Startups | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/startups/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:30:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Startups | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/startups/ 32 32 AI data center startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation months after hitting $7.5B, says report https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/ai-datacenter-startup-fluidstack-in-talks-for-1b-round-at-18b-valuation-months-after-hitting-7-5b-says-report/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:33:38 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112415 Financial risk management platform Pillar raises $20M seed in round led by a16z https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/financial-risk-management-platform-pillar-raises-20m-seed-in-round-led-by-a16z/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:05:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112156 In just a couple weeks, StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/14/join-the-first-strictlyvc-of-2026-in-sf-with-leaders-from-tdk-ventures-and-replits-co-founder/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:30:49 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108326 OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/openai-has-bought-ai-personal-finance-startup-hiro/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:23:33 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3112057 Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/vercel-ceo-guillermo-rauch-signals-ipo-readiness-as-ai-agents-fuel-revenue-surge/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:22:29 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111750 Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/slate-auto-raises-650m-to-fund-its-affordable-ev-truck-plans/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:26:33 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111723 Walmart-owned Flipkart, Amazon are squeezing India’s quick-commerce startups https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/11/walmart-owned-flipkart-amazon-are-squeezing-indias-quick-commerce-startups/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111566 Kalshi wins temporary pause in Arizona criminal case https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/11/kalshi-wins-temporary-pause-in-arizona-criminal-case/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:20:24 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111689 TechCrunch is heading to Tokyo — and bringing the Startup Battlefield with it https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/techcrunch-is-heading-to-tokyo-and-bringing-the-startup-battlefield-with-it/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:38:43 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109679 Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/every-fusion-startup-that-has-raised-over-100m/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:05:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2878248 Last 24 hours: Save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/final-24-hours-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111266 What founders can learn from Anjuna’s layoffs and recovery https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/what-founders-can-learn-from-anjunas-layoffs-and-recovery/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:17:30 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111154 After data breach, $10B-valued startup Mercor is having a month https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/after-data-breach-10b-valued-startup-mercor-is-having-a-month/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:33:54 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110877 How to make the Startup Battlefield Top 20 — and what every company gets regardless https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/how-to-make-the-startup-battlefield-top-20-and-what-every-company-gets-regardless/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:01:48 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110945 Sierra’s Bret Taylor says the era of clicking buttons is over https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/sierras-bret-taylor-says-the-era-of-clicking-buttons-is-over/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:20:50 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110892 Final 2 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/final-2-days-to-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-ticket/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110805 This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s building a ‘fighter jet for orbit.’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/portal-raises-50-million-to-build-a-new-kind-of-high-power-rocket-engine/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110571 Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/collide-capital-raises-95m-fund-to-back-fintech-future-of-work-startups/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110579