How TRIC Robotics is reducing pesticide use on strawberries using UV light
TRIC Robotics just raised a $5.5 million seed round for its tractor-sized robots that help eliminate bacteria and pests on strawberry plants.
Startups
Eight months in, Swedish unicorn Lovable crosses the $100M ARR milestone
Less than a week after becoming Europe’s latest unicorn, Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable has now crossed the $100 million annual recurring revenue mark.
NetZeroNitrogen wants bacteria to replace synthetic fertilizer on farm fields
NetZeroNitrogen’s bacteria approach has attracted investors and $6.6 million in seed funding.
National security meets next-gen tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025’s AI Defense panel
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 runs October 27-29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Join 10,000+ startup and VC leaders for three days of conversations and connections that define what’s next.
Inside the Shift at Disrupt: Building Community and Scaling in the AI Era
Nirav Tolia (Nextdoor), Jane Alexander (CapitalG), and Vanessa Larco (Premise, NEA) join TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 27–29, SF) to share strategies for building resilient companies and scaling in the AI era.
Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive
Lumotive reopened its February Series B round to add Amazon’s Industrial Innovation Fund and ITHCA Group, increasing the size of the round to $59 million.
This startup thinks email could be the key to usable AI agents
Mixus’ AI agent platform not only keeps humans in the workflow, it also allows those humans to interact with agents directly from their email or Slack.
Robot guard dogs help Asylon raise a $26M Series B
DroneDogs can be sent to places unsafe for humans or real dogs and can do tasks like dangerous chemical detection.
Figma’s Dylan Field will cash out about $60M in IPO, with Index, Kleiner, Greylock, Sequoia all selling, too
Figma is allowing existing shareholders to sell even more stock than the company will in its IPO.
AI voice company Hyper raises $6.3M to help automate 911 calls
Hyper hopes to use the fresh capital to help scale across the country, integrate more into existing 911 systems, hire a head of engineering, and build its next product.