This app just raised $14M to take on the loneliness epidemic
Clyx is social platform that helps users find IRL community events to join.
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Where top VCs are betting next: Index, Greylock, and Felicis share 2026 priorities at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Where are top VCs placing bets in 2026? Hear from Index Ventures’ Nina Achadjian, Greylock’s Jerry Chen, and Felicis’ Viviana Faga on the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 in San Francisco.
Netskope follows Rubrik as a rare cybersecurity IPO, both backed by Lightspeed
The 13-year-old company could be valued up to $6.5, with Lightspeed’s stake worth $1.1 billion.
Pinecone founder Edo Liberty discusses why the next big AI breakthrough starts with search, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Pinecone founder and CEO Edo Liberty will explain why the next wave of AI-native apps won’t be driven by bigger models, but by smarter search.
Space DOTS raises $1.5M seed round to provide insights on orbital threats
Cefalo is the founder of Space DOTs, which launched in 2022 to detect space threats. She and her team have created a software platform for space tech manufacturers and operators to help them capture various data points, like radiation interference, as well as track any in-orbit anomalies, to help make space travel safer.
VC giant Insight Partners notifies staff and limited partners after data breach
The venture capital giant, behind cyber giants Wiz and Databricks, said it has notified current and former employees and the firm’s limited partners of its January breach.
Databricks confirms new $100B valuation on $4B ARR
Just months after raising a whopping $10 billion, Databricks has confirmed another $1 billion raise at a $100 billion valuation.
Y Combinator-backed Motion raises fresh $38M to build the Microsoft Office of AI agents
In his early 20s, Harry Qi left a million-year hedge fund job to join Y Combinator. His SMB AI agent startup is now growing fast.
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