Category: Startups

Nebex launches €100M initiative to turn global space spending into revenue for French startups Tejpaul Bhatia, CEO of space trading company Nebex, told me something that he admits will upset many, many, many space entrepreneurs, “with the exception of maybe Elon Musk.” “The only thing that matters right now in

Astute raises $1.2M and launches B2B new media platform Astute, a platform that helps B2B companies manage partnerships with newsletter, podcast and social media creators, has raised an oversubscribed $1.2 million pre-seed round as it launches its new platform. The round was backed by Flyer One Ventures, Silicon Gardens, Marathon

Exclusive: Nik Storonsky’s VC firm closes $500m for second fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-nik-storonsky-quantumlight-closes-500/

Your verified customers are for sale: The rise of account farms Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-rise-of-account-farms-brnd/

Gravis Robotics hits $1bn valuation with $200m investment from SoftBank Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/gravis-robotics-1bn-valuation-200m-softbank/

University of Glasgow spinouts looking to raise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/university-of-glasgow-spinouts-looking-to-raise/

Does it make sense for Revolut to get physical? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-airport-lounges-opinion/

Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21  If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in San Francisco from October 13-15 at Moscone

‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators Cybersecurity experts who investigate spyware attacks say the number of people who received a recent threat notification from Apple is unusually high. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/unprecedented-number-of-apple-users-received-recent-spyware-alert-say-investigators/

AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team “We have some really ambitious plans to help you work with AI in Chrome to get things done, and I’ll have more to share soon,” Jacob Bank, Relay founder and CEO, said. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/ai-automation-startup-relay-shuts-down-staff-joins-googles-chrome-team/