Former CEO of celeb fav gym Dogpound launches $5M fund to back wellness companies

Jenny Liu, is a solo first time GP looking to back underrepresented wellness founders.

Sources: Project SGLang spins out as RadixArk with $400M valuation as inference market explodes

SGLang, which originated as an open source research project at Ion Stoica’s UC Berkeley lab, has raised capital from Accel.

Zipline charts drone delivery expansion with $600M in new funding

The startup plans to expand to at least four new U.S. states in 2026.

OpenAI’s former sales leader joins VC firm Acrew: OpenAI taught her where startups can build a ‘moat’ 

Aliisa Rosenthal has found a new career as a VC. She knows what startups can do to protect themselves from the model makers eating their markets.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 tickets now on sale: Lowest rates all year 

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 tickets are officially on sale. Save up to $680 on your ticket and be among the first 500 registrants to score a +1 pass at 50% off. Don’t miss 10,000 tech leaders, founders, and VCs in San Francisco from Oct 13-15. Register bef…

PraxisPro raises $6M seed from AlleyCorp to coach medical sales reps

PraxisPro, founded by a former pharma sales rep, offers small language model AI training specifically designed for medical product sales.

One-time hot insurance tech Ethos poised to be first tech IPO of the year

Ethos was backed by a who’s who of VCs and celebs through 2021. It is currently profitable, it says.

Retail startup Another raises a $2.5M seed to help sell excess inventory

Another raises a $2.5 million seed round led by Anthemis FIL and Westbound to help retailers with off-channel inventory.

2026 plans: What’s next for Startup Battlefield 200

See what to expect for Startup Battlefield 200 in 2026, the ultimate startup pitch competition on the global stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Join the mailing list to be the first to know when applications drop.

Sequoia to invest in Anthropic, breaking VC taboo on backing rivals: FT

Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a blockbuster funding round for Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. It’s a move sure to turn heads in Silicon Valley. Why? Because venture capital firms have historicall…