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AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources say (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-11 | by Marina Temkin | get Modular → | tags: billion, inference, million

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Twilio co-founder’s fusion power startup raises $450M from Bessemer and Alphabet’s GV (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-11 | by Tim De Chant | get Fusion Power → | tags: founders, fusion, inertia

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Integrate raises $17M to move defense project management into the 21st century (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-11 | by Marina Temkin | get Project Management Software → | tags: conafay, founder, government

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Apptronik raises $520 million to beat Chinese humanoids, Tesla Optimus to market (cnbc.com)

2026-02-11 | by Lora Kolodny | get Autonomous robots → | tags: apollo, apptronik, cardenas

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This startup raised $250 million to help dogs live longer (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-11 | get Petcare → | tags: dogs, healthier, healthier lives

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Meridian raises $17 million to remake the agentic spreadsheet (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-11 | by Russell Brandom | get Spreadsheet → | tags: financial, founder, meridian

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Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-11 | by Julie Bort | get Robot → | tags: apptronik, billion, investors

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Complyance raises $20M to help companies manage risk and compliance (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-11 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Compliance software → | tags: kaul, risk, techcrunch

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How an ‘icepocalypse’ raises more questions about Meta’s biggest data center project (theverge.com)

2026-02-11 | by Justine Calma | get Data Center → | tags: center, data center, electricity

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Alphabet boosts debt sale again as total raise exceeds $30 billion, sources say (cnbc.com)

2026-02-10 | by Seema Mody | get Google → | tags: alphabet, billion, debt

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Vega raises $120M Series B to rethink how enterprises detect cyber threats (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-10 | by Rebecca Bellan | get Cyber threat detection system → | tags: founder, founders, sandler

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Former GitHub CEO raises record $60M dev tool seed round at $300M valuation (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-10 | by Julie Bort | get GitHub Desktop → | tags: code, entire, founder

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Oxide raises $200M Series C (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-10 | get Semiconductor → | tags: capital, market, raise

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Proptech startup Smart Bricks raises $5M pre-seed led by a16z (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-10 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Smart Bricks → | tags: bricks, mohamed, real

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AI video startup Runway raises $315M at $5.3B valuation, eyes more capable world models (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-10 | by Rebecca Bellan | get Runway AI models → | tags: generation, models, runway

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Proptech startup Smart Bricks raises $5 million pre-seed led by a16z (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-10 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Smart Bricks → | tags: bricks, estate, mohamed

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Primary Ventures raises healthy $625M Fund V to focus on seed investing (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-10 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Seed Investing → | tags: focused, founder, fund

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Tem raises $75M to remake electricity markets using AI (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-10 | by Tim De Chant | get Smart Grid → | tags: energy, mcdonald, rosso

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This venture capital firm believes investing in climate is ‘Obvious’—and just raised another $360 million to prove it (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-09 | get Climate tech → | tags: administration, andrew, andrew beebe

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TechCrunch Mobility: Is $16B enough to build a profitable robotaxi business? (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-08 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Robotaxi → | tags: capital, million, raised

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Benchmark raises $225M in special funds to double down on Cerebras (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-07 | by Marina Temkin | get Cerebras → | tags: benchmark, billion, cerebras

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Tech AI spending may approach $700 billion this year, but the blow to cash raises red flags (cnbc.com)

2026-02-06 | by Jennifer Elias | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: alphabet, amazon, billion

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Oregon raised spending by 80%, math scores dropped (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-06 | by Tim Daly | get Education system → | tags: baghdad, baghdad bob, chief

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Driven: The 2026 Lamborghini Temerario raises the bar for supercars (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-06 | get Aurora → | tags: bradley, bradley iger, car howl

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Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-05 | by Marina Temkin | get AI agents → | tags: agents, payment, sapiom

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Fundamental raises $255M Series A with a new take on big data analysis (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-05 | by Russell Brandom | get Machine Learning → | tags: contemporary, fundamental, large

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Fundamental raises $255 million Series A with a new take on big data analysis (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-05 | by Russell Brandom | get Predictive Analytics → | tags: contemporary, fundamental, large

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Stripe alumni raise €30M Series A for Duna, backed by Stripe and Adyen execs (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-04 | by Anna Heim | get Stripe IPO → | tags: duna, lanschot, stripe

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AI SRE Resolve AI confirms $125M raise, unicorn valuation (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-04 | by Marina Temkin | get Cloud → | tags: billion, equity, multiple tranches

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A16z just raised $1.7B for AI infrastructure. Here’s where it’s going. (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-04 | by Theresa Loconsolo | get Cloud Computing → | tags: billion, chunk, elevenlabs