Cal AI’s 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup
Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of calorie tracking app Cal AI, has launched Persona, a new AI agent startup, and already raised $10 million. Vine Ventures led the round, with…
5 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Don’t pay more at the door for your pass
Five days from now, the global tech ecosystem gathers at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. If Disrupt is already on your calendar, but your ticket isn’t in…
China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta
Chinese AI lab Manus’ parent company, Butterfly Effect, said on Thursday in a WeChat post that it has raised more than $500 million, the company’s first funding round since Meta…
Vesta raises $30M to bring swarms of agents to mortgage lenders
Vesta, an AI-native software startup that helps lenders originate mortgages, announced on Thursday that it raised a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital. The startup uses AI agents to…