What’s ahead for startups and VCs in 2026? Investors weigh in

VCs share their thoughts on what next year could bring to the market.

Naware’s chemical-free weed killer tech could change how we treat lawns

A classic hardware startup, Naware’s founders set out with a problem — kill weeds without chemicals — and relentlessly tinkered until they found a solution.

The 9 top cybersecurity startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield 

Here is the full list of the cybersecurity Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

Before you buy into robot butlers, hear what humanoid builders admit

Humanoid robot startups are raising massive funding rounds, and the sales pitch is familiar. Human-shaped machines will soon step into warehouses and factories, and then eventually our homes. But the Wall Street Journal reports a more restrained view i…

How a Spanish virus brought Google to Málaga

Spanish entrepreneur Bernardo Quintero, whose company is at the root of Google’s Málaga cybersecurity hub, identified the author of the computer virus that influenced his career.

The European startup market’s data doesn’t match its energy — yet

Europe’s startup market hasn’t produced meaningful numbers but there is reason to believe the data will start to change.

The 9 top biotech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield

Here is the full list of the biotech and pharma Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

How Mill closed the deal with Amazon and Whole Foods

Matt Rogers’s food waste startup will soon deploy its commercial food waste bins in grocery stores throughout the U.S. Here’s how Rogers thinks about preparing a startup for success.

The 14 top agtech, food tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield

Here is the full list of the agtech and food tech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.

Can AI fix the operating room? This startup thinks so

There’s plenty of hype around AI and robots in healthcare, but the problem that’s actually costing hospitals money right now is operating room coordination. Two to four hours of OR time is lost every single day, not because of the surg…