Secondary sales shift from founder windfalls to employee-retention tools TechCrunch By:Marina Temkin 5 February 2026 at 21:30 AI startups like Clay and ElevenLabs are using early liquidity to keep their best talent.
AI SRE Resolve AI confirms $125M raise, unicorn valuation TechCrunch By:Marina Temkin 5 February 2026 at 01:39 The two-year-old startup confirms that it closed a Series A led by Lightspeed at $1 billion valuation.
Lotus Health nabs $35M for AI doctor that sees patients for free TechCrunch By:Marina Temkin 3 February 2026 at 21:14 This AI doctor is licensed in all 50 states, the startup says. The deal was led by CRV and Kleiner Perkins.
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.