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TechCrunch Startup News

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6:39

HomeBoost’s app will show you where to save on your...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/02/02

The startup is partnering with utilities to help homeowners determine the best upgrades to cut their energy use. Also, Waymo is reportedly finalizing a new funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:43

Upwind raises $250M at $1.5B valuation to continue...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/30

The $250 million Series B was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Picture Capital.Also, Outtake makes an agentic cybersecurity platform to help enterprises detect identity fraud. Its angel investors are a who's who. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:47

Flapping Airplanes and the promise of research-driven...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/29

A new AI lab called Flapping Airplanes launched yesterday, and a Sequoia partner has an interesting take on why they stand out.Also, Upwind's $250 million Series B was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Picture Capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:54

Tiny startup Arcee AI built a 400B-parameter open...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/29

30-person startup Arcee AI has released a 400B model called Trinity, which it says is one of the biggest open source foundation models from a U.S. company.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:07

Jennifer Garner’s Once Upon a Farm resumes IPO plans;...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/28

Once Upon A Farm food company may debut as soon as next week. It has issued a price range for shares, an SEC filing shows.Also, By Rotation, one of the UK’s most popular peer-to-peer fashion rental platforms, is partnering with Uber to deliver ski clothes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:07

Phia raises $35M to ‘make shopping fun again’; plus,...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/28

Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni’s Phia raises $35M to ‘make shopping fun again’ Also, designed to autonomously resolve help desk tickets, Risotto has raised $10 million in seed funding in a round led by Bonfire Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:51

Northwood Space secures a $100M Series B and a $50M...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/27

This is the El Segundo, California-based startup's second raise in less than a year. Also, Ricursive joins Recursive and Unconventional AI in raising massive funds at multi-billion valuations out of the gate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:45

AI startup CVector raises $5M for its industrial...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/27

Industrial AI startup CVector built a brain and nervous system for big industry. Now, founders Richard Zhang and Tyler Ruggles are tasked with a bigger challenge: showing customers and investors how this AI-powered software layer translates to real savings on an industrial scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:08

How PopWheels helped a food cart ditch generators for...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/26

PopWheels realized its battery swapping network could be used for more than food delivery workers who need to charge their e-bikes. Now, its planning for an "aggressive rollout" this summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:36

This startup will send 1,000 people’s ashes to space...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/26

Started by an engineer who worked on the space shuttle program, and at Blue Origin, Space Beyond has a spot on a 2027 Falcon 9 flight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:59

OpenAI is coming for those sweet enterprise dollars;...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/23

OpenAI has reportedly appointed Barret Zoph to lead its push into enterprise just a week after Zoph rejoined the company. Also, Anduril announced its plans to expand its Southern California presence with a major campus in Long Beach, the town where founder Palmer Luckey grew up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:26

Struggling fusion power company General Fusion to go...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/23

General Fusion's merger with an acquisition company will net the company over $300 million. Just last year, the company ran into trouble raising money from other investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:37

From invisibility cloaks to AI chips: Neurophos...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/22

Neurophos is taking a crack at solving the AI industry's power efficiency problem with an optical chip that uses a composite material to do the math required in AI inferencing tasks.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:36

Language learning marketplace Preply’s unicorn status...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/22

Language learning marketplace Preply is now valued at $1.2 billion after raising a $150 million that marks a new chapter for the 14-year-old company.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:29

PraxisPro raises $6M seed from AlleyCorp to coach...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/21

PraxisPro, founded by a former pharma sales rep, offers small language model AI training specifically designed for medical product sales.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:14

Retail startup Another raises a $2.5M seed to help...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/21

Another raises a $2.5 million seed round led by Anthemis FIL and Westbound to help retailers with off-channel inventory.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:08

Humans&, a ‘human-centric’ AI startup, raised $480M...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/20

Humans&, a startup that believes AI should empower people, not replace them, has reportedly raised a $480 million seed round at a $4.48 billion valuation. Also, Grubhub's acquisition of Claim will give restaurants access to Claim’s customer acquisition and retention tools, while Grubhub diners can receive rewards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:23

AI cloud startup Runpod hits $120M in ARR — and it...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/20

Their startup journey is a wild example of how if you build it well and the timing is lucky, they will definitely come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:56

AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/19

Higgsfield says its on a $200 million annual revenue run rate. So it opened its previous Series A round back up and sold another $80 million in shares. Also, Symbolic.ai claims its AI platform can help optimize editorial processes and research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:53

India’s Emversity doubles valuation as it scales...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/01/16

Emversity has raised $30 million in a new round as it scales job-ready training in India.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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