Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Nathaneo-Johnson-and-Sean-Hargrow.png?resize=1200,900 Series, a social networking app, announced that [...]
Cohere acquires, merges with Germany-based startup to create a ‘transatlantic AI powerhouse’
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2157583770.jpg?resize=1200,833 Cohere, the Canada-based enterprise AI unicorn, announced Friday that [...]
Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AP22166762615783.jpg?resize=1200,800 Sierra, the customer service agent startup founded [...]
Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-182414392.jpg?resize=1200,800 AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly [...]
Accel raises $5B to back late-stage bets
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1502217391.jpg?resize=1200,800 Accel announced on Tuesday that it raised [...]
Financial risk management platform Pillar raises $20M seed in round led by a16z
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2259148891.jpg?resize=1200,686 Pillar, a platform that helps commodity-driven businesses [...]
IBM pays $17M fine to end DOJ suit over DEI programs
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1127480719.jpg?w=1024 IBM entered into a $17 million settlement agreement [...]
Anthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio in $400M deal: Reports
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-2256664479.jpg?resize=1200,800 Anthropic has purchased the stealth biotech AI [...]