In Brief Posted: 8:35 AM PDT · June 16, 2026 African payments infrastructure company Flutterwave announced Tuesday a Series E round that values the company…
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Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living |
Entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang has a theory about where the next wave of startup opportunity lies, and it starts with a question…
Datadog veterans launch AI coding startup Niteshift on a bet against Big AI lock-in |
AI coding agent startup Niteshift has raised a $7 million seed round led by Greylock’s Jerry Chen. That’s a modest sum by AI standards, but…
Warner Music acquires AI attribution startup Sureel AI |
Warner Music Music (WMG) announced on Wednesday that it’s acquiring AI attribution startup Sureel AI. Sureel’s patented technology creates “AI DNA” for songs and breaks…
How to apply to Startup Battlefield 2026, what you need ahead of today’s June 8 deadline |
Every year I read through thousands of Startup Battlefield applications. And every year, I see the same pattern: The founders who belong on this stage…
Startup Battlefield 200 applications officially close in 3 days |
Founders, your window to enterStartup Battlefield 200closes in just three short days. Applications for Startup Battlefield 200 officially close on June 8, 11:59 p.m. PT.Do…
The ‘together tech’ wave might be the most intriguing startup bet of 2026
While the AI fundraising machinekeeps breaking its own records, some founders are building in the other direction. Mirror founder Brynn Putnam just raised money forBoard,…
Startup Battlefield is returning to Australia — here’s what happened the last time we came to Sydney |
In November 2017, TechCrunch brought Startup Battlefield to Australia for the first time. Fifteen startups from across Australia and New Zealand took the stage in…
Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft |
Helion, the fusion startup backed by Sam Altman, announced on Thursday that it had raised $465 million in a new funding round that values the…
A startup, Everand, is now bundling e-books, audiobooks, and book clubs in challenge to Amazon |
Audiobook, e-book, or both? Now, you won’t have to choose. The Scribd-owned reading subscription service Everand wants to make the choice unnecessary. On Tuesday, the…