Category: Startups

Imperial College founders raise €2.8 million for The Compression Company; a satellite data compression platform UK and US-based SpaceTech startup The Compression Company is announcing a €2.8 million ($3.4 million) pre-Seed round to tackle limited satellite bandwidth with AI-driven compression that runs directly onboard satellites, reportedly reducing file sizes by

Stockholm-based Loovi secures €1 million to scale preventive health and longevity platform Loovi, a Swedish HealthTech startup, has raised €1 million to launch its digital platform for data-driven longevity and preventive health – following a year of development and pilot testing. Investors in the round include Susanne Najafi (BackingMinds), Sïmon

Rivian was saved by software in 2025 The company’s annual revenue was boosted by its technology joint venture with Volkswagen Group. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/rivian-was-saved-by-software-in-2025/

IBM will hire your entry-level talent in the age of AI IBM plans to triple its entry-level hiring in the U.S. in 2026, but these jobs will have different tasks than in previous years. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/ibm-will-hire-your-entry-level-talent-in-the-age-of-ai/

Amid disappointing earnings, Pinterest claims it sees more searches than ChatGPT Pinterest’s stock tumbles after an earnings miss, with higher-than-expected usage its only bright spot. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/amid-disappointing-earnings-pinterest-claims-it-sees-more-searches-than-chatgpt/

For $1M, you can pay Bryan Johnson (or BryanAI?) to teach you how to live longer The longevity-obsessed investor Bryan Johnson is charging $1 million to sign up for his “Immortals” program. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/for-1-million-you-can-pay-bryan-johnson-or-bryanai-to-teach-you-how-to-live-longer/

Musk needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha. “I really want to see a mass driver on the moon that is shooting AI satellites into deep space.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/musk-needed-a-new-vision-for-spacex-and-xai-he-landed-on-moonbase-alpha/

Reflow launches following a $15M+ seed round focused on operational visibility for enterprises Reflow has closed a seed funding round of more than $15 million to support ongoing technology development and broaden access to its workflow and AI automation intelligence, alongside the launch of its workforce and workflow intelligence platform

Mistral boss calls for European unity in AI race, as pledges €1.2bn Swedish data centre investment The boss of one of Europe’s most high-profile AI startups today called on European unity in the global AI race, as it committed €1.2 billion to build its first data centres outside of its native France,

Overmind launches with £2M in seed funding to support development of agentic AI London-based Overmind, which is developing a supervision layer for AI agents, has closed a £2 million seed funding round. The round was led by specialist cybersecurity investor Osney Capital, with participation from 14Peaks, Portfolio Ventures, Antler, and