Category: Startups

Growth investor DTCP raises €455m first close for defence fund, plots future funds Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/dtcp-first-close-defence-fund-invest-europe-growth/

Inside the UK startup building AI’s next enterprise category Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-startup-building-ais-next-enterprise-category-brnd/

PrismML brings its tiny LLMs to Qualcomm-powered smart glasses Prism’s larger goal is open-weight AI that runs on devices and makes better use of the computing power they already have. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/24/prismml-brings-its-tiny-llms-to-qualcomm-powered-smart-glasses/

Bring your co-founder, partner, or colleague and get 50% off a second TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass Buy one pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and get 50% off a second of the same ticket type. Register before event starts on October 13 at 8 a.m. PT. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/24/bring-your-co-founder-partner-or-colleague-and-get-50-off-a-second-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass/

Nexterity wants to automate the hard, dangerous part of pipefitting The startup’s robot can tighten or loosen four bolts at a time, and it fits in a Pelican case. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/24/nexterity-wants-to-automate-the-hard-dangerous-part-of-pipefitting/

Waymo is scaling fast. Here’s what the fleet data shows. In the past month, Waymo has expanded its fleet in Texas by 49%. There are other hotspots as well. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/24/waymo-is-scaling-fast-heres-what-the-fleet-data-shows/

Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers Feather is betting on a customizable, $30,000 platform built for software developers. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/24/meet-feather-the-startup-building-the-android-of-robotics-for-developers/

Anthropic and Nvidia back Basecamp Research in $140M Series C A UK life sciences startup using AI to develop new medicines faster to treat diseases has raised $140m in funding, in an investment round featuring AI powerhouses Nvidia and new investor Anthropic. Basecamp Research, founded in 2019, is a London-based

Bird raises $450M in debt, headcount cut from 1,000 peak to 120 Bird, the business communications platform once seen as a European rival to the US’s Twilio, has raised $450m in debt financing, as it underscored its repositioning as an AI business, a shift which has seen it drastically cut headcount

Connect Ventures announces first close of $80M Fund V to back Europe’s technical founders Connect Ventures has announced the first $55 million close of its $80 million fifth fund, which will invest in early-stage technology companies across Europe. The fund is anchored by British Business Bank, with participation from returning