Rapido raises $240 million at $3 billion valuation
Indian ride-hailing startup Rapido raised $240 million at a $3 billion valuation, part of a larger $730 million financing round to expand its market presence.
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670 storiesAtech raises $800,000 to bring 'vibe coding' to hardware
Danish startup Atech has raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding to apply "vibe coding" AI tools to the hardware prototyping process.
Recursive Superintelligence emerges with $650 million funding
Recursive Superintelligence has emerged from stealth with $650 million to develop recursively self-improving AI models, with plans that may see it ship products in quarters, not years.
Synthetic raises $10 million to build autonomous AI bookkeeping
Synthetic raised $10 million to build a fully autonomous AI bookkeeper, though the founder admits the vision may not yet be technologically possible.
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close May 27, offering selected early-stage startups global exposure and a chance at $100,000 in equity-free funding.
Wirestock raises $23 million to scale AI data supply business
Wirestock raised $23 million in Series A funding to expand its platform, which provides multimodal data to foundation model makers following a 2023 business pivot.
Origin Lab raises $8M to bridge gaming data and AI training
Origin Lab raised $8 million in seed funding to build a marketplace connecting video game companies with AI labs seeking data for world-model training.
Anduril raises $5 billion at $61 billion valuation
Anduril has raised a $5 billion Series H round at a $61 billion valuation, doubling its valuation in under a year amid a broader defense tech boom.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 targets market volatility with new stages
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 returns to San Francisco this October with six new stages designed to help founders and investors navigate increasingly complex and volatile global markets.
A* closes $450 million Fund III for generalist investing
A* has closed its third venture fund with $450 million, aiming to deploy capital across at least 30 startups over the next two to three years.
Drew Baglino launches heat pump startup Sadi Thermal Machines
Former Tesla executive Drew Baglino has founded Sadi Thermal Machines, a new heat pump startup that appears to employ several Tesla alumni.
Exaforce raises $125 million Series B at $725 million valuation
Exaforce has raised $125 million in Series B funding at a $725 million valuation.
Amazon Ring taps Vapi for AI voice, fueling $50M funding round
Vapi raised a $50 million Series B at a valuation of around $500 million, bolstered by a major deployment with Amazon Ring for its inbound call traffic.
Helsing reportedly nears $1.2B funding at $18B valuation
European military drone startup Helsing is reportedly close to raising $1.2 billion at about an $18 billion valuation, with Dragoneer and Lightspeed expected to lead and co-lead.
Config raises $27M to build the data layer for robotics AI
Config, a robotics data startup, raised an oversubscribed $27 million seed round at a valuation of more than $200 million to scale its data production operations.
Lightspeed formalizes deal-making program at Formula 1 races
Lightspeed Venture Partners has formalized a program at U.S. Formula 1 races to help portfolio companies bypass traditional retreats and secure enterprise deals directly in the paddock.
Nvidia commits over $40 billion to AI equity deals in 2026
Nvidia has committed more than $40 billion to AI equity investments in early 2026, including a $30 billion stake in OpenAI and various multibillion-dollar public company deals.
Mother Ventures closes $10M fund to back mom-focused startups
Allison Stern has closed $10 million for Mother Ventures, an early-stage fund targeting the U.S. market by investing in startups that serve mothers as consumers.
Investors to outline new Series A requirements at Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will feature investors discussing how the Series A fundraising environment may be shifting, with new expectations for traction and growth.
Basata raises $21 million to automate US medical referrals
Basata has raised $21 million in Series A funding to automate medical referrals, a US healthcare bottleneck where the startup has processed referrals for roughly 500,000 patients.