What’s driving Sweden’s startup boom, from Lovable to Legora 

Vibe-coding darling Lovable just raised $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation, roughly doubling its worth in eight months. But Lovable isn’t the only Stockholm startup putting up huge numbers lately — le…

Ventures Platform goes bigger — and broader — with its second Africa fund

The Pan-African venture firm has raised $83 million and plans to invest in startups beyond its home market of Nigeria.

Fiat Ventures combines venture and advisory divisions into new brand, raises $35M Fund II

In an environment where emerging fund managers struggle to attract LP attention, FGV is betting that a different venture model can help it lure LPs.

Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics

General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents how to move through space and time, is in talks to raise at a $6 billion pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor Ventures, Point72 Ventures, and…

Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired for $13B

Hugging Face has reportedly been fielding acquisition offers that would value the company at around $13B. But with the founders’ feeling of responsibility to community, doubts arise as to whether a sale will happen.

Will the DOJ’s investigation into a16z spook other VCs?

On the latest episode of Equity, we wonder why the DOJ is investigating startup board seats.

How AI accounting startup Rillet raised $100M and became a unicorn in 48 hours

Rillet CEO Nicholas Koop shared growth numbers at a board meeting and set off a fundraising frenzy from Iconiq, Sequoia and others. Without even trying.

Why is the DOJ investigating Andreessen Horowitz’s board seats?

Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that now compete with each other: Ben Horowitz at Databricks and Martin Casado at Fivetran. Nothing too scandalous on the surface, except the Department of Just…

The investor’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know 

Year after year, investors who’ve explored the Expo Halls, met founders, and learned from peers have proven why you need to be on the ground at Disrupt this year.

Early Cerebras investor Adit Singh joins Mayfield as infrastructure partner

At Mayfield, Singh will focus on semiconductor, cybersecurity, and physical AI investments.