TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 brings together the biggest names in AI, hardware, and startups to answer one question: what does it really take to build and scale now?
Harvard dropouts raise $300M for AI chips, hit $10.3B valuation—and they’re just getting started.
A pandemic nearly killed this company—until the founders discovered their true value wasn’t in the product, but in the data beneath it.
Etched hits $1B in orders and raises $500M as AI chip race intensifies — a turnaround from early investor rejections.
They bet on AI before it was obvious. Now, they're shaping the next era of tech.
Indian AI startups raised $3.94B in Q1 – a record signaling explosive growth across sectors and cities.
DeepSeek's price war reveals AI's true trajectory: cheaper tokens mean broader adoption, not commoditization.