Plaid valued at B in employee share sale

Plaid valued at $8B in employee share sale

Plaid, a company that connects financial applications to users’ bank accounts, enabling payments and data verification, has allowed employees to sell some of their shares at an $8 billion valuation, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The valuation represents a 31% increase from the $6.1 billion valuation the 13-year-old company achieved in April of…

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Quantonation’s double-sized second fund shows quantum still has believers

Quantonation’s double-sized second fund shows quantum still has believers

Quantum computing will not be replacing supercomputers in 2026, let alone reaching industrial scale. And yet, investor appetite for companies pursuing the elusive quantum advantage hasn’t dwindled — it has increased. Quantonation Ventures, a venture firm investing in quantum and physics-based startups, has closed its oversubscribed second fund at €220 million, or approximately $260 million….

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7 days until ticket prices rise for Disrupt 2026

7 days until ticket prices rise for Disrupt 2026

Super Early Bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ends February 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. That gives you one week to secure the biggest savings of the year — up to $680 off individual passes and up to 30% off community passes. Register now to lock in at the lowest rate. From October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco,…

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