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Trading Day: War clouds and tech wobbles

In a quick-commerce market obsessed with speed, Indian startup FirstClub has convinced investors that quality may be a fresh opportunity, helping to double its valuation just nine months after its last funding round. The Bengaluru-based startup has raised $55 million in a Series B round co-led by Peak XV Partners and Sofina, valuing the company…

Defense tech is red hot right now. Anduril and Mach Industries just doubled and quadrupled their valuations, respectively, and the U.S. government is proposing a 40% increase in defense budget. A wave of new startups is chasing those government contracts, but according to Ross Fubini, the venture investor who wrote Anduril’s first check, most of them will get lost in the Valley of Death between prototype contract…

Darshana Zaveri and Josh Phillips, co-Managing Partners Courtesy of Catalyst Health VenturesOn a Saturday night, at a party, Josh Phillips’s phone lit up with a text message from one of his CEOs. We just saved a life. Attached was a photo of a blood clot, pulled from a patient’s heart because of a device his…

One of the most fantastical claims SpaceX is making during the countdown toward a share offering is that it is helping create one of the most advanced civilizations across the Milky Way. (Image by: QAI Publishing/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesOne of the most fantastical claims SpaceX is making during…

When I reach out to the self-proclaimed “open source baddie” CC for an interview, I’m pretty sure she’s emailing me back from a pink mermaid purse. “I’m just having so much fun,” she tells me about her seashell cyberdeck. “It’s a Tamagotchi. It’s also an e-reader. It’s networked to my vault and my servers, so…

We wanted to show you what happens after the confetti falls. We checked in with some of our recent alumni, many of whom have sat down with us on Build Mode: The Founder Survival Guide, TechCrunch’s podcast for founders at every stage…

In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition…

Tesla (TSLA) has developed one of the most important advantages in the electric vehicle (EV) industry over the years. The corporation doesn’t only move a lot of EVs. It has also been a benchmark for maximizing the driving range from every kilowatt-hour of battery capacity. It matters to drivers who …

Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Six minutes to pitch and demo live, in front of top-tier Silicon Valley investors. A dedicated TechCrunch article published as you present. A shot at the $100,000 equity-free prize and the Disrupt Cup. And all of that could be yours,…