Month: February 2026

10 Austrian startups to watch, according to VCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/austrian-austria-startups-to-watch-vc-investors

India’s Sarvam launches Indus AI chat app as competition heats up Sarvam’s Indus chat app is currently available in beta. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/indias-sarvam-launches-indus-ai-chat-app-as-competition-heats-up/

The creator economy’s ad revenue problem and India’s AI ambitions The creator economy is evolving fast, and ad revenue alone isn’t cutting it anymore. YouTubers are launching product lines, acquiring startups, and building actual business empires. In fact, MrBeast’s company bought fintech startup Step, and his chocolate business is outearning his media arm. This isn’t just one creator’s strategy. For many, it’s the new playbook.  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast,

Remember HQ? ‘Quiz Daddy’ Scott Rogowsky is back with TextSavvy, a daily mobile game show The former HQ host Scott Rogowsky is back with TextSavvy, a live mobile game show that he’s building on his own terms. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/remember-hq-quiz-daddy-scott-rogowsky-is-back-with-textsavvy-a-daily-mobile-game-show/

Anthropic-funded group backs candidate attacked by rival AI super PAC Dueling pro-AI PACs have centered around backing or targeting one New York congressional bid: Alex Bores, whose RAISE Act requires AI developers to disclose safety protocols and report serious system misuse. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/anthropic-funded-group-backs-candidate-attacked-by-rival-ai-super-pac/

Apple’s iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more Several updates are introduced in iOS 26.4, including an AI-powered playlist-generation feature in Apple Music, support for video content in the Podcasts app, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, and more.  Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/apples-ios-26-4-arrives-in-public-beta-with-ai-music-playlists-video-podcasts-and-more/

Lightspeed leads $23M investment in AI startup for accounting departments Stacks A London-headquartered AI startup targeting accountancy departments, set up by a former Uber and Plaid executive, has raised $23 million in a Series A round, led by new investor Lightspeed. The Series A in Stacks also includes returning investors EQT

Giggle raises funding to expand flexible staffing platform Budapest-based Giggle, a staffing platform connecting blue-collar workers with shift-based roles, has raised an undisclosed funding round to support its expansion into the Romanian market. The round was led by OXO Labs, part of O3 Partners and the family fund of Romania’s

Scopely takes majority stake in Pixel Flow! at $1B valuation Scopely, one of the world’s leading mobile gaming companies, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in the Istanbul-based studio behind Pixel Flow!, marking a new unicorn success story from Türkiye. Financial terms were not disclosed, but

Can Everdye clean up one of fashion’s dirtiest processes? Behind every brightly coloured garment lies a largely invisible cost. Dyeing synthetic fibres can account for up to 60 per cent of the total energy used in textile production, while the global dyeing industry is responsible for nearly 20 per cent