April 24, 2026

Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges: Returning backers a16z and Thrive are expected to lead the round. Read More

Cathie Wood’s ARK makes its first lead investment in startup Lucra — and it isn’t AI : Lucra offers corporate loyalty programs reimagined as interactive esports. But winning ARK as a lead wasn't easy. Read More

Esther and Anne Wojcicki back new healthcare accelerator, fund: Mary Minno launches early-stage startup accelerator program, Treehub, and an early-stage firm, AI Health Fund, aimed at backing startups working at the intersection of healthcare and AI. Read More

The Classic Start-Up Pass at Cannes Lions 2026 will put your new business in front of the global creative industry. Specifically designed for companies started within the last five years – this is your entry point to the Festival, and your moment to build a powerful growth-focused network. Join us 22–26 June 2026 in Cannes, France. 

SusHi Tech Tokyo isn't a conference — it's a deal room with 60,000 people: When 60,000 attendees descend on Tokyo Big Sight April 27–29, the headline numbers are hard to ignore: 750 startup exhibitors, 151 sessions, city leaders from 49 countries. But the stat that tells you what kind of event this actually is? It's 10,000 facilitated business meetings — brokered, booked, and tracked before most attendees even land. Read More

How SpaceX preempted a $2B fundraise with a $60B buyout offer: Cursor was on track to close a $2 billion funding round this week but chose to halt discussions after SpaceX offered a $10 billion "collaboration fee" and a path to a $60 billion acquisition. Read More

Grab a ticket today: The first StrictlyVC of 2026 kicks off in just a week in San Francisco: StrictlyVC San Francisco is in just a week. Now’s the time to grab yourself a ticket. Join VCs and founders at Sentro Filipino Cultural Center on April 30. Read More

Bret Taylor's Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment: Sierra, the AI customer service agent startup founded by technologist Bret Taylor, announced today that it has acquired the YC-backed French startup Fragment. Read More

Another customer of troubled startup Delve suffered a big security incident: TechCrunch has confirmed that Delve was the compliance company that performed the security certifications for Context AI, the AI agent training startup that last week disclosed a security incident. Read More

StrictlyVC kicks off the event series in SF in less than a week. Join unfiltered fireside chats on fundraising, what it takes to build a physical AI breakthrough, and more with industry leaders like Eclipse Ventures co-founder Lior Susan, Replit co-founder Amjad Masad, and more. Make high-value connections that actually move the needle. Tickets are limited.

Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.

Meet Noscroll, an AI bot that does your doomscrolling for you: Noscroll wants to cure doomscrolling with an AI bot that reads the internet for you. Read More