Category: Startups

Jack Dorsey just halved the size of Block’s employee base — and he says your company is next Jack Dorsey has long been an open admirer of Elon Musk. Now, it seems, he may have been taking notes. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/jack-dorsey-block-layoffs-4000-halved-employees-your-company-is-next/

Netflix backs out of bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, giving studios, HBO, and CNN to Ellison-owned Paramount In a one-two punch of centibillion-dollar offers, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is over. David Ellison-owned Paramount will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix has lost. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/netflix-warner-bros-discovery-paramount-wbd-bid-studios-hbo-cnn-ellison/

PayPal might not be looking to sell itself: Report PayPal may not be in talks to be acquired, sources have told Semafor, after a previous news report that Stripe was sniffing around. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/paypal-might-not-be-looking-to-sell-itself-report/

Google paid startup Form Energy $1B for its massive 100-hour battery The deal paves the way for Form Energy to raise a new funding round before potentially going public next year. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/google-paid-startup-form-energy-1b-for-its-massive-100-hour-battery/

Kinfolk closes $7M seed round for AI-driven HR platform London-based Kinfolk, an AI-native HR workforce operations platform, has raised a $7.2 million seed round led by AlbionVC, with participation from PROfounders Capital and existing investors Ascension and Emerge. Angel investors, including Tony Jamous, Founder and Executive Chairman of OysterHR, also

€100K, 100 startups, 3 years: The Baltics double down on early talent Get ready to feel old. According to a recent report, the average age of AI unicorn founders dropped from 40 in 2020 to 29 in 2024. And the trend continues. It’s been called a “youthquake,” shaking up the

SolveAI raises $50M to help employees build their own enterprise software London-based SolveAI, a platform that enables employees to build compliant enterprise software without writing code, has raised a $45 million Series A led by GV alongside a previously undisclosed $5 million pre-seed round led by Accel. Northzone, Mantis VC,

Clee Medical secures seed funding to advance real-time brain imaging for neurosurgery Clee Medical, a Swiss neurotechnology startup developing ultra-high-resolution real-time imaging for brain surgery, has closed its seed financing round. The round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), with participation from Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB), Kickfund, FONGIT, and Venture Kick,

Born in Ukraine, ready for the world, 7 Ukrainian-founded startups you should know about Ukraine’s startup scene has long punched above its weight, and the companies emerging from it today are proof that innovation doesn’t pause for adversity. Ukraine has quietly become a dynamic source of startup innovation, producing companies tackling

London-based Dwelly secures over €79.3 million to scale AI-driven rental marketplace Dwelly, a London-based property management platform acquiring and digitising independent letting agencies, has secured over €79.3 million (£69 million) in combined equity and debt funding to accelerate its expansion across the UK. The raise includes a €36.8 million equity