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Oct 12, 2026Fintechs are set to dominate Europe's next wave of growth-stage fundraising. Of the 22 startups on the Sifted 250 Leaderboard planning a Series B or C by the end of Q3 2027, 12 (54.5%) are fintechs, with eight of them based in the UK. Pro ### Sifte
Oct 12, 2026China's rise as a leader in strategically important technologies has sparked growing concerns over European tech's reliance on Chinese supply chains. But some European investors think the continent's startups are looking at their ties to China the wr
Oct 12, 2026Two cofounders of Project Europe, the high-profile investment initiative launched by VC Harry Stebbings to back the continent's youngest entrepreneurs, are stepping down from their roles as the fund prepares for its next chapter. Pro ### Exclusive
Oct 11, 2026Elon Musk is a very familiar figure to Ars readers, given his massive influence (for better and worse) on the technology sector over the last 20 years. Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney's latest biographical documentary — simply titled Musk — co...
Oct 11, 2026TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question for founders: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? For investors, it's the opposite: How do you find that company before someone else does? At Disrupt, the volume and competition ar...
Oct 11, 2026There is a popular idea that substantial wealth belongs mainly to entrepreneurs. We celebrate founders, investors and business owners so loudly that a career person can begin to believe that employment is merely a way to pay bills, while ownership is...
Oct 11, 2026Earlier this year, the streaming and entertainment industry witnessed one of its most high-stakes megadeals ever, stunning industry observers. Not only is it historic in its size, but it is also predicted to disrupt Hollywood and the media business a...
Oct 10, 2026Cloudflare announced Friday that it’s acquiring Deno, the startup behind the programming runtime of the same name. According to Cloudflare’s Kenton Varda, Cloudflare will use this acquisition to improve its Workers programming model and platform, whi...
Oct 10, 2026TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts in just three days. Moscone West is getting ready, hundreds of startups are preparing to show what they’ve built, and thousands of founders, investors, and tech leaders are heading to San Francisco. The three-day countd...
Oct 9, 2026You've built the product. Now you need customers. But when you're starting from zero, there may be no marketing budget, established brand, or sales team to help you find them. So how do you get the first 1,000 people to take a chance on what you've b...
Oct 9, 2026Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's Top 10 ann...
Oct 9, 2026AI can now generate more drug candidates than scientists can test. The hard part is proving which ones work in humans, because animal studies and clinical trials move slowly and carry high costs, while lab shortcuts like cell assays often miss how re...