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Swiss Neural Concept has raised $100M to expand its AI-driven engineering simulation platform, aiming to cut development cycles for manufacturers and product teams.
Antler argues 2026 will reward AI agents, durable infrastructure, and founders who face hard truths about costs, distribution, and regulation.
Known has raised $9.7 million from Forerunner, NFX and others to expand its AI-driven product and team as investor interest in applied AI heats up.
Nirvana Insurance has raised $100M at a $1.5B valuation, spotlighting renewed investor appetite for commercial trucking coverage and modern AI underwriting.
Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire deleted posts blaming a Palestinian student for the Brown shooting—after authorities named a different suspect—raising fresh scrutiny for Sequoia’s new leaders.
Nodu has raised a €1.25M pre-seed led by an early Revolut investor, positioning itself as a European alternative to Zerohash and Bridge for crypto-fiat infrastructure.
TechCrunch Disrupt investors laid out what they’re backing in AI—and how founders can stand out as competition intensifies across models, apps, and infrastructure.
Cloudberry VC has closed a €30m first fund to invest in early-stage semiconductors, photonics and advanced materials—aiming to cut Europe’s chip dependency with LPs like GlobalFoundries.
Swiss AI startup Neural Concept has raised €85 million with partners Nvidia, Siemens and Microsoft, aiming to speed up engineering design and simulation for industry.