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Venture

Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals | TechCrunch

For decades, the unwritten rule of venture capital was that a firm doesn’t back two companies that compete...

KKirsten Korosec and RJ Scaringe, Founder & CEO, Rivian, speak onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 at Moscone Center on October 13, 2026 in San Francisco, California
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Disrupt 2026: Day 2 | TechCrunch

Day 2 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is here at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Explore innovative startups and solution...

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Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia | TechCrunch

Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds...

Venture

While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders ‘elsewhere’ | TechCrunch

Endeavor Catalyst has closed its fifth fund with $320 million in capital commitments, bringing the firm’s total assets...

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Factory CEO just accused his VC board advisor of spying for Cognition | TechCrunch

Matan Grinberg, co-founder and CEO of the AI coding startup Factory, said in a post on X on...

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Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech | TechCrunch

Defense and venture capital used to rarely overlap, but that’s no longer the case. Defense tech VC dealmaking...

Venture

Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO | TechCrunch

Just two months after listing its first venture fund on the stock market, Robinhood is preparing to launch...

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The hottest place for startups to strike a deal? The F1 paddock | TechCrunch

Over cold drinks in the Florida heat, this TechCrunch reporter watched from the paddock as founders and investors...

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., and Olaf, a robotic character from the Disney movie Frozen, during a keynote address at the Nvidia GTC conference in San Jose, California, US, on Monday, March 16, 2026. Nvidia Corp., the company at the center of an explosive build-out of AI computing, expects to generate at least $1 trillion from its Blackwell and Rubin chips through the end of 2027.
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Nvidia has already committed $40B to equity AI deals this year | TechCrunch

Nvidia continues to be a major investor in the AI ecosystem, committing more than $40 billion to equity...

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Mother Ventures is looking at moms as the ‘economic engine’ | TechCrunch

As families across the U.S. prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day this Sunday, Allison Stern is looking beyond the...