Startups

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: AI For Everything From Recycling To Breathing To Winning Construction Bids

Crunchbase News Aug 21, 2026, 2:00 PM (1 month ago)

This month’s installment of this column is all AI, though applications for the technology range widely, from two startups that apply AI to trash or recycling, to another that promises to help people breathe and sleep better, to a company that says its AI can help architects and builders spot…

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Startups

Science Corporation implants its vision-restoring chip in its first Stargardt disease patient

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Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser says he ‘failed’ with Max Payne 3, and I’m sorry Danno but that’s just plain wrong

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Nvidia announces billion-dollar investments in European tech

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Licube wants to be the fuel provider to the fusion power industry — see how at TechCrunch Disrupt

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Bumble Given a Billion Reasons to Go Private

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Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president

Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics announced the appointment of Doug Field as president in a major coup for the EV company’s secretive robotics startup.

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Active Investors Kept Up The Deal Pace In Q3, Even As Funding Fell

Active startup investors largely kept up or increased their dealmaking pace in the third quarter, even as overall venture funding declined with the absence of new record megarounds for AI leaders.

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