Category AI Startups

Spotlight on emerging AI startups and their groundbreaking solutions.

TechCrunch extends Disrupt 2026 exhibit table deadline to Oct. 2 as startup expo spots fill fast

Disrupt 2026 extends its exhibit table deadline to Oct. 2, giving startups one last chance to book Expo Hall space in San Francisco.

AI agents startup Instinct raised $1 billion at a $10 billion valuation as investor enthusiasm surges and Meta closes in.

AI agents are moving into offices as digital coworkers, raising new questions about trust, oversight and workplace accountability.

World model data from video games may help AI learn physical-world reasoning, and a British startup is betting big on it.

Synthesia created a digital avatar of a journalist, spotlighting how AI twins could reshape PR, training and journalism.

Crusoe ended its $1.25B Boom turbine plan, reshaping AI data center power strategy and dealing a setback to Boom’s launch business.

Nscale raised $3.36B in convertible financing before its U.S. IPO, underscoring the huge cost of AI infrastructure buildouts.

Meta’s AI agent Muse is drawing attention from OpenAI and Anthropic, with smart glasses and new devices at the center of the strategy.

UpGuard says Supabase exposure affected about 16,000 databases, revealing sensitive data and underscoring AI-era security risks.

Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI chip design to cut hardware development from years to weeks, backed by $335 million in fresh funding.