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The race to build the next AI interface is crowded with startups. The Sandbar ring, Plaud’s AI pin and desktop notetaker, and…
Crunchbase News — this year, I’ve been watching the World Cup with the play-by-play in Spanish, only because that streaming app was…
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…