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Robotics software maker Skild AI hits $14B valuation
Skild AI, which is building general-purpose robotic software, just raised a $1.4 billion funding round led by SoftBank....
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VoiceRun nabs $5.5M to build a voice agent factory
VoiceRun, a startup that creates voice agents, raised $5.5 million in a round led by FlyBridge....
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More than 100 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 — here they are
Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year....
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Data security startup Cyera hits $9B valuation six months after being valued at $6B
Cyera raised another $400 million just six months after its last huge round....
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How reality crushed Ÿnsect, the French startup that had raised over $600M for insect farming
French insect farming company Ÿnsect was recently placed into judicial liquidation for insolvency, despite raising over $600 million....
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India’s Spinny lines up $160M funding to acquire GoMechanic, sources say
Spinny is set to be valued at about $1.8 billion post-money in its latest funding round....
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The market has ‘switched’ and founders have the power now, VCs say
Graham & Walker’s Leslie Feinzaig and XYZ Venture’s Ross Fubini share the secrets for founders — and VCs — to make the most of the current fast pace of dealmaki...
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Harness Raises $240M: AI for Everything After Code and a New Era for DevOps
Alan breaks down Harness’s $240M raise, $5.5B valuation, and Jyoti Bansal’s AI-native platform reshaping the software delivery pipeline....
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Unacademy’s founder says startup is now worth less than $500M, confirms M&A talks
Unacademy's valuation has dropped by over 85% from its pandemic-era peak price tag of $3.5 billion, its founder said....
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Funding grants for new research into AI and mental health
OpenAI is awarding up to $2 million in grants for research at the intersection of AI and mental health. The program supports projects that study real-world risk...