Nandan Nilekani leaves GP role at Fundamentum as it launches $200M third fund | TechCrunch
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Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles | TechCrunch
… TechCrunch Events View Bio Most Popular Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access Anthropic files to go public DuckDuckGo makes its ‘no-AI’ search engine easier to access as its traf…
Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last | TechCrunch
… Kirani said the renewed interest reflects a shift in the quality and ambition of Indian entrepreneurs. “Compared to several years back,” he said, “the quality of ideas and quality of founders are significantly better than what we have ever seen.” The new India fund was one of four funds Accel raise… …
Builders Stage agenda revealed for Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
… The conversation will also explore how startup storytelling is evolving and what happens after the spotlight, including the realities of maintaining momentum and surviving the critical 12 months after a major launch, funding round, or Battlefield appearance. …
Anduril reportedly in talks to raise funding at $100B valuation, more than 3x last year's mark | TechCrunch
… View Bio Most Popular US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search Anduril reportedly in talks to raise funding at $100B valuation, more than 3x last year’s mark OpenAI says Hugging Face was breached by its pre-release models Jack Dorsey is taking…
Zigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund | TechCrunch
… But in recent years, the sector has become increasingly focused on energy and infrastructure, a shift that has been largely driven by the demands of AI. …
Benchmark raises its first-ever growth fund as part of $2B capital raise | TechCrunch
… As a result, the firm hasn’t invested in Anthropic, OpenAI, or any of the other capital-intensive AI labs, such as Periodic Labs, Reflection AI, or Recursive Superintelligence . Where Benchmark has placed AI bets, the results have been mixed. …
Dili raises $21.7M to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom | TechCrunch
… View Bio Most Popular Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine Sam Altman is ready to decelerate Librarians are hosting viral ‘Avoiding AI’ workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech SpaceX launches new V3 Starlink satellites but suffers another boos…
The 6 stages at Disrupt 2026 — built for today’s tougher startup market | TechCrunch
… The focus on this stage shifts away from AI hype and toward operational reality, including how trustworthy systems are built, what happens when cloud access is limited, how physical AI products scale, and where deployment failures create real financial and operational risk. …
OpenRouter more than doubles valuation to $1.3B in a year | TechCrunch
… Since then, AI work has shifted from training to inference to, now, agents. And OpenRouter’s AI gateway has soared in popularity in response. …