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AI data center startup Fluidstack in talks for $1 B round at $18 B valuation months after hitting $7. 5 B, says report
10+ hour, 48+ min ago (293+ words) Fluidstack, a startup that builds specialized data centers for AI companies, is in talks to raise a $1 billion round at an $18 billion valuation, potentially led by Jane Street, Bloomberg reports. Should this deal come to fruition, it would more than…...
Financial risk management platform Pillar raises $20 M seed in round led by a16z
16+ hour, 16+ min ago (525+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Pillar, a platform that helps commodity-driven businesses (like those in metals, food, and airline companies) manage financial risk, announced Tuesday a $20 million seed round led by…...
Empromptu raises $2 M pre-seed to help enterprises build AI apps
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (506+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Shanea Leven says she learned two important lessons when building her first company, Code See. The first lesson was knowing the difference between what businesses need…...
Fertility startup Inito wants to use AI-designed antibodies to expand at-home health tests
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (598+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Fertility startup Inito has raised $29 million in Series B funding to scale its at-home health diagnostics platform and use AI-designed antibodies to unlock new kinds of…...
Kevin Hart's VC firm leads $35 M Series B for weight-loss app Simple
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (730+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Mike Prytkov said he knows what it's like to let stress take over one's life." While building his first company, he said he worked long hours…...
Open AI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (486+ words) Open AI has acquired personal finance startup Hiro Finance, founder Ethan Bloch announced on Monday and Open AI confirmed to Tech Crunch. The startup was backed by A-list fintech VC firm Ribbit, as well as General Catalyst and Restive. Terms…...
Ex-Googler's Yoodli triples valuation to $300 M+ with AI built to assist, not replace, people
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (471+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Yoodli, an AI-powered communication training startup, has reached a valuation of more than $300 million " more than triple its level six months ago " as it builds technology…...
Almost 80 European deep tech university spinouts reached $1 B valuations or $100 M in revenue in 2025
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (829+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Universities and research labs have long been Europe's deep tech treasure trove. Now, academic spinouts have consolidated into a solid startup funnel worth $398 billion " and VC…...
Mundi Ventures closes on "750 M for Kembara, its largest deep tech and climate fund
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1205+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Europe invests billions into early-stage climate startups, only to watch too many fail at Series B, according to a recent report. But new funds are being…...
Tech Crunch is heading to Tokyo " and bringing the Startup Battlefield with it
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (479+ words) THIS WEEK ONLY: Save up to $500 on your Disrupt pass. Offer ends April 10, 11: 59 p. m. PT. Register here. Tech Crunch is partnering with Sus Hi Tech Tokyo 2026, Asia's largest global innovation conference, taking place April 2729 at Tokyo Big Sight. And we're not…...