Crystal Ball: What 2026 holds for cybersecurity, healthcare, robotics, and more
As our Crystal Ball series continues, it’s time to drill down into specific sectors. Term Sheet readers, generally…
Elon Musk xAI raises $20 billion from Nvidia, Cisco, investors
Elon Musk attends the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters…
VCs predict strong enterprise AI adoption next year — again
It’s been three years since OpenAI released ChatGPT and kicked off a surge in innovation and attention on…
Equity’s 2026 Predictions: AI Agents, Blockbuster IPOs, and the Future of VC
TechCrunch’s Equity crew is bringing 2025 to a close and getting ahead on the year to come with our annual predictions episode!…
Collapse of eFishery haunts Indonesia’s startup scene
JAKARTA (Bloomberg): Vincent Tjendra and Marcella Moniaga spent most of this year trying, and failing, to raise fresh capital…
Startup Stuffers and its pre-teen founders offer lessons in how to make the most of AI
I can probably guess the last piece of corporate swag you received: It was most likely a t-shirt,…
CEO of a $134 billion software giant blasts companies with billions in funding but zero revenue: ‘That’s clearly a bubble, right… it’s, like, insane’
In a typically candid assessment of the current artificial intelligence landscape, the outspoken CEO of $134 billion software…
Eight Roads-backed PlasmaGen Bio snags funding, valuation nears $170 mn
Plasmagen Biosciences CEO Vivek Kamath PlasmaGen Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company which counts investors such as Eight Roads Ventures…
OpenAI-backed biotech firm Chai Discovery raises $130M Series B at $1.3B valuation
Chai Discovery, a biotech startup with backing from OpenAI, announced a $130 million Series B round at a…
The market has ‘switched’ and founders have the power now, VCs say
The way venture capitalists think about fundraising can be a black box. But investors must think about their go-to-market strategy…
Capital is a commodity (but your investor relationships aren’t)
Venture capitalists Ross Fubini (XYZ Ventures) and Leslie Feinzaig (Graham & Walker Ventures) pull back the curtain on how VCs build…
Rivian announces new AI tech, chip and robotaxi ambitions
Rivian debuted new tech at its first “Autonomy and AI Day” on Thursday in Palo Alto, California. Credit:…