Just 8 months in, India's vibe-coding startup Emergent claims ARR of over $100M

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View this email online in your browser  February 17, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Just 8 months in, India's vibe-coding startup Emergent claims ARR of over $100M: Indian vibe-coding platform Emergent was launched just eight months ago, and it now says it's generating annual recurring revenue of more than $100 million, thanks to surging demand by small businesses and non-technical users. Read More India bids to attract over $200B in AI infrastructure investment by 2028: India is ramping up shared AI compute, adding 20,000 GPUs as part of a broader push to attract global AI investment. Read More WordPress.com adds an AI Assistant that can edit, adjust styles, create images, and more: The WordPress AI assistant doesn't need precisely tailored prompts, either. 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 Fidelity Stop Guessing What Fundraising Requires Cap table. Pitch deck. Investor updates. Diligence. The Fundraise-Ready Startup Kit equips you with the core materials founders can use to raise with confidence. Download the Kit  Morning Must-Reads Snapchat launches creator subscription in the U.S.: Snapchat will let creators set their monthly subscription price. Read More Cohere launches a family of open multilingual models: Cohere's Tiny Aya models support over 70 langauges Read More How Ricursive Intelligence raised $335M at a $4B valuation in 4 months: The reason why this nascent startup had VCs lining up is the founders.They are so famed in the AI world, everyone tried to hire them. Read More Airbnb expands its "Reserve Now, Pay Later" globally: The feature allows users to cancel eligible bookings if there is a change of plans -- without losing money upfront. Read More Here are the 17 US-based AI companies that have raised $100m or more in 2026: Three U.S.-based AI companies raised rounds larger than $1 billion so far in 2026 with 14 others raising rounds of $100 million or more. Read More A message from Snyk Agentic security for AI-powered software AI-native applications are dynamic, unpredictable, and moving at machine speed. Evo by Snyk introduces a new era of "agentic security"—using specialized AI agents to discover, test, and protect your AI ecosystem. Meet Evo Last but Not Least As AI jitters rattle IT stocks, Infosys partners with Anthropic to build 'enterprise-grade' AI agents: Under the partnership, Infosys plans to integrate Anthropic's Claude models into its Topaz AI platform to build so-called "agentic" systems. 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 © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107