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2026 Startup Battlefield 200 nominations are open

Early-stage founders, this is your moment! Are you ready to put your startup to the test on the ultimate global stage? The Startup Battlefield is calling. Nominations for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200, the world's most iconic startup pitch…

Exclusive: Peter Thiel-backed industrial AI startup emerges from stealth in a16z 'American Dynamism' push

In a move that signals the next phase of the artificial intelligence boom, Emanate, an AI startup focused on the gritty reality of America's industrial supply chain, has emerged from stealth. Backed by venture capital heavyweight Andreessen…

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Beyond AI: 5 Startup Sectors Seeing Big Funding Growth

Last year, AI grabbed half of venture dollars globally. But the sector's blockbuster growth hasn't necessarily come at the expense of other startup industries. Rather, areas that benefit from AI-driven automation such as legal tech, or that combine…

Read the pitch deck AI private security startup Guard Owl used to raise $3 million

A former SpaceX engineer thinks that private security is ripe for disruption. 'There's a lot of parallels to what SpaceX did with the aerospace industry,' Guard Owl cofounder and CEO Narek Kajikian told Business Insider. Kajikian, Edrees Tabibzada…

If You're Building a Startup, Daniel Chang Wants You to Hear This First

Daniel Chang, the newest Professor of Practice at the University of California San Diego's Rady School of Management, knows that entrepreneurs need more than an interesting idea to build a business. They need a real customer problem to solve, the…

DPIIT Redraws Startup Rules to Reflect DeepTech Reality

India's startup policy framework has taken a notable step away from one-size-fits-all definitions. With the latest notification, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has formally recognised DeepTech startups as a…

India's new startup rules for deep tech | Explained

STORY SO FAR: The Department for the Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade in India (DPIIT), of the Ministry of Commerce, last week issued a notification defining what constitutes a ‘deep tech' startup. ‘Deep-tech' is a buzzword…

Maharashtra Tech Sees Funding Shift Towards Early-Stage Startups

In 2025, Maharashtra's technology ecosystem sent a clear signal to the market: capital is not pulling back, it is moving with intent. Total funding across Maharashtra-based tech companies stood at $2.5 billion, a modest 6% decline from 2024. Yet…

Physical AI startup Gather AI raises $40M to expand warehouse intelligence

Physical artificial intelligence for intralogistics startup Gather AI Inc. today announced that it had raised $40 million in new funding to increase its headcount, accelerate expansion to hundreds of additional facilities globally and support the…

CIA looks to speed up access to new tech in race against China

The Central Intelligence Agency is looking to speed up its access to breakthrough technologies in an effort to better compete with China. The US spy agency on Monday announced plans for a new acquisition framework that would cut red-tape and…

Global startup OpenFX growing from Miami, using stablecoin to speed money transfers

Aiming to move “money as freely as data,” OpenFX is quickly expanding worldwide, now handling more than $3 billion a month in foreign-exchange transactions and boosting its presence in Miami and across the Americas. The…

Private cloud infrastructure startup Oxide Computer reportedly raises $200M in fresh funding

Cloud-inspired data center infrastructure startup Oxide Computer Co. has reportedly raised $200 million in a fresh round of funding. The round was first reported by Axios, which named the U.S. Innovative Technology Fund as the lead investor. It…

Startup aiOla strives to fix AI speech recognition woes with dynamic routing

Artificial intelligence startup aiOla says it's breaking new ground in its quest to develop machines that can understand human speech as well as people can. Today it has announced a new “Speech Intelligence Gateway” that's able to…

Two biotech startups selected for Seoul-AstraZeneca joint program

Seoul City has announced the first results of its open-innovation partnership with global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, selecting two domestic biotech startups to receive yearlong R&D mentoring and support for overseas expansion. The city on…