If there is one thing robotics founders and investors agree on, it’s that the “ChatGPT moment” where a general-purpose robot can seamlessly adapt to any…
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The next wave of VCs judging Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 |
For founders, Startup Battlefield 200 is one of the biggest moments of their careers. For everyone else in the TechCrunch Disrupt2026 audience, it’s one of…
A startup that builds other startups raised $100M and is all-in on physical AI |
Four years ago, a startup lab launched that wasn’t quite an incubator, accelerator program, or venture firm. UP.Labs, as it was called then, built startups…
Former Infosys chief’s AI startup nabs another $53M |
Hang Ten Systems, an AI startup founded by former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka just four months ago, has expanded its seed funding by another $53…
Here are the VCs judging in Startup Battlefield 200 Disrupt 2026 |
A great pitch doesn’t win Startup Battlefield 200. A great company does. That’s why the VCs sitting in the judges’ seats matter so much.They aren’t…
Exclusive: Clean tech startup Fluxnium found a way to tap 50,000 years’ worth of nuclear fuel |
The U.S. has ambitious plans to triple the capacity of its nuclear power plants by 2050, but that goal might hit a roadblock if plant…
Take your startup from prototype to production at Disrupt 2026 |
AI has dramatically lowered the barrier to building impressive prototypes. Getting those prototypes into production is a different story. Every founder hopes their breakthrough becomes…
AEO startup Profound hits unicorn valuation, raises $180M Series D 7 months after last round |
In Brief Posted: 8:22 AM PDT · September 15, 2026 Profound, which builds marketing software to help brands appear in AI search results, on Tuesday…