Harbinger raises $240M after expanding into defense
Harbinger, a Los Angeles startup, raised $240M and has now raised over $650M total, building trucks and military vehicles.
· techcrunch.com
Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block state gambling laws
Courts keep rejecting Kalshi's bid to block state gambling laws, with a state AG saying its prediction markets still count as gambling.
· arstechnica.com
Food delivery startup Wonder files for IPO as it explores its next big bite
Food delivery startup Wonder has filed for an IPO, moving closer to becoming a publicly traded company.
· techcrunch.com
Zipline hits $21.5B valuation as Walmart expands bet on drone delivery
Drone delivery company Zipline raised $1.5 billion, reaching a $21.5B valuation, and expanded its partnership with Walmart.
· techcrunch.com
TikTok launched a dedicated TikTok Shop app
TikTok released a standalone TikTok Shop app in a few countries, offering personalized product picks, live streams and app-only deals.
· theverge.com
Lyft's new subscription bundles in DoorDash's DashPass for $10 per month
Lyft's new $10 monthly subscription includes DoorDash's DashPass, and DashPass members get Lyft Go at no extra cost.
· engadget.com
Exclusive: Nurx And Journey Clinical Co-Founders Raise $6M For Mental Health Startup Siggy
Siggy raised $6M pre-seed to build an AI mental health service tracking patient progress between clinician appointments.
· news.crunchbase.com
Dropbox Plans $350M AI Infrastructure Deal With Tigris Buy, Its Biggest Acquisition Yet
Dropbox plans to acquire Tigris Data for $350 million, its largest acquisition since being founded in 2007.
· news.crunchbase.com
Sector Snapshot: Construction Robotics Funding Soars To $1.6B, Tripling Previous Peak
Construction robotics startups have raised about $1.6 billion this year, over four times all of 2025's $389 million, per Crunchbase.
· news.crunchbase.com
Agility Robotics' Nasdaq debut invites scrutiny of humanoid robot market
Humanoid robot maker Agility Robotics has gone public on the Nasdaq, drawing scrutiny of the humanoid robot market.
· arstechnica.com
The ex-Secret Service agent who flipped a hacker is now raising a second $250M cybersecurity fund
Former Secret Service agent Stephen Ward is raising a second fund of roughly $250 million for cybersecurity investor Brightmind Partners.
· techcrunch.com
Dropbox acquires Tigris Data for $350M to bolster its AI infrastructure
Dropbox is buying Tigris Data for $350M to support DBX Agent Cloud, a storage platform for AI developers.
· techcrunch.com
Early Revolut employees emerge from stealth with AI wealthtech Haido
Former early Revolut employees have launched Haido, an AI-powered wealthtech startup, after operating in stealth.
· sifted.eu
Exclusive: Helsing CEO backs AI learning startup Mindmax in £2.5m raise
Helsing's CEO has backed AI learning startup Mindmax, which is raising £2.5m in new funding.
· sifted.eu
The future of engineering: fewer people, more work, and the end of tokenmaxxing
· sifted.eu
Crunchbase Data: Less Than 2% Of 2026 Venture Funding Went To Post-Election Red States
Less than 2% of 2026 startup investment went to post-election red states, a much smaller share than in past years.
· news.crunchbase.com
Building on open source AI? Hugging Face’s policy chief on the costs, risks, and trade-offs
· techcrunch.com
The Crunchbase Tech Layoffs Tracker
Over 127,000 U.S. tech workers were laid off in 2025, and cuts have continued into 2026, per Crunchbase News.
· news.crunchbase.com
Starling Bank CEO to step down after just two years, reports say
· sifted.eu
‘You Don’t Put Your Head in the Sand for 4 Years’: Colossal CEO Ben Lamm on Working With Trump
Colossal's cofounder won Trump administration support for an initiative to gather DNA samples from endangered species.
· wired.com
Binance says hackers who stole billions in crypto spent months planning heist
Binance says the hackers behind a major crypto theft spent months planning, using laptop infections and fake job interviews.
· arstechnica.com
Sequoia to close London office, cut Europe team
· sifted.eu
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Doors open at 9 a.m. ET in Boston
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 opens today at 9 a.m. ET at Boston's SoWa Power Station; registration is open.
· techcrunch.com
Most Venture Capital Is Going To Companies That Are Founded Or Led By Billionaires
Over half of US venture funding this year went to seven companies led by existing billionaires, totaling over $260 billion.
· news.crunchbase.com
Tech companies tell job applicants: Be AI-pilled (but not too AI-pilled!)
· sifted.eu
Founders make terrible employees — here’s why every startup should hire them
· sifted.eu
Deeptech VCs are still too risk-averse with spinouts, and it’s costing them, say Europe’s leading spinout investors
· sifted.eu
Ex-Hummingbird investor plots new VC firm, sources say
· sifted.eu
Can tech media survive the rise of AI and influencers?
· sifted.eu