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Every New Industry Is A Startup Inside Your Agency
Aaron Domino is Founder and President of Onimod Global, a performance digital marketing agency he launched in 2009. The standard growth plan for a midsized agency is horizontal. You get good at something for one kind of client, then you add a…
Can Japan build a defense-startup ecosystem?
Until recently, it was difficult to imagine Japanese startups entering the defense sector. But a changing security environment and proactive outreach by the Ministry of Defense's Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency are drawing new interest…
These established companies are still innovating like startups
As companies emerge from early startup stage, pressure mounts to focus on execution. But they must also have an eye toward opportunities to improve, expand, and serve evolving marketplace needs. This year's honorees have used AI to streamline and…
5 startups that caught VCs' attention at the latest PearX demo day
There isn't a shortage of accelerators for startups, but one of the few that investors watch closely is PearX, a 12-week program that caps its cohorts at a mere 20 startups and is run by Pear VC, a pre-seed and seed-focused venture firm. PearX's…
Crunchbase Data Shows AI's Most Active Startups Are Becoming Serial Acquirers
Some of the AI industry's fastest-growing startups are becoming serial acquirers, buying smaller companies to fill product gaps, enter new markets and bring specialized teams in-house, a review of Crunchbase data shows. While AI giant OpenAI is by…
The Startup Battlefield 200 judges who'll decide the winner at Disrupt 2026
Thousands of startups applied. Just 200 made Startup Battlefield. Only 20 will pitch on the Disrupt Stage across all three days. Competition goes from October 13-15 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. It all comes down to one final decision. For our…
Nvidia backs startup Reactor as buzz grows for world models
World models are capturing the tech industry's attention and investment dollars, amid growing expectations that AI will soon move beyond our screens and into the physical world of cars, robots, and other objects. A slew of new startups are…
Robotics startup RobCo valued at $1B+ in $40M funding round - SiliconANGLE
Industrial automation startup RobCo Inc. today announced that it has closed a $40 million funding round. Most of the shares that changed hands were sold by current and former employees. The investor consortium that bought the equity included…
24 startups raised 411 million dollars last week, and a new Rs 250 crore fund is the better signal
Startups WEH Ventures first close means limited partners are still committing. Thirteen early-stage rounds against five growth-stage. Twenty-four Indian startups raised about $411 million in the week to 3 October — five growth-stage rounds…
German robot startup RobCo hits $1 billion valuation, CEO moves to US
AMSTERDAM, Oct 5: German robotics maker RobCo on Monday said it had passed a $1 billion valuation and that its CEO Roman Holzl had relocated to the United States to focus on the company's fastest-growing market. The Munich-based firm said the…
Utah gives startup Nolla Health permission to start issuing AI automated prescriptions for acne treatments - SiliconANGLE
Utah has become the first state in the U.S. to give an artificial intelligence startup permission to automate the approval of prescription refills with only minimal oversight from human physicians. In a blog post today, Nolla Health said it has…
AI agent hardware startup Ghost, led by its 19-year-old-founder, raises $11M - SiliconANGLE
Artificial intelligence hardware startup Ghost AI said today it has raised $11 million in funding to build what it believes is the first personal computer that's dedicated to running personal AI agents. The round was led by Silicon Valley…
PM Modi signs 5 key India-Switzerland pacts: What they mean for students, professionals and startups
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and Switzerland have agreed to significantly strengthen their partnership across trade, investment, infrastructure, defence, nuclear energy, science, technology and people-to-people ties. Swiss President Guy…
The full Disrupt Stage lineup
The biggest stage at TechCrunch Disrupt is where the people building the future come to talk about what happens next in the tech ecosystem. Across three days, from October 13 to 15, at Moscone West in San Francisco, the Disrupt Stage will bring…
How AI Agents Are Helping Companies Scale Their Marketing
Agentic Marketing shifts AI from helping marketers create content to actually executing full workflows on their behalf. The framework boils down to one formula: Skills + Tools + Context = Agency. As AI takes on more execution, marketers should move…
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