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This digest compiles the latest from Tech Crunch.
Today’s Tech Crunch Roundup
Former GitHub CEO raises record $60M dev tool seed round at $300M valuation
10 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm by Julie Bort
Thomas Dohmke’s new startup offers an AI system to allow developers to better manage all the code AI agents produce.
Spotify hits a record 751M monthly users thanks to Wrapped, new free features
10 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm by Ivan Mehta
Spotify credited a successful Wrapped campaign and new features in its free tier for its rapid user growth
AI video startup Runway raises $315M at $5.3B valuation, eyes more capable world models
10 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm by Rebecca Bellan
Startup Runway has raised a $315 million round at a $5.3 billion valuation, funds it will use to expand beyond AI video generation and into world models.
Proptech startup Smart Bricks raises $5 million pre-seed led by a16z
10 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm by Dominic-Madori Davis
Smart Bricks is an AI-powered proptech that helps investors find high-quality real estate investments
Primary Ventures raises healthy $625M Fund V to focus on seed investing
10 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm by Dominic-Madori Davis
Primary Ventures has closed a $625 million fund focused on seed investing nationwide. It’s a sizeable accomplishment for a seed-stage VC firm.
YouTube rolls out an AI playlist generator for Premium users
10 Feb 2026, 11:52 am by Ivan Mehta
YouTube Music is rolling out a new AI-powered playlist-generation feature that allows Premium users on iOS and Android to use text prompts to create playlists.
The first signs of burnout are coming from the people who embrace AI the most
10 Feb 2026, 6:46 am by Connie Loizos
Because employees could do more, work began bleeding into lunch breaks and late evenings. The employees’ to-do lists expanded to fill every hour that AI freed up, and then kept going.
Tem raises $75M to remake electricity markets using AI
10 Feb 2026, 3:01 am by Tim De Chant
Tem has built a transaction engine that relies on AI to cut costs. Lightspeed led the round to help the startup expand to the U.S. and Australia.
India makes Aadhaar more ubiquitous, but critics say security and privacy concerns remain
10 Feb 2026, 3:00 am by Jagmeet Singh
India’s Aadhaar is moving into wallets, hotels and policing through a new app. Critics say that amid the broader Aadhaar rollout, it’s unclear how data shared through the new app would prevent breaches or leaks.
End of today’s Tech Crunch roundup.
