Category AI Startups

Spotlight on emerging AI startups and their groundbreaking solutions.

Manus Parent Butterfly Effect Raises Over $500 Million After Meta Deal Collapse

Manus funding round tops $500M after Meta’s failed takeover, as Butterfly Effect ramps hiring and pushes its AI agents globally.

Nous Research raises $90M at a $1.5B valuation as it launches AI agents for business users and expands beyond open source.

Google, Meta and Isomorphic Labs are investing $300 million in Biohub’s virtual cell effort inside a $1.8 billion biology AI initiative.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 opens in six days. Here’s how to save on passes, who’s speaking and what attendees can expect in San Francisco.

Disrupt 2026 brings AI, fundraising and physical AI roundtables to San Francisco with practical advice for founders, investors and operators.

Former Ramp engineers rebuilt Melius into an AI ad platform and raised $25M after hitting over $1M in annualized revenue.

AI computing startup Lambda is raising up to $4B at a $14.5B valuation, fueled by booming GPU demand and an Anthropic contract.

Hark launches an AI personal assistant with a privacy focus, promising to run your computer, complete tasks and show its work.

Mirror Particle is building human behavior AI to predict consumer choices, explain why they happen and help brands make smarter decisions.

Anthropic’s Claude for Startups now offers a free year of Claude Team, $1,000 in credits and support for qualifying startups.