Where will the next breakout startup come from? Benchmark’s full partnership weighs in at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Where will the next breakout startup come from? Benchmark’s full partnership weighs in on the main stage at…
Category: Startups
SpaceX folds xAI and Cursor into an all-stock consolidation spree
Elon Musk's SpaceX absorbed AI company xAI in an all-stock deal early this year, then did the same…
AI funding blew past $500 billion in the first half of 2026 alone
Global AI startups raised roughly $510 billion in the first six months of 2026, with OpenAI and Anthropic…
Berlin’s Cloover turns AI-managed home energy into a $1.3 billion business
Cloover, a Berlin startup that uses AI to coordinate solar panels, batteries and heat pumps into miniature 'virtual…
German startup raises €20 million for AI-guided anti-drone lasers
Hanover-based INLEAP Photonics has closed a €20 million seed round to develop laser systems, guided by AI targeting…