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TechCrunch Jun 12, 2026 at 04:30 Startups Rising Hot

Equal AI raises $30M to screen calls so Indians don’t have to

Equal AI said that its AI-powered call assistant now has over a million monthly active users.

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TechCrunch Jun 12, 2026 at 01:48 Startups
Rising Hot

Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot that doesn’t specialize in anything

Unlike humanoid robots designed around a fixed form — think Boston Dynamics — Theker's machines are built to be reconfigured.

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

Why now

Fresh coverage with immediate momentum.

TechCrunch Jun 12, 2026 at 01:04 Startups
Rising Hot

Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus raises $12B to build an ‘artificial general engineer’ for the physical world

The new round values the physical AI startup that aims to automate heavy engineering and drug design at $41 billion.

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

Why now

Fresh coverage with immediate momentum.