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TechCrunch Jun 9, 2026 at 13:47 Startups Rising Hot

Sandstone raises $30M to bring AI to in-house legal teams

Sandstone's Series A was led by Lightspeed Partners, with participation from Sequoia.

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Jun 9, 2026 at 13:47 TechCrunch

Sandstone raises $30M to bring AI to in-house legal teams

Sandstone's Series A was led by Lightspeed Partners, with participation from Sequoia.

Jun 2, 2026 at 17:01 TechCrunch

Focused Energy raises whopping $240M Series A for laser-powered fusion tech

Another fusion startup has raised another a massive round to make this type of power a reality.

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Mar 25, 2026 at 13:00 TechCrunch

After pivoting, Y Combinator grad Glimpse raises $35M led by a16z

Glimpse announced on Wednesday a $35 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 8VC and YC.

Mar 24, 2026 at 23:34 Hacker News

Arm releases first in-house chip, with Meta as debut customer

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Mar 24, 2026 at 19:48 TechCrunch

Arm is releasing the first in-house chip in its 35-year history

Arm is producing its own CPU for the first time. It developed the CPU with Meta, which is also the chip's first customer.

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