12 investors dish on what 2026 will bring for climate tech

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View this email online in your browser  December 30, 2025 TechCrunch Top Story 12 investors dish on what 2026 will bring for climate tech: After a tumultuous year, venture investors are still optimistic about climate tech's long-term prospects, especially as data centers continue to drive demand for electricity, manufacturing, and materials. Read More Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! A message from TechCrunch Events Mark your calendar: Disrupt 2026, Oct 13–15 Add yourself to the Disrupt 2026 waitlist to be the first to know when Super Early Bird tickets go live. Don't miss the lowest possible rates for one of tech's biggest events. This past Disrupt brought together 250+ top voices, 200+ sessions, 300+ exhibiting startups, and 10,000+ founders, operators, VCs, and visionaries. Waitlist Now Afternoon Must-Reads Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about: Meta says it'll keep Manus running independently while weaving its agents into Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, where Meta's own chatbot, Meta AI, is already available to users. Read More Here's what you should know about the US TikTok deal: A number of investors are competing for the opportunity to purchase the app, and if a deal were to go through, the platform's U.S. business could have its valuation soar to upward of $60 billion. Read More Why the electrical grid needs more software: The electrical grid is facing unprecedented stress from the addition of new data centers. Software could offer a cost-effective way to boost reliability and capacity. Read More A message from TechCrunch Events Founders & Investors! Waitlist for TC Founder Summit TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is officially coming next summer. Formerly TC All Stage, our flagship founder conference unites 1,000+ founders and VCs for interactive roundtables, live Q&As, and deal-driving networking. Past speakers include Jon McNeill, Charles Hudson, and Cathy Gao. Join the waitlist for early access to low-rate tickets. Waitlist Now Last but Not Least How to make your startup stand out in a crowded market, according to investors: Investors on what they really want to hear in a founder's pitch. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107

Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about

Plus more of TechCrunch's top stories to start your morning

View this email online in your browser  December 30, 2025 TechCrunch Top Story Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about: Meta says it'll keep Manus running independently while weaving its agents into Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, where Meta's own chatbot, Meta AI, is already available to users. Read More Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! A message from TechCrunch Events Founders & Investors! Waitlist for TC Founder Summit TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is officially coming next summer. Formerly TC All Stage, our flagship founder conference unites 1,000+ founders and VCs for interactive roundtables, live Q&As, and deal-driving networking. Past speakers include Jon McNeill, Charles Hudson, and Cathy Gao. Join the waitlist for early access to low-rate tickets. Waitlist Now Morning Must-Reads VCs predict enterprises will spend more on AI in 2026 — through fewer vendors: Enterprises have been experimenting with AI tools for a few years. Investors predict they will start to pick winners in 2026. Read More Why the electrical grid needs more software: The electrical grid is facing unprecedented stress from the addition of new data centers. Software could offer a cost-effective way to boost reliability and capacity. Read More Here's what you should know about the US TikTok deal: A number of investors are competing for the opportunity to purchase the app, and if a deal were to go through, the platform's U.S. business could have its valuation soar to upward of $60 billion. Read More A message from TechCrunch Events Start planning for 2026: Join the StrictlyVC waitlist Get ahead of the crowd: StrictlyVC returns in 2026. Join the waitlist for early details and access to this limited-capacity series. Past speakers include Pat Gelsinger, former Intel CEO; Max Hodak, co-founder of Elon Musk's Neuralink; and Jay Graber, founder and CEO of Bluesky — plus more standout builders and backers. Waitlist Now Last but Not Least The top 26 consumer/edtech companies from Disrupt Startup Battlefield: Here is the full list of the consumer/edtech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107