Meet the eight startups pitching at Startup Battlefield Australia |

10:02 AM PDT · August 5, 2026 The applications are in. The TechCrunch Startup Battlefield team made their decisions. Eight Australian startups have earned their…

Robinhood to list a fund that lets anyone back Y Combinator startups |

Robinhood this week unveiled a financial instrument that lets anyone feel like they, too, can make money by backing Y Combinator startups. Robinhood Venture Fund…

VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and researchers think they know why   |

A new report from the U.K.’s Imperial College and France’s Emlyon Business School has mapped out the ways Silicon Valley’s VC-backed founders commit fraud —…

Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing in 500+ startups |

12:26 PM PDT · July 9, 2026 Charles Hudson has spent more than a decade investing in early-stage startups. As the founder and managing partner…

These AI startups are growing revenue at faster and faster rates |

As companies old and new rush to capitalize on AI, many AI startups say that their revenue is not just growing, but also rapidly accelerating,…

Station F ramps up as a launchpad for Europe’s hottest AI startups |

Station F, a Paris-based startup hub founded by French billionaire Xavier Niel, is gearing up for a new edition of its F/ai accelerator program in…

Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on |

On Wednesday, Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 reportedly unveiled Tulongfeng, an AI tool it says can go head-to-head with Anthropic’s Mythos. That’s the cybersecurity-focused AI model…

The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs |

With each new season comes another YC Demo Day. On Tuesday, the Spring 2026 cohort was unveiled, filled with defense tech, robotics, AI infrastructure and…

Mercuryo Claims 60th Place in Sifted 100: Southern Europe Leaderboard, Recognising the Region’s most Innovative High-Growth Startups

/PRNewswire/ –Global payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo has been recognised by Sifted, a startup news service backed by the Financial Timesas being among the fastest-growing startups…

The most interesting startups right now want to get you off your phone |

10:17 AM PDT · June 5, 2026 33 min While the AI fundraising machinekeeps breaking its own records, some founders are building in the other…