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TechCrunch has selected 22 clean tech and energy startups for its annual Startup Battlefield, highlighting innovations ranging from battery recycling to AI-powered carbon accounting.
TechCrunch has selected seven space and defense startups from its Startup Battlefield competition, showcasing innovations from electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft to navigation software.
TechCrunch has selected nine cybersecurity startups for its Startup Battlefield 200, highlighting emerging companies from its annual pitch competition.
TechCrunch has selected nine biotech and pharma startups for its Startup Battlefield 200, highlighting innovations ranging from gene-editing kits to AI-powered training systems.
TechCrunch has highlighted 14 agtech and food tech startups selected from its Startup Battlefield 200, an annual pitch competition featuring 200 total contenders.
ServiceNow has agreed to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion in cash, marking a significant valuation jump for the nine-year-old company.
Drafted, an AI-driven residential design startup, raised $1.65 million at a $35 million valuation to offer affordable custom home plans.
Marissa Mayer has raised an $8 million seed round at a $35 million valuation for Dazzle, an AI personal assistant startup expected to exit stealth early next year.
Lemon Slice raised $10.5 million in seed funding to develop a video diffusion model that creates interactive, photorealistic digital avatars for AI agents.
Paramount Skydance has submitted an amended all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, backed by a $40.4 billion personal guarantee from Larry Ellison, to challenge a pending Netflix deal.