Baseten is set to raise $1.5B at $13B as inference demand soars

Baseten is close to closing a $1.5B round at a $13B valuation just five months after its $300M Series E. The raise is split-priced and co-led by Spark, Sands, Altimeter, and Wellington.

The 11 standout startups from YC's Demo Day, according to VCs | TechCrunch

TechCrunch spoke to investors to find the hottest startups in the Spring 2026 YC batch. Some of them commanded valuations of over $175 million, VCs said.

Chi-Hua Chien saw Facebook coming — now he says the real AI winners won't be selling AI | TechCrunch

Chi-Hua Chien has spent more than two decades as a venture capitalist, but he thinks like a cultural anthropologist.

Roelof Botha joins SpaceX's board of directors | TechCrunch

The former Sequoia Capital leader is filling an "existing vacancy" on SpaceX's board, days after the company went public in the largest IPO ever.

PayPay Ventures shutters as company restructuring continues | TechCrunch

The corporate venture arm ends after 10 years and 80 investments.

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Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft's board to go 'founder mode' with startup Manas | TechCrunch

After a very profitable decade on Microsoft's board, Reid Hoffman is stepping down to focus on his AI drug discovery startup Manus.