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  • 7 minutes 52 seconds
    Complyance raises $20M to help companies manage risk and compliance; plus, Integrate raises $17M to move defense project management

    Complyance raised a $20 million Series A led by GV for its AI-native compliance platform.

    Also, Integrate's round was led by FPV Ventures co-founder and managing partner Wesley Chan.

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    12 February 2026, 10:15 am
  • 4 minutes 16 seconds
    Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation

    Apptronik has sold another $520 million in a Series A extension to existing and new investors like Google and Mercedes-Benz.

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    11 February 2026, 8:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 20 seconds
    Proptech startup Smart Bricks raises $5 million pre-seed led by a16z

    Smart Bricks is an AI-powered proptech that helps investors find high-quality real estate investments

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    11 February 2026, 10:30 am
  • 5 minutes 38 seconds
    Hauler Hero collects $16M for its AI waste management software

    Hauler Hero has seen its customer base, revenue, and head count double since the company raised its seed round in 2024.

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    10 February 2026, 9:00 pm
  • 3 minutes 55 seconds
    Anthropic closes in on $20B round; plus, Harvey reportedly raising at $11B valuation just months after it hit $8B

    Anthropic raised $13 billion in equity funding just five months ago, but intense competition between frontier labs and the ongoing cost of compute have made them eager to raise as quickly as possible.

    Also, after announcing $190 million in ARR in December, Harvey may be raising again a big leap in valuation.

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    10 February 2026, 10:30 am
  • 4 minutes 39 seconds
    Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm

    Gather AI has closed funding from former Salesforce CEO's firm Smith Point Capital. Its warehouse AI system doesn't just scan. It seeks out specific data.

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    9 February 2026, 9:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 32 seconds
    Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools

    The startup -- with backing from Accel -- is building a financial layer that handles the authentication and micro-payments required for AI agents.

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    6 February 2026, 2:00 pm
  • 10 minutes 9 seconds
    Fundamental raises a Series A with a new take on big data analysis; plus, Stripe alumni raised a Series A for Duna

    Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises.

    Also, having raised a €30 million Series A round led by CapitalG, business identity verification startup Duna is now among the most well-capitalized European startups founded by Stripe alumni.

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    5 February 2026, 9:00 pm
  • 6 minutes 17 seconds
    Peak XV says internal disagreement led to partner exits as it doubles down on AI

    Peak XV says internal disagreement led to partner exits as it doubles down on AI

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    5 February 2026, 10:30 am
  • 7 minutes 17 seconds
    Exclusive: Positron raises $230M Series B to take on Nvidia’s AI chips; plus, Apeiron Labs gets $29M to flood the oceans with autonomous underwater robots

    The investment comes from backers including the Qatar Investment Authority as demand for chips beyond Nvidia soars and as Qatar aims to build out its AI infrastructure.

    Also, To build and sell more of its autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), Apeiron Labs recently closed a $9.5 million Series A round led by Dyne Ventures, RA Capital Management Planetary Health and S2G Investments, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. Assembly Ventures, Bay Bridge Ventures, and TFX Capital participated.

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    4 February 2026, 7:00 pm
  • 4 minutes 29 seconds
    Gradient’s heat pumps get new smarts to enable old-building retrofits

    Gradient's heat pumps fit in windows, minimizing installation times. Now, it is introducing software to make those units more intelligent.

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    4 February 2026, 10:30 am
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