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Seedcamp raises $320M for its new fund to expand its US footprint | TechCrunch

After 18 years of focusing on Europe, early-stage investor Seedcamp said on Monday that it had raised $320...

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The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs | TechCrunch

With each new season comes another YC Demo Day. On Tuesday, the Spring 2026 cohort was unveiled, filled...

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Chi-Hua Chien saw Facebook coming — now he says the real AI winners won’t be selling AI | TechCrunch

Chi-Hua Chien has spent more than two decades as a venture capitalist, but he thinks like a cultural...

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Startups

Startup Battlefield is returning to Australia — here’s what happened the last time we came to Sydney | TechCrunch

In November 2017, TechCrunch brought Startup Battlefield to Australia for the first time. Fifteen startups from across Australia...

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Benchmark raises its first-ever growth fund as part of $2B capital haul | TechCrunch

Benchmark Capital, the storied Silicon Valley VC firm known for early investments in eBay, Snap, Uber, and Twitter,...

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Founders Fund hires former OpenAI exec Ryan Beiermeister (and not because of her ‘Mafia’ skills) | TechCrunch

Ryan Beiermeister has joined Founders Fund as a partner, she announced on Monday. Beiermeister is well-known in Silicon...

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Solo GP Ashley Smith announces second $25M fund to back startups in AI, security and more | TechCrunch

Vermilion Cliffs Ventures announced Wednesday the close of a $25 million Fund II. The firm was founded in...

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Venture

Almost 90 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are | TechCrunch

With AI igniting an investor frenzy, more startups are achieving unicorn status every month. Using data from Crunchbase...

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The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs | TechCrunch

Another Y Combinator Demo Day took place on Thursday, but this batch looked a little different. While every...

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This former notorious red-light district is now one of the world’s top AI hubs | TechCrunch

What every U.K. AI startup wants to know these days is, how can I get office space in...