AIR raises $50M to help companies vet the skills and add-ons AI agents use |

As companies start giving AI agents access to an increasing portion of their systems, a nascent software supply chain seems to be forming around the…

Harvard Law dropout raises $6M for Blue Voice to build a ‘Harvey for police officers’ |

David Lawrence was a Harvard Law student when an on-campus shooting involving a police officer sparked intense controversy over police conduct. Realizing that most policing…

Fashion startup Atorie raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup |

Fashion startup Atorie announced Thursday a $9.5 million seed round with investors, including a16z speedrun, Night Capital, and Lightspeed Ventures’ Jeremy Liew. Shoppers can visit…

OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Debrief Raises More Questions Than It Answers

OpenAI published the most complete report to date on Wednesday about what happened when its AI agents hacked into Hugging Face last month. For the…

Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal |

Gatik, the autonomous vehicle startup known for its self-driving box trucks, has raised $200 million just two months after striking a multiyear commercial agreement with…

Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch options dry up |

Starcloud, a startup developing satellites that can perform AI inference in orbit, told TechCrunch that it has added a $250 million extension to its March…

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…

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…

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…

Rivian spinout Also raises another $150M |

Also has raised another $150 million as the micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian last year expands its business beyond pedal-assist electric bikes and…