VoiceRun nabs $5.5M to build voice agent factory

VoiceRun, a startup that creates voice agents, raised $5.5 million in a round led by FlyBridge.

SkyFi raises $12.7M to turn satellite images into insights

The Austin-based marketplace offers imagery from more than 50 space-based imagery providers.

Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz

AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio raised $25 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with additional backing from executives at Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.

Meta-backed Hupo finds growth after pivot to AI sales coaching from mental wellness

Hupo, backed by Meta, pivoted from mental wellness to AI sales coaching for banks and insurers, and secured a $10M Series A led by DST Global

More than 100 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 — here they are

Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year.

OpenAI buys tiny health records startup Torch for, reportedly, $100M

AI health records startup Torch will be using its tech for OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Health, according to co-founder Ilya Abyzov.

These Gen Zers just raised $11.75M to put Africa’s defense back in the hands of Africans

African defense company Terra comes out of stealth with a $11.75M round led by Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC.

Nuclear startups are back in vogue with small reactors, and big challenges

Small modular reactor startups are betting that mass manufacturing will help them bring costs down. But are they underestimating the challenge?

SpaceX gets FCC approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites

The Federal Communications Commission has given SpaceX approval to launch another 7,500 of its second generation Starlink satellites.

Google moonshot spinout SandboxAQ claims an ex-exec is attempting ‘extortion’

A former SandboxAQ executive filed a wrongful termination lawsuit filled with shocking allegations. The company is fighting back, hard.