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Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn investors off the sidelines. The technology may be challenging…
China Revamps ChiNext Rules to Lure More Startups to Market
China unveiled new rules for the Shenzhen stock exchange's tech-focused ChiNext board, seeking to broaden listing options and make the market more attractive to fast‑growing companies. The measures, announced Friday, include the creation of…
China AI Startup ShengShu Raises Over $290 Million in Latest Fundraising
The fundraising comes as Chinese AI video companies draw attention and look for ways to monetize AI-generated content, including short dramas--fast-paced, vertically shot mini-episodes designed for mobile consumption. ShengShu said Friday it closed…
Meet the hair color startup that's giving L'Oreal a run for its money
For decades, the millions of American women who dye their hair had two options: They could spend three hours and upwards of $300 in a salon or grab a $10 box off the drugstore shelf, squint at the ingredient list, and hope for the best. There was…
Chinese startup ShengShu raises 2 billion yuan to advance artificial general intelligence
Chinese artificial intelligence startup ShengShu Technology has raised 2 billion yuan (HK$2.3 billion) in a funding round led by Alibaba Cloud, the company said on Friday, as competition intensifies in China's AI sector. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…
After data breach, $10B valued startup Mercor is having a month
Six months ago, Mercor was flying high after raising a massive $350 million Series C that valued the AI data training startup at $10 billion. But after admitting on March 31 that it was the target of a data breach, the company has been facing a…
Fintech Startups Globally Raise More Money In Far Fewer Deals In Q1 2026
Venture funding to fintech companies is up year over year so far, but concentrated into significantly fewer companies, Crunchbase data shows. Global venture funding to financial technology startups totaled $12 billion across 751 deals in 2026 as of…
South Africa Startup Cracks Athleisure With NBA, Man City Deals
A South African clothing startup is taking on the global athleisure market, going from a college dorm room to partnerships with sports giants such as the National Basketball Association and Manchester City Football Club in just seven years. It all…
How to make the Startup Battlefield Top 20 - and what every company gets regardless
Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Six minutes to pitch and demo live, in front of top-tier Silicon Valley investors. A dedicated TechCrunch article published as you present. A shot at the…
The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: SiFive Leads With $400M For Custom Chip Designs As Aviation, Biotech And Defense Startups Also Raise Big
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's top 10…
Sundar Pichai Doubles Down on Startups as Google Expects Windfall From Anthropic, SpaceX
Sundar Pichai 's biggest A.I. wins may come from other companies instead of Google itself. As the longtime CEO of Google and its parent, Alphabet, Pichai has poured billions into A.I. products and cloud services, but it's Google's early bets on…
Six college startups win $14K at WooTank pitch competition
Six entrepreneurial efforts led by Central Massachusetts college students earned a combined $14,000 during the third annual WooTank Intercollegiate Showdown pitch competition. The event is inspired by the ABC show “Shark Tank.” The…
In-Space Maneuverability Startup Portal Raises Series A as it Shifts into Production Mode
Portal Space Systems has raised $50 million in a Series A round to accelerate its progress building maneuverable spacecraft as the startup grows its team and expands manufacturing capacity. The raise comes at a critical time for Portal — the…
America's Transformer Crisis Has Supercharged a Wave of New Startups
Transformers are the unsung heroes of the energy transition. These bulky devices come in a range of forms, from canisters mounted on distribution lines to garage-sized industrial units at substations and metal boxes on concrete pads outside…
Your iPhone has a secret startup chime (and you'll want to hear it)
In the world of computing, few things are quite as iconic as the PC boot-up and shut-down chime. To this very day, in fact, a short jingle plays each and every time you turn on a Windows or Mac machine, with the feature having become a staple of…
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