

Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month |

Etched on Tuesday announced that it has raised another $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by Jane Street after the famed quant fund…

Reach Capital raises $265M Fund V to back AI founders building to ‘expand human potential’ |

Reach Capital announced Tuesday the close of a $265 million Fund V. The thesis of the 11-year-old San Francisco firm is to back founders building…

Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York |

In Brief Posted: 6:00 AM PDT · August 18, 2026 Neko Health’s promised U.S. expansion arrives on September 24, when the health-scanning startup opens its…