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The $11.2 Billion in 2026 Funding That Killed Crypto's Permissionless Era
Crypto startups raised $11.2 billion in the first half of 2026, with all funding going to regulated businesses.
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Nvidia scales back funding guarantee for Ohio OpenAI data center, WSJ reports
Nvidia has revised its plans to support a proposed OpenAI data center project in Ohio and is now expected to initially guarantee less than $120 billion, down from the $250 billion previously discussed, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar wit…
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How A Teenage Carpenter Became The Founder Of AI Construction Startup Trunk Tools
Sarah Buchner, a former carpenter, founded Trunk Tools, an AI startup for the construction industry. She grew up in a low-income household in Austria and worked in construction for over a decade before building a health and safety app and pursuing a Ph.D. in data science.
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Centricity Raises ₹280 Cr To Expand Wealthtech Platform, NRI Business
Centricity has secured ₹280 Cr (approximately $29 Mn) in a funding round led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund, aiming to enhance its wealthtech platform and expand its B2B2C distribution, private wealth, and NRI client businesses.
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Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M
Lovable raised $400M in a Series C at a $13.3B valuation, led by Menlo Ventures and the Scaleup Europe Fund.
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The Biggest Consequence Of An AI IPO Isn’t The IPO Itself. It’s What Happens Afterward.
Investors are focused on AI IPOs, but the real story begins after the IPO, when limited partners receive distributions and decide where to deploy that capital next. This can reshape venture fundraising and concentrate capital among the industry's largest firms.
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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Big Week For Big Checks
This week, several startups raised significant funding rounds, including Hadrian, Base Power, and Valar Atomics, which secured financings of $1 billion or more. Other companies in sectors such as AI, e-commerce, cybersecurity, biotech, and mining also announced sizable ne…
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The founder’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is a conference for founders, investors, and tech leaders. The event will take place at Moscone West in San Francisco on October 13-15, 2026. The conference will feature a packed lineup of speakers, over 200 expert sessions, and numerous networking…
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No Summer Doldrums For Active Startup Investors In July
Active startup investors kept up the pace in July, with familiar names leading the tallies for deal count and size. Khosla Ventures topped the ranks last month, while Y Combinator was by far the busiest backer by deal count.
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Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation
Hadrian secures $1.37B round, valuing company at $8B.
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The Return Of The Repeat Founder: Inside YC's Growing Class Of Second-Timers
Y Combinator has seen a growing number of repeat founders, who have already participated in the program at least once. Crunchbase News analyzed a dataset of repeat founders and found that most have gone through YC twice, with some returning as soon as two years later and …
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Yen stablecoin issuer JPYC’s Series B funding reaches $38M
Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC has completed an extension of its Series B funding round, bringing the cumulative total to approximately $38 million (6 billion yen). Logistics group AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings joined as a new investor, with JPYC planning to use the capital…
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World’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading faster
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is spreading faster than the response efforts. The outbreak has accounted for 3,874 confirmed cases, including 1,751 deaths, as of Monday. The WHO chief has urged the authorities to quickly …
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How An Educator Built An Edtech AI Startup With $63M From VCs
Adeel Khan, a former principal, built MagicSchool AI, a platform designed as an all-in-one AI operating system for K-12 educators and students. The tool acts as a daily assistant for teachers, performing tasks like building rubrics and generating practice worksheets. Khan…
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Chinese commercial rocket company i-Space completes first tranche of nearly RMB1 billion Series E funding
Chinese commercial rocket company i-Space has secured nearly RMB1 billion in the first tranche of its Series E funding round. This capital will primarily fuel the R&D and batch production of its Hyperbola-3 reusable rocket and Focus-2 liquid-oxygen methane engine.
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A Record 14 Billion-Dollar Rounds In July Pushed Venture's Historic Run Higher
Global venture funding showed no signs of slowing in July, with startup capital totaling $65 billion, up 100% year over year. The month notched the highest-ever number of billion-dollar venture rounds on record, with 14 startups raising billion-dollar rounds.
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Embodied-AI startup PaXini raises RMB1 billion to scale tactile-sensing technology
Embodied-AI startup PaXini has secured RMB1 billion in strategic funding, bringing its total fundraising to RMB3.5 billion, to advance R&D, expand capacity, and grow overseas for its tactile-sensing chips.
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Marmot Researchers Turn to OnlyFans for Funding—And There Are Meme Coins Too
UCLA researchers launched an OnlyFans account called OnlyMarms to support a project tracking yellow-bellied marmots in Colorado, after traditional funding became harder to secure. Over 10 OnlyMarms-inspired meme coins have appeared on Solana, but it's unclear who created …
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Horizon3 hits $2 billion valuation with $250M Series E as AI threats escalate
Cybersecurity startup Horizon3 has raised a $250 million Series E at a $2 billion valuation, more than tripling its valuation in 14 months. The company is riding growing enterprise demand for its AI-powered security testing platform.
Nigeria seeks stronger domestic funding to sustain HIV response
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Nigeria seeks stronger domestic funding to sustain HIV response
Nigeria is intensifying efforts to secure domestic financing for its HIV response amidst declining international donor support, which threatens to undermine decades of progress in prevention, treatment, and care.
Kimi Completes $35 Billion F-Round Financing, Valuation Rises to $350 Billion; SpaceX Short Seller Holds Over $260 Billion in Position, Book Profit Exceeds $7 Billion
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Kimi Completes $35 Billion F-Round Financing, Valuation Rises to $350 Billion; SpaceX Short Seller Holds Over $260 Billion in Position, Book Profit Exceeds $7 Billion
Kimi, a Chinese AI startup, has completed a $35 billion F-round financing, valuing the company at $350 billion. Meanwhile, SpaceX's short seller holds over $260 billion in position, with a book profit exceeding $7 billion.
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Freehand Raises $75M Series B To Automate Fortune 500 Supply Chain Spend
Freehand, an enterprise AI startup, has raised $75 million in a Series B funding round to scale its autonomous AI agents, which manage complex supply chain spend and back-office operations for Fortune 500 companies.
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DeepSeek tells prospective investors of funding pause, Bloomberg News reports
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has told prospective investors in its second fundraising round that it is suspending the deal for now, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Indian Startups Raised $209 Mn This Week
Indian startups raised about $209.1 Mn across 14 deals between July 18 and July 24, down about 26% from the $281.4 Mn raised across 24 deals in the previous week. Deal volume fell more sharply to 14 from last week’s 24 funding deals.
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Build in public, fail in public: what it’s like to be a founder under 20 right now
Young founders like Arlan Rakhmetzhanov and Pranjali Awasthi are building companies under intense pressure, with investors expecting growth in months, not years. The relentless strain to succeed can lead to murky ethical territory and predatory deal terms.
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Exclusive: Zetwerk Bags ₹500 Cr Pre-IPO Funding From Bharat Value Fund
IPO-bound Zetwerk has raised ₹500 Cr in a pre-IPO funding round from Bharat Value Fund at a valuation of about $4 Bn, sources told Inc42. The funding comes days after SEBI cleared Zetwerk's IPO, strengthening its balance sheet ahead of its planned public listing.
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Crypto PAC Pours $1M into Michigan Democratic Primary Race
Crypto PAC Fairshake is spending $1 million to influence voters in Michigan's 13th congressional district, supporting incumbent Shri Thanedar and opposing challenger Donavan McKinney.
UNAIDS Chief urges Africa to rethink health funding after global aid cuts
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UNAIDS Chief urges Africa to rethink health funding after global aid cuts
The head of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima, is calling for a "radical change" in how Africa funds healthcare, following significant cuts to international aid from major donors.
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Norwest Co-Leads $40 Mn Round In Raghu Vamsi Aerospace
Hyderabad-based aerospace and defence manufacturing company Raghu Vamsi Aerospace Group (RVAG) has raised $40 Mn in a funding round led by Norwest and Skegen Asset Management. The fresh capital will be used to expand the company’s manufacturing capacity across its facilit…
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Indian Startups Raised $281 Mn This Week, AI Sector Leads Funding
Indian startups raised $281.4 Mn across 24 deals between July 11 and July 17, with AI startups accounting for nearly 60% of the week's funding. Ecommerce startups secured $22.7 Mn across six deals.