Venture Capital News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/venture/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:04:46 +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 Venture Capital News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/venture/ 32 32 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 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 Nvidia-backed SiFive hits $3.65B valuation for open AI chips https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/11/nvidia-backed-sifive-hits-3-65-billion-valuation-for-open-ai-chips/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:03:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111572 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 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 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 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 Final 3 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/final-3-days-to-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110367 VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B fund to back — and build — ‘physical AI’ startups https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/vc-eclipse-has-a-new-1-3b-to-back-and-build-physical-ai-startups/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:24:54 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110181 4 days left to save close to $500 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 passes https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/4-days-left-to-save-close-to-500-on-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-passes/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110003 The AI gold rush is pulling private wealth into riskier, earlier bets  https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/the-ai-gold-rush-is-pulling-private-wealth-into-riskier-earlier-bets/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109391 OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund  https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/openai-alums-have-been-quietly-investing-from-a-new-potentially-100m-fund/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:54:26 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109755 Startup Battlefield 200 applications open: a chance for VC access, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/startup-battlefield-200-applications-open-get-vc-access-techcrunch-coverage-and-100k/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109473 Ticket savings of up to $500 this week for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/massive-ticket-savings-of-up-to-500-this-week-for-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109491 Peter Thiel’s big bet on solar-powered cow collars https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/04/unpacking-peter-thiels-big-bet-on-solar-powered-cow-collars/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109434 Anthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio in $400M deal: Reports https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/03/anthropic-buys-biotech-startup-coefficient-bio-in-400m-deal-reports/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:28:40 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109242