Sequoia-incubated Empirik launches with $21M to predict outages before they happen TechCrunch By: Marina Temkin 1 September 2026 at 19:31 The startup wants to do for IT infrastructure what Cursor did for software engineering.
Harvard Law dropout raises $6M for Blue Voice to build a ‘Harvey for police officers’ TechCrunch By: Marina Temkin 31 August 2026 at 21:35 Blue Voice is trained on department-specific laws, local ordinances, protocols, and guidelines that general-purpose AI tools can't access on the public internet.
Ryan Breslow is raising up to $27M in pay-to-play bridge funding to save Bolt TechCrunch By: Marina Temkin 31 August 2026 at 20:14 The controversial founder of the checkout startup once valued at $11 billion is putting in $5 million of his own money.
Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say TechCrunch By: Marina Temkin 26 August 2026 at 03:40 The $200 million extension comes just months after the physical AI startup reached a $2 billion valuation.
AI data startup Micro1 reaches $500M gross run rate amid AI training boom TechCrunch By: Marina Temkin 21 August 2026 at 03:13 Surging demand for AI training data is driving rapid growth for the startup and its rivals.
Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles TechCrunch By: Marina Temkin 20 August 2026 at 22:01 Founded in 2022, Castelion set out to manufacture hypersonic weapon systems at a lower cost and at faster speeds than traditional defense primes.
Early Cerebras investor Adit Singh joins Mayfield as infrastructure partner TechCrunch By: Marina Temkin 20 August 2026 at 20:04 At Mayfield, Singh will focus on semiconductor, cybersecurity, and physical AI investments.