This digest compiles the latest from Tech Crunch.
Today’s Tech Crunch Roundup
Trace raises $3M to solve the AI agent adoption problem in enterprise
26 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm by Russell Brandom
Trace is launching with $3 million in seed funding, including investment from Y Combinator, Zeno Ventures, Transpose Platform Management, Goodwater Capital, Formosa Capital, and WeFunder.
Figma partners with OpenAI to bake in support for Codex
26 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm by Ivan Mehta
Figma is integrating OpenAI’s coding assistant Codex a week after it announced a similar integration with Anthropic’s Claude Code.
Exhibit in Boston’s startup ecosystem at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026
26 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm by TechCrunch Events
On June 9, 1,000+ founders, investors, and decision-makers will gather for TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026. This isn’t just foot traffic. It’s a full day of concentrated deal flow. An exhibit table turns that energy into measurable growth. You don’t need more awareness. You need customers, capital, and strategic partners. Secure your exhibit table and put your startup at the center of the startup universe. Why exhibiting drives real growth Direct access to buyers: […]
Jest, a marketplace for messaging games, is challenging the app store status quo
26 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm by Lauren Forristal
Jest, a marketplace for messaging games, emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding.
How to avoid bad hires in early-stage startups
26 Feb 2026, 1:02 pm by Maggie Nye, Isabelle Johannessen
Lucena got the idea for Mappa after trying to build a marketing team but continually feeling like she had made the wrong hires.
Everything Samsung revealed at its Galaxy Unpacked event
26 Feb 2026, 1:01 pm by Ivan Mehta
Samsung’s new privacy screen feature on Galaxy S26 Ultra was the most notable feature of the event.
Instagram now alerts parents if their teen searches for suicide or self-harm content
26 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm by Aisha Malik
Parents will be informed if their teen searches for suicide or self-harm content and offered resources.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: This isn’t our first SaaSpocalypse
26 Feb 2026, 1:59 am by Julie Bort
Salesforce reported a solid year-end earnings and then pulled out all the stops to ward off more talk of the death of its business to AI.
Gushwork bets on AI search for customer leads — and early results are emerging
26 Feb 2026, 12:00 am by Jagmeet Singh
Gushwork has raised $9 million in a seed round led by SIG and Lightspeed. The startup has seen early customer traction from AI search tools like ChatGPT.
End of today’s Tech Crunch roundup.
