China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta

Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led the funding round, and existing shareholders Tencent, HSG (formerly known as Sequoia China), ZhenFund and others also participated.

Last call to volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026

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Vesta raises $30M to bring swarms of agents to mortgage lenders

Vesta, an AI-native software startup that helps lenders originate mortgages, announced a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital. 

Greenairy is building smart plant towers to clean the air in your office

As it turns out, the cure for stuffy, chemical-infused office air might be a tower of leafy greenery.

Bloom raises $3.6M to become the ‘Alibaba’ of American manufacturing

The Detroit startup has widened its scope beyond mobility to help drone and robotics companies find U.S. based manufacturers, shippers, and more.

OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — days after the launch of Dots

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Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation

A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab, which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from stealth.

Ex-Ramp engineers raise $20M for platform Melius after scrapping their first product

The startup crossed over $1 million in anualized revenue within two months of its post-pivot launch.