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Japanese startups, IPOs set for boost with platform to trade unlisted companies
The Japanese regulator's registration of a new trading platform for unlisted shares could help create a more favorable capital-raising environment for the country's IPO ecosystem.
Live: Zelensky calls on allies to cover €27 billion gap for Ukraine’s air defence needs
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday urged Ukraine's allies to help cover a funding gap of €27 billion for its air defence needs in 2026. Ukraine is hosting a meeting of its key European backers in Kyiv as the country marks its 35th Independence Day. Follow our liveblog fo
US battery startups have found a lifeline in defense
U.S. battery startups pulled in $500 million in grants from the Department of Energy, throwing a lifeline to an industry that was on the ropes after EV incentives were slashed.
Rocket Report: Europe splashes some cash on launch startups; Pallas-1 nears debut
Welcome to Edition 9.08 of the Rocket Report!
Ban on Chinese robots leaves U.S. startups stranded
Washington’s limits on foreign parts promises a supply chain revolution — but Silicon Valley founders say domestic alternatives don’t exist yet.
Why Nvidia loves backing and buying startups
Hearing tech startup Legato emerges from stealth with $12M and a peek at its AI hearing glasses
The glasses, called Legato Frames, integrate the company’s patented hearing-assistance technology into the arms of eyewear frames.
GOP faces jam-packed September with funding, reconciliation on agenda
Republicans in both chambers are staring down a September sprint after returning from August recess, with a jam-packed legislative agenda and little time to clear their biggest remaining priorities before the midterm election crunch. At the top of the House’s list is passing a sh
Piyush Goyal proposes India-Japan 'Shark Tank' style startup series to boost investments, business ties
The Minister said India offers a complete bouquet from design to large-scale deployment, and the country has a market not only for testing products, but to sell and deploy products also
Will the DOJ’s investigation into a16z spook other VCs?
On the latest episode of Equity, we wonder why the DOJ is investigating startup board seats.
AgeLab research inspires an A I startup
When Don Yansen ’63 arrived at the MIT AgeLab for a study on technology in caregiving for older adults, he didn’t plan to launch another company. But when he heard participants talk about how hard modern devices can be to use, he decided to develop an alternative. Yansen, a seri
No, Civil Discourse Programs Aren’t a Right-Wing Conspiracy
No, Civil Discourse Programs Aren’t a Right-Wing Conspiracy Elizabeth Redden Wed, 08/26/2026 - 03:00 AM Political motive sometimes drives philanthropic funding. It also drives flawed research. Byline(s) Michael J. Murray
Michael Burry Says This $21 Billion AI Startup Could Crack Nvidia’s Empire
Arc’teryx is redesigning every product it makes to be fully recyclable
A decade ago, the best way to sell a product was to say it was sustainable. A new crop of startups promised a greener future through merino wool sneakers, dresses made from deadstock, and rain jackets without a trace of virgin plastic in them. Today, the fashion industry feels li
Why banks in Ghana make little use of AI for climate action decisions
Artificial intelligence could help evaluate climate protection projects more effectively and channel funding more precisely to where it is needed. Nevertheless, banks and insurance companies in Ghana have so far made very little use of the technology. A new study conducted at the
QueryStory wants you to believe what AI is telling you
The startup came out of stealth with $6 million in seed funding and a plan to use LLMs and cybersecurity know-how to make AI queries coherent.
Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say
The $200 million extension comes just months after the physical AI startup reached a $2 billion valuation.
Ventures Platform goes bigger — and broader — with its second Africa fund
The Pan-African venture firm has raised $84 million and plans to invest in startups beyond its home market of Nigeria.
Arga Labs is building a better way to train enterprise AI agents
Arga has raised $10 million in a seed funding round that was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Box Group, Emergence, Gradient and SV Angel.
Shipyard winds down IPFS work after Protocol Labs ends funding
The funding loss leaves InterPlanetary File System software without dedicated maintainers and puts the future of key public services in Protocol Labs’ hands.
Dreame’s dream of a rocket-powered car is dead
Dreame, the Chinese vacuum company that aspires to be a global technology giant, is reportedly shutting down its automotive project after funding from the government dried up. According to CarNewsChina, the company's automotive division called "Project Starry Sky" once employed o
STAT+: Lady Gaga and her fiancé launch a biotech startup
FTC challenges Amgen's Enbrel patent strategy, the long, winding path for the Moderna-Merck cancer vaccine, and more biotech news
Polish startup Ares Shield hired to protect data center satellites with high-power microwave weapons
The final frontier is getting more and more contested, so satellite companies are investing in some self-defense. At least one of them is, anyway. Florida-based Lonestar Data Holdings announced today (Aug. 25) that it has contracted Polish startup Ares Shield to provide protectio
Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica
Lica co-founders are going to work on Gamma's new research team.
Pacific Fusion’s next fusion machine could clear a key hurdle to commercial power
Fusion startup Pacific Fusion broke ground on a demonstration facility in New Mexico that it says will generate enough energy to power itself.
Tonight marks your last chance to save up to $300 on a TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass
If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in San Francisco from October 13-15 at Moscone West!
Stability AI, maker of image generator Stable Diffusion, raises $76 million in fresh funding
The company's new fundraising total now stands at $232 million.
Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal
The funding, Gatik's largest so far, was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies.
Forget bamboo. This startup wants the next toilet paper to be made from rice straw
Over the past decade, bamboo toilet paper started to go mainstream as an alternative to turning trees into something we flush down the drain . A startup called Paddy Paper now wants to use a more unusual alternative material: rice straw, a byproduct of rice farming. The project s
CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Robots need help learning human skills. These AI companies are rushing to meet the demand
Humanoid robots still take a long time to complete human tasks. Several startups in China are trying different ways to collect and use training data better.
Temasek-backed investor behind Unitree pitches Singapore as Chinese robots' path to U.S.
As Washington shuts out Chinese robotics, a Temasek-backed VC bets that startups with genuine development in the city-state can still reach American buyers.
Andy Dunn’s startup Pie becomes less of an events app and more of a social network
The social app founded by Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn is expanding beyond events with new digital homes for groups to connect, organize, and make plans.
WildBrain Buys Personality AI In Deal Worth Up To $70 Million
WildBrain, the Canadian animation studio that owns and manages a huge library of family entertainment including Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba! and Inspector Gadget, has acquired 100% of Personality AI, a generative AI startup focused on bringing character expe
Lenovo confirms Legion Go issues after gamers report bricked devices
When a company's software update turns your computer into a useless brick, should fixes be free? Framework, the modular computer startup, apparently thinks so. But it's not clear that computing giant Lenovo will go that far. Three weeks after a Redditor presented a nearly $300 re
US nutrition startup Berry Street merges with India’s Healthify as GLP-1 trends upwards
Berry Street founder Noah Kotlove and Healthify founder Tushar Vashisht will act as co-CEOs of the new entity.
Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics
General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents how to move through space and time, is in talks to raise at a $6 billion pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor Ventures, Point72 Ventures, and Seven Seven Six.
Showcase your startup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and book an exhibit table while there’s still space
Make the most of Disrupt's crowds of potential investors and partners by exhibiting your startup from October 13-15.
WildBrain Acquires ‘Kid Safe’ Generative-AI Platform Personality AI in Deal Worth up to $69 Million
WildBrain, the Canadian children’s media company with the rights to titles such as “Yo Gabba Gabba!” and the “Teletubbies,” has purchased the child-focused generative AI startup Personality AI in a cash-and-stock deal worth up to $69 million in a bid to marry the company’s intell
Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that’s still alive
Michael Polansky — better known publicly as Lady Gaga's partner and a former top deputy to Sean Parker — has quietly spent years building an AI-driven startup that keeps living human skin tissue alive for weeks outside the body to discover new skincare compounds, and is only now
Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructors
In the HBS Foundry program, AI avatars provide feedback during practice pitches and board meetings.
Startup to use drones to keep clouds away from solar farms, 'Our ultimate goal is to reduce the intensity of severe storms and hurricanes' — chemical-free tech
Meteoric, a startup by two engineers from the University of Cambridge and backed by Y Combinator, plans to build drones that will autonomously fly inside low- and mid-altitude clouds near solar farms to dissipate them and help keep power production in optimum conditions. Accordin
Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M
Japanese space startup Letara is betting its hybrid rocket technology can move beyond small satellite thrusters into a broader market for space, defense and security, after raising ¥2.6 billion ($16 million).
How AI accounting startup Rillet raised $100M and became a unicorn in 48 hours
Rillet CEO Nicolas Kopp shared growth numbers at a board meeting and set off a fundraising frenzy from Iconiq, Sequoia and others. Without even trying.
NZ’s invasive pest control needs a new approach – starting with local government reform
Effective pest control depends on local teams but requires national oversight and funding. A federated system could strengthen New Zealand’s biosecurity response.
Fast cash isn’t always smart cash
For a long time, the biggest hurdle for a small business was simply finding capital. Today, the challenge is choosing the right kind. Tech vendors, payment processors, and e-commerce platforms have stepped up to meet the demand for rapid funding. By offering direct financing or p
Anthropic and OpenAI are joining the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few years, presented by Google for Startups.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies call for action to defend against rogue AI
Some of the world's largest tech companies and AI startups have come together to decry the current state of cybersecurity and to advertise a new solution that they say can ward off a new generation of cyber threats.
U.P.’s population is not a challenge, but a great possibility, says CM Adityanath
He distributed more than ₹3.42 crore in incentives to 107 startups and ₹1.79 crore to nine incubators under the Startup Policy
Massive space mirrors could be 40 times brighter than the full moon, astronomers warn. 'It will be worse than big cities like London'
Each of the sun-reflecting mirrors proposed by U.S.-based startup Reflect Orbital will appear 40 times brighter than the full moon to observers standing within its beam on Earth, a study has found.