Your final chance to grab your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is Oct. 2
The last day to book your Disrupt 2026 exhibit table is this Friday, October 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Secure your exhibit table and get your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors and tech leaders at San Francisco’s Moscone West on Oct 13-15.
Next five VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 contenders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Thousands of applications. Multiple rounds of review. Hundreds of hours spent evaluating startups from around the world. Now comes the part everyone has been waiting for. Startup Battlefield 200 is almost here, and with today’s announcement, the judging panel is nearly complete. In just a couple of weeks, 200 carefully selected startups will gather at […]
FBI reportedly declares ‘cyber security incident’ after hackers steal agents’ personal data
The bureau has not yet publicly confirmed a breach, but has told its agents that their personal information and Social Security numbers were exposed.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ Brandon Sorbom and Helion’s David Kirtley on bringing fusion to the grid at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
CFS’ Brandon Sorbom and Helion’s David Kirtley join the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to discuss the breakthroughs moving fusion forward, the challenges that remain, and what it will take to deliver fusion power to the grid at scale. Get your pass at regular price and get a second one at 50% off.
Physical AI chip developer SiMa.ai hits $1.45B valuation
The edge computing startup raised a $150 million Series C led by Fidelity and Amplify.
After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action
After her grandfather was scammed by a deepfake of his brother’s voice, Tarini Padmanabhuni founded DetectifAI, a San Francisco startup building AI models small enough to run directly on smartphones and flag fake voices in real time, and it’s now one of the companies competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Mavi bets on the AI boom creating demand for a new kind of accountant
Accounting staffing company Mavi emerges from stealth with $4million in funding.
Anthropic, Gamma, and Clay share what happens when enterprises actually deploy AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Anthropic, Clay, and Gamma on what it takes for an AI product to go beyond the demo at the AI Stage at TechCrunchDisrupt 2026. Register to join and get 50% off a second pass.
Ocean surveillance startup Quartermaster raises another $140M
The tech enables real-time awareness for what Quartermaster calls the “largest blind spot on Earth.”
SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time
Though not without some drama along the way.
Hero for Hope: Chris Womack
For more than 35 years, Chris Womack has served in the U.S. energy sector, becoming a visionary leader – meeting surging energy demands, prioritizing reliability for customers, and championing groundbreaking technologies. Outside of the U.S. energy sector, Chris maintains that unwavering advocacy and leadership for community initiatives driving progress in Atlanta. U.S. Advocate, Atlanta Hero […]
The Private-Market Liquidity Gap Advisors Can Close
Institutional investors are more eager than ever to increase private market exposure, but a wall of liquidity concerns is keeping many from moving as fast as they’d like, according to Morningstar’s fifth annual Asset Owner Perspectives Survey. Key Takeaways: Europe’s private market target of 25% of assets leads all regions, ahead of APAC and North […]
