BuildersOct 22, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET · TechCrunch Startups Among the Startup Battlefield 200 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage. Here are the standouts.
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BuildersOct 22, 2026 · 11:15 AM ET · TechCrunch Startups Raising a Series A these days isn't so simple — top investors break down what founders need to know now.
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BuildersOct 22, 2026 · 10:59 AM ET · TechCrunch Startups Helion now has another $225 million to help speed development of its first fusion power plant, due to provide Microsoft with electricity in 2028.
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BuildersOct 21, 2026 · 5:16 PM ET · TechCrunch Startups TechCrunch Founder Summit is a full-day gathering in Boston on November 4 where founders across all stages connect with top VCs and experienced entrepreneurs to gain tactical insights on building and scaling their companies.
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BuildersOct 21, 2026 · 2:51 PM ET · TechCrunch Startups Legal AI startup Legora announced Wednesday that it raised a $550 million Series E round, valuing it at $8.8 billion.
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BuildersOct 21, 2026 · 1:18 PM ET · TechCrunch Startups Blacksmith, a platform that lets companies build and test AI code more effectively, just announced a $66 million Series C round led by Sequoia that values the company at $1 billion.
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BuildersOct 21, 2026 · 9:00 AM ET · TechCrunch Startups The startup initially set out to build better, faster, and cheaper surveying hardware in 2021.
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BuildersOct 20, 2026 · 1:55 PM ET · TechCrunch Startups Eric Schmidt’s fortune is about to get even bigger.
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BuildersOct 20, 2026 · 11:30 AM ET · Y Combinator Blog Vin found Nowadays on Work at a Startup, saw a codebase he could fix, and joined as the first engineer. Now he builds AI voice tools and mentors the team.
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BuildersOct 19, 2026 · 2:58 PM ET · Y Combinator Blog Ryder flew to SF for a work trial, moved furniture in a Mystery Machine bus, and decided to stay. Here's what building from day one looks like.
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BuildersOct 1, 2026 · 12:52 PM ET · Y Combinator Blog We’re thrilled to announce that Vivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad are joining Y Combinator as our newest General Partners.
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