Index Ventures partner Jahanvi Sardana has a reminder for all those founders worried about finding TAM for their product or service: many startups have emerged from markets that, at the time, were essentially nonexistent.

TRIC Robotics just raised a $5.5 million seed round for its tractor-sized robots that help eliminate bacteria and pests on strawberry plants.

Here are the startup stories and funding rounds that caught our eye over the last few days, which have been quite busy.

Some startups accrued value at lightning speed this week, and we got confirmation that defense tech is red hot.

Multiplier raised Series A and seed funding from Lightspeed and Ribbit Capital.

This week brought us many reminders that no startup journey is linear — but the next billion-dollar idea may only be one click away.

Google I/O didn't stop startups from taking their chances and announcing some big deals this week.

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week confirmed that deals can still happen in a troubled world, but price considerations and adjustments are now part of the picture. Most interesting startup stories […]

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week reminded us that different startups share a different approach to news: Some choose to remain quiet for a very long time, even about their acquisition […]