Startup Funding

BAG Ventures has closed an $11.3 million fund for enterprise AI startups, signaling fresh capital for the sector while leaving strategy and terms unclear.

Peak XV is increasing Surge’s seed checks to $5 million as its new cohort targets global markets, signaling tougher Series A conditions.

Lightspeed is targeting a $250 million India fund for early AI startups, aligning regional fundraising with its global cycle and shortening deployment.

TechCrunch Founder Summit will bring founders to Boston on Nov. 4 for sessions on fundraising, AI-native building, hiring, leadership, and startup growth.

Hang Ten Systems, founded by former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, raises $53 million to expand AI-led enterprise software delivery and consulting.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will bring founders and investors together to examine fundraising, hiring, AI agents, and the hard realities of startup scale.

Elevation Capital has raised a $500 million Fund IX focused on AI-first and deeptech startups, signaling stronger early-stage backing for India’s AI market.

Jordan Entrepreneurship Fund has committed $5 million to STV to support AI startups across MENA, signaling deeper regional backing for early-stage AI capital.

Crunchbase says global startup funding hit a record $510B in H1 2026, with AI helping drive bigger rounds, stronger exits and a sharper venture reset.

Chamath Palihapitiya raised a $135M Series A for 8090 Labs and assumed the CEO role at his AI coding startup, which builds Software Factory for corporate programming teams.

Ramp raised $750 million as investors bet on finance tools that help companies manage rising AI-related costs.

Supabase raised $500 million at a $10.5 billion valuation as demand grows for back-end tools powering AI apps and agents.

Supply chain AI startup Loop secured a $95 million Series C to help companies predict and prevent disruptions before they impact operations.

AI-powered learning platform Gizmo has grown to 13 million users and secured $22 million in Series A funding to expand its educational tools.

Cognichip secures $60M in funding to develop AI that autonomously designs chips, promising to cut development costs by 75% and timelines by half.

Global startup funding shattered records in Q1 2026, reaching $297 billion, heavily fueled by massive investments in AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.

Largest developer tooling seed round ever backs Thomas Dohmke's open-source platform for managing AI agent-generated software at $300M valuation.

Harvey secures $200M led by Sequoia and GIC at $11B valuation, jumping $3B in months with $190M ARR as legal AI adoption accelerates across law firms.

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says AI industry not in bubble but warns of excess funding in startups with no products, citing unsustainable multi-billion seed rounds.

Medical AI startup OpenEvidence, known as the 'ChatGPT for doctors,' has doubled its valuation to $12 billion after a new $250 million funding round. The platform is now used by over 40% of US physicians.