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VAST Data
New York company building a unified data platform for large-scale AI infrastructure.
Runway
AI research company building video generation models and general-purpose multimodal simulators / world models for creative work
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- Five AI safety sessions every founder should have on their TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 agendaAt TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, five sessions across the AI Stage and Real World AI Stage cover AI safety, featuring leaders from Anthropic, Nvidia, AWS, Waabi, and more. Register before September 25 to save up to $200.
TechCrunch Startups · Sep 22, 2026
- The 15 Largest US Funding Rounds of August 2026US startups secured massive funding rounds in September 2026, with the largest deal topping $1.1B. From autonomous trucking and nuclear energy to AI chips and live commerce, this month's biggest raises span 25 companies across industries reshaping the future. See which startups made the list.
AlleyWatch · Sep 18, 2026
- The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 9/14/26The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 9/12/26 featuring funding details for Fab2, Maven Robotics, Latitude, and thirty-six other deals representing $10.2B in new funding that you need to know about.
- The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 9/8/26The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 9/5/26 featuring funding details for Lyte AI, Crusoe, SciFin, and twenty-one other deals representing $4.6B in new funding that you need to know about.
- NVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face in $12.93B Deal to Cement Open AI Infrastructure LeadershipAt $12.93 billion, NVIDIA's acquisition of Hugging Face is the largest VC-backed tech acquisition in New York City history - more than tripling the previous record. The deal hands NVIDIA control of the open-source model hub at the center of the AI economy, used by 18 million developers and over 200,000 companies worldwide.
- The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 9/3/2026The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 9/3/2026 featuring funding details for Chariot Claims, Elm AI, and much more.
- The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 9/2/2026The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 9/2/2026 featuring funding details for David, Konko AI, and much more.
- Nvidia’s $3.5B MediaTek bet reveals its plan for tackling Big Tech’s AI chip buildoutNvidia invests $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek. The deal shows how Nvidia plans to stay essential to AI infrastructure as Big Tech begins to build its own AI chips.
Alumni 4 went on to found or lead
- PAlex Peats-BondSoftware Engineer→Co-Founder, CTO at Senpilot
- Eloi AlonsoResearch Intern→Co-Founder and Member of Technical Staff at General Intuition
- Richard WhitcombPrincipal Software Engineer→Chief Technology Officer at Osmo
- PRyan Hanrui WangResearch Intern→Co-Founder and CEO at Eigen AI
- PDaniel V.Sr. Architect Systems Safety Engineer - AV→Investor/LP at Wisdom Ventures
Jeffrey GoldenSenior Technical Program Manager→Senior Manager, Technical Program Management at Datadog- PJoe WaltersSr. Mechanical Engineering Manager and Technical Leader→Unemployed at NA
Adithya MuraliResearch Scientist
Artem BarsukovInvestment Director | NVentures- Deepu TallaVice President - Tegra Business Development
Jacob TomlinsonSenior Software Engineer - RAPIDS, Dask
Joel JangResearch Scientist
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