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TechCrunch Startup News

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9:54

Kana emerges from stealth with $15M to build flexible...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/18

Kana, a new AI marketing startup from the founders of Rapt and Krux, has raised $15 million to build customizable, agent-based marketing tools.The partnership will see the two companies exploring how World Labs’ models can work alongside Autodesk’s tools, and vice versa, starting with a focus on entertainment use cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:32

SpendRule raises $2M, emerges from stealth to help...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/18

SpendRule, launched last summer, is an AI-powered platform that helps healthcare systems track their spending.Mistral AI has agreed to buy Koyeb, a Paris-based startup that simplifies AI app deployment at scale and manages the infrastructure behind it. Thrive Capital just raised $10 billion for its new fund-- nearly double the size of its last fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:26

African defensetech Terra Industries, founded by two...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/17

Terra Industries, the African defense company, announced Monday that it had secured an additional $22 million in funding to further expand the business.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:21

Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/16

Helion's Polaris device hit 150 million degrees C recently, a milestone that nudges the company toward its commercial power plant that will sell electricity to Microsoft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:35

Eclipse backs all-EV marketplace Ever in $31M funding...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/16

The San Francisco-based startup says its AI-first approach has allowed it to scale faster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:32

Score, the dating app for people with good credit, is...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/13

Two years ago, a controversial dating app was launched and quickly shuttered: for people with good-to-excellent credit. Now, the founder is relaunching it, open to anyone.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:37

Didero lands $30M to put manufacturing procurement on...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/13

Didero functions as an agentic AI layer that sits on top of a company’s existing ERP, acting as a coordinator that reads incoming communications and automatically executes the necessary updates and tasks. Also, General Catalyst is in talks to lead Modal Labs' next round for the four-year-old startup, according to our sources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:52

Complyance raises $20M to help companies manage risk...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/12

Complyance raised a $20 million Series A led by GV for its AI-native compliance platform.Also, Integrate's round was led by FPV Ventures co-founder and managing partner Wesley Chan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:16

Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/11

Apptronik has sold another $520 million in a Series A extension to existing and new investors like Google and Mercedes-Benz.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:20

Proptech startup Smart Bricks raises $5 million...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/11

Smart Bricks is an AI-powered proptech that helps investors find high-quality real estate investmentsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:38

Hauler Hero collects $16M for its AI waste management...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/10

Hauler Hero has seen its customer base, revenue, and head count double since the company raised its seed round in 2024.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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3:55

Anthropic closes in on $20B round; plus, Harvey...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/10

Anthropic raised $13 billion in equity funding just five months ago, but intense competition between frontier labs and the ongoing cost of compute have made them eager to raise as quickly as possible. Also, after announcing $190 million in ARR in December, Harvey may be raising again a big leap in valuation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:39

Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/09

Gather AI has closed funding from former Salesforce CEO's firm Smith Point Capital. Its warehouse AI system doesn't just scan. It seeks out specific data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:32

Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/06

The startup -- with backing from Accel -- is building a financial layer that handles the authentication and micro-payments required for AI agents.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:09

Fundamental raises a Series A with a new take on big...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/05

Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises.Also, having raised a €30 million Series A round led by CapitalG, business identity verification startup Duna is now among the most well-capitalized European startups founded by Stripe alumni. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:17

Peak XV says internal disagreement led to partner...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/05

Peak XV says internal disagreement led to partner exits as it doubles down on AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:17

Exclusive: Positron raises $230M Series B to take on...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/04

The investment comes from backers including the Qatar Investment Authority as demand for chips beyond Nvidia soars and as Qatar aims to build out its AI infrastructure.Also, To build and sell more of its autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), Apeiron Labs recently closed a $9.5 million Series A round led by Dyne Ventures, RA Capital Management Planetary Health and S2G Investments, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. Assembly Ventures, Bay Bridge Ventures, and TFX Capital participated. Learn

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4:29

Gradient’s heat pumps get new smarts to enable...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/04

Gradient's heat pumps fit in windows, minimizing installation times. Now, it is introducing software to make those units more intelligent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:58

Linq raises $20M to enable AI assistants to live...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/03

Linq offers an API that lets companies offer their AI assistants via iMessage, RCS and SMS.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:09

Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/03

Carbon Robotics' Large Plant Model will allow farmers to kill new types of weeds without having to retrain the machines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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