Year: 2026

‘I want to build a decacorn’: The former Legora and Revolut employee betting big on legaltech Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/juritas-legora-revolut-pre-seed/

Exclusive: Femtech Ipremom raises €15m seed for early detection of pregnancy complications Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/exclusive-ipremom-femtech-15m-seed/

While climate tech investments are down, Nordic energy startups power ahead Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/while-climate-tech-investments-are-down-nordic-energy-startups-power-ahead/

The Builders Stage brings practical strategies for scaling startups to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt, bringing together founders, startup operators, and investors for practical conversations on what it takes to build and scale. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/the-builders-stage-brings-practical-strategies-for-scaling-startups-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/

Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say The acquisition also leaves Sequoia-backed Serval as the de facto startup leader in AI IT service automation, industry watchers believe. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/palo-alto-networks-paid-500m-for-thrive-backed-console-sources-say/

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals  On our new Real World AI stage, we’ll be focusing on the intersection between the digital and physical, and all the ways we’ll continue to see a blending of the two. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/techcrunch-disrupt-2026s-new-real-world-ai-stage-features-nvidia-robots-and-extinct-animals/

Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates Google has dodged an effort to break up its ad business, but a judge said Wednesday that the company will need to adjust its business to benefit competitors. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/google-spared-from-ad-business-breakup-but-judge-orders-changes-to-how-it-operates/

OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts OpenAI’s new Astra model will use “recurrent depth,” a technique that allows the model to operate outside of the sequential thinking that characterizes most reasoning models. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/openais-new-reasoning-technique-alarms-ai-safety-experts/

Italian obesity digital clinic Holifya raises €2M to scale AI-supported GLP-1 care Holifya, the first digital clinic in Italy focused on pharmacologic treatment of obesity through AI and advanced diagnostics, has raised €2 million investment. The round, which is €1.6 million in equity and €0.4 million in debt capital and

Cummins joins Emerald Technology Ventures as LP to accelerate industrial innovation Large US industrial and power technology company, Cummins, best known historically for making diesel engines, particularly for trucks and heavy machinery. has joined Emerald Technology Ventures as a Limited Partner. Emerald was founded in 2000 and manages and advises