Poseidon Aerospace lands $60M ahead of first pilotless test flight
The startup is trying to rethink the economics of cargo aircraft by removing pilots from the equation entirely.
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Nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed round, just two months after launch
Bluecore Energy announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $50 million seed round — just months after raising a $10 million pre-seed and coming out of stealth.
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Cognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors believe AI coding is far from a winner-take-all market
Cognition’s valuation multiple is higher than Cursor’s was before selling to SpaceX.
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AI | Fundraising | Startups | Venture
Your last chance to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends tonight
The deadline to apply to host a Side Event has been extended for the final time through today, September 8. Don’t miss your chance to bring your community together, generate visibility, and create opportunities beyond Disrupt.
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CloudNC raises $20M to automate manufacturing’s most pressing bottlenecks
U.K.-based manufacturing software startup CloudNC announced Wednesday a $20 million Series B extension round, bringing its lifetime total raised amount to $128 million.
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Central Eurasia names its 2026 Road to Battlefield winners: Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ
Cerberus, WeGlobal AI, and LOOQ took the top three spots at the regional final of Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026 and will represent Central Eurasia in the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco this October.
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Final, final, final call for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Events
The absolute last chance to apply to host an official Side Event during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is tonight, September 11, at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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AI | Biotech & Health | Fintech | Fundraising | Startups | Venture
One week left to book your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Only one week left to secure your exhibit table. Tables are limited and can sell out before the September 18 deadline.
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Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense world
Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone dormant, but never completely disappeared.
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The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs
From floating reactors to brain chips: VCs picked their favorite YC startups from the summer batch.
