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Ethan Thornton, founder CEO Mach Industries
Startups

Defense tech Mach Industries doubles valuation to $3.7B in 3 months | TechCrunch

Defense tech startup Mach Industries has raised a fresh $600 million in capital in a Series C extension...

A geothermal drilling rig sits in a forest in Oregon.
Climate

Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into superhot-rock geothermal | TechCrunch

Geothermal startup Mazama Energy raised $135 million in an oversubscribed Series B, the startup said Thursday.The fresh funding...

LLMs on smartphone
AI

PrismML hopes its tiny LLM will change how we all use AI | TechCrunch

If AI lab PrismML isn’t on your radar yet, it should be — not because it’s raised gobs...

Startups

The startup bringing air taxis to the LA Olympics | TechCrunch

Loading the player…Building flying taxis takes billions of dollars. So instead of relying on traditional venture rounds, Archer...

Social

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events schedule: NMI, Backblaze, PeakXV Partners, Augment, and more to host | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt is where the tech community comes together to build, debate, and connect. And while the main...

Comp AI Team Photo
Venture

Comp AI sets eyes on a continuously agentic future for security and compliance | TechCrunch

Comp AI, a cybersecurity and compliance startup, announced that it has raised a $34 million Series A round....

TechCrunch Disrupt Builders Stage
AI

Learn about AI in HR at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

The first few hires at a startup can define the company. But increasingly, not every new capability requires...

Startups

Noise wants to help everyday people become paid content creators | TechCrunch

Marketing platform Noise aims to connect brands with content creators at a much lower cost than hiring traditional...

In Brief

Pulley, a Carta rival, is shutting down | TechCrunch

Cap table management platform Pulley announced this week on its website that it was shutting down, and its...

Max Hodak speaking
Biotech & Health

Co-founder Max Hodak joins the agenda lineup on Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

When you imagine working with a computer, you likely think of keyboards, clicks, or typing on your phone....