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Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent says its annual run-rate revenue has topped $100 million eight months after launch. It reports more than 6 million users across 190 countries, including about 150,000 paying customers, and says users have built over 7 million applications; its new iOS and Android app lets users create and publish apps directly to Apple’s App Store and Google Play.

Feb 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

LegalOn Technologies raises $50 million in Series E funding to develop AI agent products and expand its U.S. and U.K. go-to-market efforts. Goldman Sachs’ growth equity fund leads the round, joined by existing investor World Innovation Lab and new investors Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Mizuho Bank, and Shoko Chukin Bank. The Tokyo-based company says its contract-review software serves 7,000 organizations across Japan, the U.S., and the U.K., and that 25% of Japanese public companies use its platform.

Jul 2025 · TechCrunchNews article

Phil Libin’s video startup mmhmm rebrands as Airtime and launches a toolkit for online meetings. Airtime Creator lets presenters customize slides and appear onscreen with up to 10 people, while Airtime Camera adds custom backgrounds, logos, and visual reactions to meetings on services including Zoom, Teams, Meet, and Webex. Camera is free until August 1, then costs $20 once; Creator costs $10 per month and includes a free trial.

Apr 2025 · TechCrunchNews article

Nuro expands driverless testing of its passenger-less R3 vehicles across the Bay Area and Houston to demonstrate its autonomous technology to prospective customers. The company tests at speeds of up to 35 mph in Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Houston, including at night without a safety driver for the first time. Its system also handles emergency vehicles, construction zones, and school buses without a remote safety operator as Nuro shifts toward licensing technology to automakers and mobility providers.

Nov 2024 · TechCrunchNews article