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Nectar launched an AI agent to automate creator discovery; plus, Britain’s Fractile gets a leg up in the race for AI chips
Nectar launches an AI “Creator Agent” to automate influencer marketing workflows, and Britain’s Fractile (Fractal) raises major funding to build purpose-built AI chips.
13 Nov 2026 · 6m · 2 chaptersJensen Huang is out at Nvidia — who is Colette Kress, his interim replacement?
NVIDIA leadership shock—co-founder/CEO Jensen Huang resigns as president, CEO, and board member effective immediately, amid reports of affairs involving an alleged Chinese spy and a direct report; no…
12 Nov 2026 · 4m · 1 chapterPlurai wants to help AI agents work better using the same approach that helped get self-driving cars to roads, and more
Pluri aims to make AI agents reliable and cost-effective by using a “simulation layer” and a digital twin of a company’s systems, inspired by how self-driving cars were trained and validated in…
12 Nov 2026 · 8m · 4 chaptersProximal Ventures raises debut fund to back startups bringing AI to drug development; plus, PSI is trying to make a business out of AI-driven scientific discovery
The episode covers two AI-in-science bets: Proximal Ventures’ debut $27.5M fund for AI-driven drug development services, and PSI’s attempt to commercialize AI scientific discovery.
11 Nov 2026 · 10m · 5 chaptersA YC startup is putting $1M behind 5 unsolved materials science problems for AI; plus, AI hardware startup Nominal triples its valuation
TechCrunch episode covers two startup stories. First, San Francisco startup Discovered Materials (months old) says it’s using AI models to find new substances for advanced chips and announced a $1M…
10 Nov 2026 · 6m · 3 chaptersAxiom Math wants to keep AI slop out of mathematics
Axiom Math says it’s preventing “AI slop” in mathematics by formally verifying large math libraries so AI agents can build on sound, machine-checked proofs.
9 Nov 2026 · 7m · 4 chaptersFood delivery startup Wonder files for IPO as it explores its next big bite
Wonder, a food delivery startup, confidentially filed for an IPO, aiming to become publicly traded.
6 Nov 2026 · 6m · 2 chaptersSpain's Titan OS raises $46 million; Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures seeks $490M for new funds; plus, AI inference startup Fal doubled its valuation
TechCrunch episode covers three startup funding/business updates. Topic 1: Spain’s Titan OS (smart TV operating system) raised $46M (equity + debt) via BlackRock-managed debt facilities plus…
5 Nov 2026 · 8m · 3 chaptersRevolut’s valuation jumps 53% to $115B in new share sale as it prepares to launch US bank, and more
TechCrunch episode covering (1) Revolut’s 53% jump in valuation to $115B via a secondary share sale ahead of launching a US national bank, and (2) Elo Elo’s micro-drama platform StoryTV raising $80M…
4 Nov 2026 · 8m · 2 chaptersTrajectory raises $45M to make AI model training accessible to nontechnical experts, and more
TechCrunch episode covers Trajectory’s $45M Series A and a new UK/Europe fund launch.
3 Nov 2026 · 9m · 6 chaptersOmen AI adds liquid know-how in $16 million Aquatic Labs acquisition; plus, Northwood Space raises $375M Series C at a $2B valuation
Omen AI’s $16M acquisition of Aquatic Labs to improve real-time monitoring of data-center cooling water, plus Northwood Space’s $375M Series C at a $2B valuation.
2 Nov 2026 · 6m · 4 chaptersEx-Palantir execs launch Dream to build AI world models for construction; plus, Upwind raises $400M; and Mintive lands Cowboy Ventures, Coatue, angels Jeff Dean, Andrej Karpathy
TechCrunch startup news segment covering Dream’s AI “world model” for construction, Upwind’s cloud security funding, and Mintive’s agent-management/identity platform.
30 Oct 2026 · 11m · 5 chaptersFusion startups are giving the government shares in exchange for awards. Is it worth it?
The episode examines whether U.S. government awards for fusion startups are “worth it” when they require the companies to hand over non-voting equity to the government, changing the usual…
28 Oct 2026 · 13m · 3 chaptersMatiks raises $10M to expand its math and puzzle gaming platform; AI delivers ‘zero financial payoff’ to most companies, plus, Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs
TechCrunch episode covers three startup/AI stories. First, India-based Maddox (math/logic/puzzle brain games) raised $10M pre-Series A led by General Catalyst to expand its platform; daily users grew…
27 Oct 2026 · 13m · 3 chaptersHelion could double output of its power plants; plus, startups don’t need to go viral to win customers; and Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation
The episode covers three TechCrunch startup stories. First, Helion (fusion startup) received $175M federal CHIPS Act funding to build advanced semiconductor and power-electronics manufacturing for…
26 Oct 2026 · 13m · 3 chaptersThe secret to fast startup growth isn’t early sales say top names in tech; plus, Rivian bought a world model startup to accelerate self-driving ambitions
The episode covers two things: (1) TechCrunch Disrupt advice on how AI-era startups should grow in their first 90 days, arguing that fast early revenue isn’t the same as scalable product-market fit;…
23 Oct 2026 · 8m · 2 chaptersAI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation; plus, Recursive launches Flint, a laptop coding model it says was largely built by AI
The episode covers two AI startup updates. First, Flapping Airplanes (founded by Aidan Smith; brothers Asher and Ben Spector) raised a $1B Series A co-led by Index and Lux at a reported $6B…
22 Oct 2026 · 9m · 2 chaptersPlants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language
The episode covers Electric Plant, a startup trying to “decipher” plant needs by reading electrical signals.
21 Oct 2026 · 8m · 6 chaptersAmazon is taking its biggest shot at Nvidia yet; plus, Town nabbed unicorn valuation, and Tolan snags $30M for its AI companion
AWS launches Torch Neuron, a PyTorch-based tool to port AI apps onto its Trainium chip (Tranium) with one config line, aiming to reduce NVIDIA lock-in and make PyTorch more hardware-agnostic; plus…
20 Oct 2026 · 9m · 3 chaptersVeritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles; plus, Elorian’s first AI model wants to reason with images
Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit verification chip from luxury garments to jewelry, trophies, hard surfaces, and glass fragrance bottles; Elorian launches its first AI model, Glimpse, focused on…
19 Oct 2026 · 7m · 4 chaptersRicursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis; plus, Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they erupt
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 episode covering (1) Recursive Intelligence’s AI-designed chips to address the compute crisis and (2) Gudea’s AI “storm tracker” for preventing social media crises.
16 Oct 2026 · 9m · 2 chaptersApate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence
Apate.ai uses thousands of undercover AI agents to “scam-bait” fraudsters and collect fraud intelligence before victims are hit.
15 Oct 2026 · 7m · 5 chaptersNiobia takes the guesswork out of some of tech’s most expensive mistakes; Giraffe Bio aims its bespoke biomolecules at the looming copper shortage
The episode covers two startups. Niobia (San Francisco) uses on-site AI agents to reduce expensive manufacturing defects in batteries and semiconductor chips.
14 Oct 2026 · 7m · 2 chaptersHoneyjar offers AI tools to improve PR and comms at every company; plus, WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract
The episode covers two startup stories. First, Honeyjar is pitching AI to fix what it calls a “broken” PR process by scaling senior comms expertise.
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