TechCrunch
AI Startup Hits $3.2B Valuation Faster Than You Can Say 'Unicorn'
AfterQuery rockets to $3.2B valuation in record time, proving that youth and AI hype are a potent combo.
2026-09-02
TechCrunch
2026-08-31
TechCrunch
Circleback Throws Open the Gates, Hopes You'll Stick Around Long Enough to Pay
Circleback joins the meeting-note-taker free-tier club, hoping you'll forget the 30-day history limit and fall in love with their AI transcripts.
2026-08-20
TechCrunch
Startup Shrinks Nuclear Steam Generator, Because Apparently Size Matters
Nuclear power gets a makeover: Apollo Atomics shrinks the steam generator to person-size, aiming to beat natural gas at 3 cents per kWh.
2026-08-12
The Verge
Of Course the ChatGPT Dog Cancer Vaccine Spawned a Startup
The man who used ChatGPT to create a dog cancer vaccine now has a Y Combinator-backed startup aiming to cure everything, because why not?
2026-08-05
TechCrunch
Robinhood Launches Fund to Let You Pretend You're a Y Combinator Insider
Robinhood now offers a publicly traded fund so you can lose money on Y Combinator startups without actually owning any shares - just like a real VC, minus the power to fire anyone.
2026-07-23
TechCrunch
Insurance Startup Corgi Raises Yet Another Round, Because Why Not? Now Valued at $4B
Insurance startup Corgi, which also does data room software and coffee shops, raises yet another round at a $4B valuation - its third in eight weeks. Because apparently, one fundraising frenzy wasn't enough.
2026-05-09
TechCrunch
Fintech Startup Parker Files for Bankruptcy, Proving That 'Secret Sauce' Sometimes Just Spoils
Parker, the fintech startup with a 'secret sauce' for e-commerce credit, files for Chapter 7, leaving customers and creditors wondering what was in that sauce.
2026-05-02
SpaceNews
Starcloud Wants Another $200 Million to Launch Space Data Centers, Because Earth Just Isn't Cramped Enough
Two-year-old orbital data center startup seeks $200 million to double valuation to $2.2 billion, plans 88,000 satellites, and hopes Elon Musk's Starship doesn't blow up before launch.
2026-05-01
TechCrunch
College Dropout Cashes Out: YC-Backed Skio Sells for $105M on $8M Raised, Proving Persistence Pays (and So Do Subscription Payments)
YC alum Skio sells for $105M cash on just $8M raised - founder Kennan Frost turns a pandemic panic attack into a subscription-payment empire, then walks away with a nine-figure bag.
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