Category: Startups

Everything you need to know about viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot (now Moltbot) Personal AI assistant Moltbot —formerly Clawdbot — has gone viral in a matter of weeks. But there’s more you should know before jumping on the bandwagon. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/everything-you-need-to-know-about-viral-personal-ai-assistant-clawdbot-now-moltbot/

Bluesky teases 2026 roadmap: A better Discover feed, real-time features, and more Bluesky is teasing new features and improvements ranging from the Discover feed to video support. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/bluesky-teases-2026-roadmap-a-better-discover-feed-real-time-features-and-more/

Anduril has invented a wild new drone-flying contest where jobs are the prize  This is a race series for software programmers and the brainchild of founder Palmer Luckey, he tells TechCrunch. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/anduril-has-invented-a-wild-new-drone-flying-contest-where-jobs-are-the-prize/

Anthropic reportedly upped its latest raise to $20B Anthropic looks to raise $20 billion at more than $300 billion valuation, according to reports. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/anthropic-reportedly-upped-its-latest-raise-to-20b/

Footprint Firm closes €76M Article 9 deeptech Fund for the green transition The Footprint Firm has completed the final closing of Footprint Fund I, an Article 9 €76 million venture fund. The fund focuses on early-stage deeptech companies in the green transition in Northern Europe. Footprint Fund I is the

Rainbow Weather raises $5.5M seed to build real-time environmental intelligence for a climate-volatile world Rainbow Weather, a next-gen climate tech startup specialising in hyper-localised short-term weather forecasting, announced it has raised $5.5M Seed funding round.  Rainbow Weather has developed a real-time, AI-driven weather intelligence platform that fuses satellite imagery, radar,

Vennre completes $9.6M round to grow private market platform in MENA UK-based Vennre, a wealth creation platform, has raised $9.6 million in a pre-Series A funding round through a hybrid equity and debt structure. The round was co-led by Vision Ventures and anb seed Fund, with participation from Sanabil 500, Ace

Synthesia doubles valuation to $4BN in 12 months, following $200M funding round One of the UK’s most hyped AI startups has nearly doubled its valuation to $4bn in just 12 months, following a $200m funding round. The $200m Series E funding round in Synthesia was led by existing investor Google

STAMP secures €4M to power next-gen Tax Free for global shoppers Madrid-based STAMP has raised €4 million in a funding round led by Dozen, with participation from EBISU Digital, Barça Innovation Hub, and several international business angels, including Andreas Mihalovits and Thibaut Courtois through his investment arm NXTplay. In addition

From coverage to corpus: How startups should design PR for AI discoverability in 2026 For years, PR success was measured in coverage. One strong article, one respected outlet, one moment of visibility. Founders collected logos, screenshots, and traffic spikes and considered the job done. We’re noticing that this model no