Listen to select TechCrunch articles on startups coverage—who's raising, who's exiting, who's changing the world.
Episodes · 25
Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits; also, is the future of data centers portable?
Aug 5, 2026 · 8m
June thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem; plus, Base Power raises another $1B to save the grid using backyard batteries
Aug 4, 2026 · 7m
When will fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems go public?; plus, Okta buys AI security startup Permiso
Aug 3, 2026 · 8m
Dili raises $21.7M to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom; plus Fusion power darling Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises another $1B
Jul 31, 2026 · 7m
As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it
Jul 30, 2026 · 6m
MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea; plus, Ozlo’s Sleepbuds 2 build on Bose’s sleep earbud legacy
Jul 29, 2026 · 8m
Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the US military; plus, Thea Energy lands $20M federal grant to build its magnets for fusion reactors
Jul 28, 2026 · 7m
AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics; plus, Imagi raises $4.5M to help teach students how to vibe code
Jul 24, 2026 · 9m
Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B–$30B valuation; plus, Passionfroot raises $15M to expand its B2B creator marketplace to the US
Jul 23, 2026 · 7m
Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants; Bluecore Energy raises $10M to build portable nuclear reactors
Jul 22, 2026 · 9m
Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation; plus, Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act
Jul 21, 2026 · 9m
Applied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant, plus, AI-powered travel agency Fora hits unicorn status
Jul 20, 2026 · 7m
Why AMI Labs’ Alexandre LeBrun won’t call his AI ‘AGI’ or ‘superintelligence’; plus, Lululemon backs nylon recycling startup Syntetica
Jul 17, 2026 · 11m
Rime picks up $24M Series A to help enterprises field customer calls; plus, the next trillion-dollar AI business is implementation, not models
Jul 16, 2026 · 11m
Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation; plus, Pinwheel launches a retro-inspired landline phone for kids
Jul 15, 2026 · 6m
Phia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ an AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100 million fundraise, plus, Oratomic to build a viable quantum computer that needs only 20K qubits
Jul 13, 2026 · 7m
AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round; plus, popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M
Jul 10, 2026 · 10m
Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket engine; plus, Blue Origin reportedly raising $10B at $130B valuation
Jul 9, 2026 · 6m
Bidbus pits dealerships against each other to bid on your used car; Savi’s app aims to protect consumers from realistic AI scams like kidnappers demanding ransom
Jul 8, 2026 · 12m
Station F ramps up as a launchpad for Europe’s hottest AI startups; plus, Smart glasses maker Even Realities hits $1B valuation
Jul 7, 2026 · 9m
Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage; plus, Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby nabs stakes in hot startups
Jul 6, 2026 · 6m
Nvidia competitor Etched hits $5B valuation, $1B in sales for AI chip; plus, Indian tech tycoon bets $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office
Jul 2, 2026 · 7m
Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business
Jul 1, 2026 · 4m
Corgi says it didn’t steal an open source product; plus, Omen AI’s plan to optimize data centers is all wet
Jun 30, 2026 · 10m
Robotaxis drive miles just to get cleaned and charged; Aseon Labs wants to fix that; plus, General Intuition bets that video games can train AI agents for the real world
