October 23, 2026

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AI assistant startup Town nabs unicorn valuation 4 months after launch: AI assistant startup Town nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Menlo Ventures. Read More

Legal AI startup Legora raises $550M Series E at $8.8B valuation: Legal AI startup Legora announced Wednesday that it raised a $550 million Series E round, valuing it at $8.8 billion. Read More

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements: Among the Startup Battlefield 200 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage. Here are the standouts. Read More

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Must-Reads

Khosla Ventures doubles down on Even Healthcare to challenge India's hospital economics: Even Healthcare reaches a $300 million valuation in a Khosla Ventures-led round as it plans to expand its hospital network in India. Read More

Replika’s founder built the AI assistant she pitched at Disrupt 12 years ago: Eugenia Kuyda's newest startup Wabi is positioned to take advantage of an idea she had more than a decade ago. Wabi offers a personal AI assistant with a twist, free and downloadable to anyone today. Read More

Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character AI’s workforce: The filing also says that the “vast majority” of Character.AI employees who were offered jobs at Disney accepted them. However, this is a stalking horse bid, so another company could come forward with a higher offer. Read More

Blacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads Series C: Blacksmith, a platform that lets companies build and test AI code more effectively, just announced a $66 million Series C round led by Sequoia that values the company at $1 billion. Read More

Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear: Warhound, the brainchild of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement. Read More

Last but Not Least

Investors break down how founders can raise a Series A today: Raising a Series A these days isn't so simple — top investors break down what founders need to know now. Read More

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