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TechCrunch May 26, 2026 at 18:33 Startups Rising Hot

OpenRouter more than doubles valuation to $1.3B in a year

OpenRouter has raised a $113 million Series B led by CapitalG. Its 5x growth in usage over six months indicates the multi-AI-model future is here.

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May 26, 2026 at 18:33 TechCrunch

OpenRouter more than doubles valuation to $1.3B in a year

OpenRouter has raised a $113 million Series B led by CapitalG. Its 5x growth in usage over six months indicates the multi-AI-model future...

May 20, 2026 at 13:00 TechCrunch

Quartermaster is building a maritime hive mind

The Arlington, Virginia-based startup has raised $42 million to equip ships with sensors that blow the current AIS tech out of the water.

May 20, 2026 at 13:00 TechCrunch

This startup raised $43M to build a hive mind for ships

The Arlington, Virginia-based startup has raised $42 million to equip ships with sensors that blow the current AIS tech out of the water.

May 19, 2026 at 04:01 Hacker News

Apple Silicon costs less than OpenRouter

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May 17, 2026 at 12:09 Hacker News

Apple Silicon costs more than OpenRouter

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Apr 10, 2026 at 14:05 TechCrunch

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.

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The move to block the acquisition of the cloud company that hosts the Dutch digital ID service comes as Europe continues to reduce its reliance on U.S. technology.

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Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved

A shadowy group that stole and dumped the NSA’s most powerful hacking tools still has implications for how companies think about digital risk today.

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Momentum is building quickly, so this card is a good early entry point into the topic.

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