Former Plaud exec raises $26M for AI app that listens to you in the background |

One of the core promises of AI is that the more it knows about a person, the better it will be able to assist them…

China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta |

6:20 AM PDT · October 8, 2026 Chinese AI lab Manus’ parent company, Butterfly Effect, said on Thursday in a WeChat post that it has…

Vesta raises $30M to bring swarms of agents to mortgage lenders |

Vesta, an AI-native software startup that helps lenders originate mortgages, announced on Thursday that it raised a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital. The…

Healthleap raises $38M for its AI that flags hospital patients who may need a closer look |

Healthleap, a startup building an AI platform that reads patient records to identify patients at risk of undiagnosed illnesses, has raised $38 million in seed…

Bloom raises $3.6M to become the ‘Alibaba’ of American manufacturing |

When Justin Kosmides co-founded Bloom in 2023, his goal was to create a savior for the mobility industry. He had seen many e-bike and e-scooter…

At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI |

For much of his life, Zain Javaid, 19, wanted to be a quant who uses math and data to guide his investment decisions. And for…

Kevin Mandia's new 'agent swarm' security startup Armadin raises $255.5M at $2.5B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 2:55 PM PDT · October 1, 2026 Kevin Mandia, best known as the founder of cybersecurity startup Mandiant, which sold to Google…

Exclusive: Charter Space raises $5M to bring insurance to the stars |

Charter Space, a finalist in last year’s TechCrunch Startup Battlefield, has raised a $5 million seed round to keep growing its budding space insurance business.…

a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation to $4B |

In Brief Posted: 2:51 PM PDT · September 29, 2026 AI startup EliseAI announced on Tuesday that it has raised $350 million at a $4…

Exclusive: Ex-Tesla team raises $12.5M to put supply chains on autopilot |

Supply chain startup Atomic came out of stealth last year with founders who promised to use their experience at Tesla to streamline inventory and boost…