The U.S. government has long had an on-again, off-again relationship with the fusion power sector. As of last week, it’s definitely back on. Helion and…
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Carta and NewView partner, hoping to entice more startups to let employees sell shares early |
Startups are staying private longer, leaving employees, who typically take a portion of their compensation as stock they can’t sell, with little hope of early…
3 days to Disrupt 2026: Meet the startups before they hit mainstream |
8:00 AM PDT · October 10, 2026 TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts in just three days. Moscone West is getting ready, hundreds of startups are preparing…
5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day |
There isn’t a shortage of accelerators for startups, but one of the few that investors watch closely is PearX, a 12-week program that caps its…
5 startups that caught VCs' attention at the latest PearX demo day |
There isn’t a shortage of accelerators for startups, but one of the few that investors watch closely is PearX, a 12-week program that caps its…
Two Google alumni raise $11.3M to back AI startups that enterprises will actually pay for |
Two Google alumni have closed an $11.3 million fund to back early-stage AI startups, betting that the era of enterprise AI experimentation is ending and…
Databricks buys Row Zero and is scouting for more startups to acquire |
10:07 AM PDT · September 24, 2026 Databricks announced on Thursday that it has acquired an early-stage spreadsheet startup called Row Zero. The story goes…
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…
Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense world |
Fusion power is getting back to its roots. As fusion startups keep chasing their ultimate goal — putting electrons on the grid — many are…