Peak XV Partners, one of the largest venture capital firms investing in markets including India and Southeast Asia with more than $10 billion in assets under management, has increased how much it invests per startup through Surge, its seed-stage investing platform, as it unveils a new cohort of 18 companies. At least three of the…
AI inference infrastructure provider Modal Labs is nearing a $750 million funding round led by Accel at a $15.75 billion valuation that includes the investment, according to a source with knowledge of the funding. The size of the round has not been previously reported, though Axios and Bloomberg have reported other details of the deal.…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Autonomous vehicle technology is not yet ubiquitous or mainstream. Readers here might shout, “It’s everywhere!”…
Farmers around the world face a pressing problem: The equipment they use to till, plant, and harvest their fields is killing their margins. Studies have estimated that soil compaction can reduce yields by 20% to 60%. Plowing can help, but it’s a laborious and expensive task that harms soil health in different ways. Muju Earth…
Technology giant Kiteworks is urging customers to shut down their systems after the company received information that hackers may attempt to target them. Kiteworks (formerly Accellion), which makes tools for transferring large files and sensitive datasets over the internet, confirmed to TechCrunch that it had notified its customers about a potential threat. The news was…
On November 4, TechCrunch’s Founder Summit will bring a vital one-day crash course on startup building to Boston’s SoWa Power Station. Founders shouldn’t have to learn the hardest lessons the hardest way, and this event is designed to make the challenges of starting a company easier and the highs that much greater. Instead of months…
Image Credits:J Studios / Getty Images 2:56 PM PDT · September 22, 2026 Snorkel AI, a startup that helps AI labs and corporations build training datasets and simulated environments, has raised a $350 million Series E at a $3.5 billion valuation. The new round, which was led by Insight Partners and S32, valued the seven-year-old…
With five days left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, each day we will list a reason why you should join 10,000+ founders, investors, and operators at San Francisco’s Moscone West on October 13-15. Grab your ticket savings before prices go up on September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Plus,…
ScrollEd turns textbooks into a scrollable, Instagram-like feed with video, audio, and quizzes. The Palo Alto startup, founded by student co-founders (and spouses) Utsav Gupta and Rebecca Neff, pitches at TechCrunch Disrupt…
Image Credits:ImageXDante for TechCrunch 7:00 AM PDT · September 19, 2026 Our current ticket pricing window for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends next Friday, Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, prices increase. Save up to $200 when you register before the deadline. Why Disrupt? From October 13-15 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and…
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