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4 days left: Lock in your TechCrunch All Stage pass — or miss $210 in savings
<p>If you’re serious about traction, scale, and funding, you have 4 days left to register for TechCrunch All Stage at $210 savings. Deadline is June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 192 min read
Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments
<p>Over the last two years, Nvidia has used its ballooning fortunes to invest in over 80 AI startups. Here are the giant semiconductor’s largest investments.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 196 min read
Here are the 24 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025
<p>Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. How will 2025 compare?</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 185 min read


Scale smarter: 5 days left to save up to $210 on your TechCrunch All Stage pass
<p>Five days until prices rise! Are you ready to scale or stall? Time’s ticking. Ticket prices for TechCrunch All Stage go up after June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Founders save $210, and investors save $200. Register here to fuel your growth with a discount. Join 1,000 founders and investors on July 15 at Boston’s […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 182 min read
After Shopify bought his last startup, Birk Jernström wants to help developers build one-person unicorns
<p>With Polar as their ‘Merchant of Record’ responsible for handling billing and taxes, developers can sell online products and SaaS subscriptions globally from day one.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 183 min read


Unlock purpose-driven growth at TechCrunch All Stage, and get $210 off for 6 more days
<p>T-minus 6 days until TechCrunch All Stage ticket prices rise. From now until June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT, founders save $210 and investors save $200 on passes. Are you ready to push your startup to the next level? Or are you an investor looking to back the next big breakthrough? Join TC All Stage […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 173 min read
Applied Intuition raises $600M as it pushes further into defense
<p>The buzzy AI-powered autonomous vehicle software company doubles its valuation from last year — and then some.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 172 min read
Elon Musk’s xAI is reportedly seeking a $4.3B equity raise
<p>Elon Musk’s xAI company is looking to raise $4.3 billion in equity funding, adding onto the $5 billion it’s seeking in debt funding.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 171 min read
Sword Health nabs $40M at $4B valuation, pushes IPO plans to at least 2028
<p>The digital health startup says it secured the fresh capital to update its valuation and finance acquisitions.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 172 min read


The investor experience at TechCrunch All Stage: One floor, infinite deal flow
<p>TechCrunch All Stage isn’t a waiting room for warm intros — it’s a floor full of founders, ideas, and breakout potential. For VCs, it’s a rare chance to skip the filters and meet the future of tech in one place, on one day, with no layers between you and the next standout story. Whether you’re […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 162 min read
Aspora gets $50M from Sequoia to build remittance and banking solutions for Indian diaspora
<p>Aspora (formerly Vance) is trying to build a verticalized financial experience for the Indian diaspora by keeping convenience at the center. </p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 164 min read


Startups Weekly: No sign of pause
<p>This week brought us many reminders that no startup journey is linear — but the next billion-dollar idea may only be one click away.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 133 min read
Zevo’s EV-only car-share fleet is helping Tesla owners make money
<p>Zevo is a new peer-to-peer car-sharing startup, which is broadly similar to Turo, but focused exclusively on electric vehicles.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 134 min read
How AI sales startup Landbase nabbed Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures to lead its $30M Series A
<p>A concept Landbase’s CEO calls “digital trust” led nearly 130 VCs to pursue the “vibe GTM” startup.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 124 min read
Multiverse Computing raises $215M for tech that could radically lower AI costs
<p>Spanish startup Multiverse Computing said it raised an enormous Series B round on the strength of a technology it calls “CompactifAI.”</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 122 min read
Fervo Energy lands $206M in financing to build massive geothermal power plant
<p>Fervo is developing what promises to be the largest enhanced geothermal power plant in the world. </p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 112 min read
Standard Nuclear emerges from the ashes of a failed startup
<p>Standard Nuclear was the winning bidder for Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation’s fuel-related assets at a bankruptcy auction.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 113 min read


Proxima Fusion joins the club of well-funded nuclear contenders with €130M Series A
<p>Commercial nuclear fusion power isn’t a reality yet. But venture capital is flowing into startups that promise that clean, safe, and virtually limitless energy is no longer just a distant dream.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 114 min read
Bedrock Ocean dredges up $25M to map the seafloor with robots
<p>Bedrock Ocean wants to use autonomous underwater vehicles to make mapping the seafloor faster and cheaper.</p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 103 min read
Atlassian rival Linear raises $82M at $1.25B valuation
<p>Linear, an enterprise software maker that competes with many of Atlassian’s products, announced that it raised $82 million in a Series C funding round led by Accel. </p>
Rahul Patil
Jun 101 min read
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