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8:14

Ex-Tesla engineer’s startup taps Pronto to help...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/04/10

Pronto's autonomous haulage trucks are about to start operating at Mariana Minerals's Utah copper mine -- the first such deal since Pronto got acquired by Travis Kalanick's Atoms Inc.Also, Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced Thursday the close of a $95 million Fund II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:16

TC's Julie Bort can’t help rooting for tiny open...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/04/09

Arcee is a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a high-performing, massive, open source LLM. And it's gaining popularity with OpenClaw users.Also, Matei Zaharia has won the top honor from the Association for Computing Machinery. Now he's working on AI for research and says AGI is simply misunderstood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:03

AI startup Rocket offers vibe McKinsey-style reports...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/04/08

Rocket's new AI platform combines strategy, product building, and competitive intelligence, aiming to move beyond code generation.Also, the defense aviation startup is coming off two successful flight demonstrations, and with the next one, it's aiming to go supersonic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:48

Spain’s Xoople raises $130 million Series B to map...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/04/07

The company is also announcing a deal with L3Harris to build the sensors for Xoople's spacecraft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:43

Peter Thiel’s big bet on solar-powered cow collars;...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/04/06

Why did Founders Fund invest $220 million in cattle management startup Halter?Also, Anthropic has purchased the stealth biotech AI startup Coefficient Bio in a $400 million stock deal, according to The Information and Eric Newcomer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:19

Beehiiv expands into podcasting; also, Gateway...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/04/03

One way Beehiiv is convincing creators to switch from rivals like Substack and Patreon is by not taking a cut of revenue. Plus, Gateway Capital Partners, the venture firm founded by Dana Guthrie, announced the first close for its $25 million target Fund II earlier this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:16

Commonwealth Fusion Systems leans on magnets for...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/04/02

Realta Fusion is buying magnets from Commonwealth Fusion Systems, providing a revenue stopgap.Also, the merger is a sign that the fitness industry is continuing to move toward consolidation to compete at a larger scale. Recent moves include MyFitnessPal acquiring Cal AI, an AI calorie counting app, and Strava buying two apps: cycling app The Breakaway and running app Runna. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:00

Exclusive: Runway launches $10M funExclusive: Runway...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/04/01

Runway is launching a $10 million fund and startup program to back companies building with its AI video models, as it pushes toward interactive, real-time “video intelligence” applications.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:23

ScaleOps raises $130M to improve computing efficiency...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/03/31

ScaleOps just raised $130M to tackle GPU shortages and soaring AI cloud costs by automating infrastructure in real time. Plus, as AI floods software development with code, Qodo is betting the real challenge is making sure it actually works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:47

Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation;...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/03/30

In one year, Shield AI's value has leaped 140%. This after it won a contract to be the software provider to Anduril's Fury fighter jet for the U.S. Air Force. Also, Index Ventures is said to be leading a $250 million to $350 million round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:19

Conntour raises $7M to build an AI search engine for...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/03/27

Conntour uses AI models to let security teams query camera feeds using natural language to find any object, person, or situation.Also, Lucid Bots has seen demand accelerate over the last year for its window cleaning drones and power washing robots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:52

Seattle's Brinc just launched a drone it says can...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/03/26

Brinc launched its newest 911 response drone this week, as the company seeks to expand its prominence in the public safety industry. Also, Arinna builds solar cells specifically for spacecraft and has developed an ultrathin new material that it expects to be far more flexible and more efficient than current technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:46

Startup Gimlet Labs is solving the AI inference...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/03/25

Gimlet Labs just raised an $80 million Series A for tech that lets AI run across NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, ARM, Cerebras and d-Matrix chips, simultaneously.Also, Flighty's new feature will give users real-time updates about why operations at an airport are disrupted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:40

Sam Altman-backed fusion startup Helion in talks with...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/03/24

Helion is reportedly negotiating a deal that would see it sell 12.5% of its power output to OpenAI.Also, after four years, and multiple subpoenas and depositions, the beleaguered EV startup, Faraday Futures, has dodged yet another bullet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:57

AI startups are eating the venture industry and the...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/03/23

AI startups accounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on Carta last year — a record-high annual share.Also, an anonymous Substack post accuses compliance startup Delve of “falsely” convincing “hundreds of customers they were compliant” with privacy and security regulations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:07

Geothermal startup Fervo catapults itself over the...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/03/20

Fervo landed a large new loan with terms that strongly suggest the company's most turbulent days are behind it. Also, K2's Gravitas is an ambitious project that aims to demonstrate the tech needed to build data centers in space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:33

Rebel Audio is a new AI podcasting tool aimed at...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/03/19

Rebel Audio is a new all-in-one podcasting tool that allows creators to record podcasts, edit, clip content for social, and publish episodes, all without ever leaving the platform.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:53

H&M wants to make clothing from CO2 using this...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/03/18

Rubi has developed an enzymatic process to turn carbon dioxide into cellulose that's ready to be spun into lyocell or viscose.Also, Niv-AI raised $12 million in seed funding to measure and manage GPU power surges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:10

Fuse wants to disrupt aging loan origination systems...

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/03/17

The startup also announced a $5M 'rescue fund' to help credit unions ditch legacy software for its AI-native platform. Also, at Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's urging, Frore developed liquid-cooling tech for chips. That shift helped it just raise $143 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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12:25

The biggest AI stories of the year (so far)

TechCrunch Startup News ·

2026/03/16

Written by TechCrunch's Amanda Siberling. The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry, and existentially dangerous contract negotiations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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