Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe
AI agents are starting to execute more sophisticated tasks, such as identifying vendors that can deliver freight, comparing prices, and messaging the…
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AI agents are starting to execute more sophisticated tasks, such as identifying vendors that can deliver freight, comparing prices, and messaging the…
Samsung is in talks to invest up to one billion euros in French AI startup Mistral, which would push the company's valuation…
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield is coming to Australia — and we’re partnering with Stripe to find the country’s most exciting early-stage startups. On…
Crunchbase News — want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus…
Insurance tech, data room software, and coffee-shop startup Corgi is reportedly raising yet another round that closely follows its last raise and…
Anthropic leaped to a $47 billion revenue run rate by May, compared to $9 billion in 2025. It’s the kind of growth that Menlo Ventures’ Matt Murphy says he’s never seen in 25 years of investing, not…
Figure — the HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled robot. | 35 billion post-money valuation.
For the first time since 2024, StrictlyVC is coming back to New York City — and we’re bringing the kind of access…
AI infrastructure company Infinity announced a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation on Monday from investors including Touring Capital, Principal VC, and researchers from…
google — venture funding into fintech startups climbed nearly 23% year over year in H1 2026, even as deal count fell more…