Anthropic and OpenAI are joining the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few years, presented by Google for Startups.
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AI | Enterprise | Startups
Databricks bought two startups to underpin its new AI security product
With an overflowing war chest from its recent $5 billion raise, Databricks is buying startups and looking for more. It acquired Antimatter and SiftD.ai.
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AI | Fundraising | Startups | TC
Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation.
AI is expensive, Ali Ghodsi tells TechCrunch. With so many investors wanting into his latest round, he said yes to more than planned.
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AI | Enterprise | Startups
Databricks co-founder wins prestigious ACM award, says ‘AGI is here already’
Matei Zaharia has won the top honor from the Association for Computing Machinery. Now he’s working on AI for research and says AGI is simply misunderstood.
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AI | Enterprise | Startups
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Databricks’ co-founder on what kills enterprise AI deals
Enterprise AI is entering a different phase now, one where enterprises are no longer evaluating whether AI is exciting. They are evaluating whether it is safe to deploy broadly.
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AI | Enterprise | Fundraising | Startups | TC
Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act
Databricks has remade its image into an AI company and has published research on the cost savings of open-weight AI models for coding.
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Discover what’s next for AI, from the SaaS reckoning to the agent security gap, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few years, presented by Google for Startups.
