Waymo reportedly raising a $16B funding round TechCrunch By:Anthony Ha 1 February 2026 at 01:56 Waymo is reportedly finalizing a new funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion.
A peek inside Physical Intelligence, the startup building Silicon Valleyβs buzziest robot brains TechCrunch By:Connie Loizos 31 January 2026 at 04:09 If co-founder Lachy Groom has any doubts, he doesnβt show it. Heβs working with people who've been working on this problem for decades and who believe the timing is finally right, which is all he needs to know.
How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market while rivals fell short TechCrunch By:Marina Temkin 30 January 2026 at 05:33 The profitable life-insurance platform was one of the first major tech companies to test the 2026 public markets.