Just one month after raising $11.75 million in a round led by Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, African defensetech Terra Industries announced that it’s raised an additional $22 million in…
Read more African defensetech Terra Industries, founded by two Gen Zers, raises additional $22M in a month | TechCrunchA.I. pioneer Fei-Fei Li is lending her support to Simile’s effort to simulate human behavior at scale. John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images Every three months, public companies brace…
Read more Fei-Fei Li and Andrej Karpathy Back a New A.I. Use Case: Simulating Human BehaviorTwo years ago, Luke Bailey had what became a controversial app idea — a dating app called Score for people with good to excellent credit. Launched just days…
Read more Score, the dating app for people with good credit, is back | TechCrunchBy now, the Forbes 30 Under 30 list has become more than a little notorious for the amount of entrants who go on to be charged with fraud.…
Read more Fintech CEO and Forbes 30 Under 30 alum has been charged for alleged fraud | TechCrunchDriven by personal experience, Zak Williams is helping shape an A.I. platform designed to improve how mental illness is diagnosed and treated. Elizabeth Weinberg As ChatGPT moves to…
Read more Zak Williams Brings His Mental Health Mission to This A.I. Startup: InterviewSkyler Chan launched GRU last year. Courtesy GRU Space Civilian travel to the Moon remains years away, but a California startup is already making plans to host overnight…
Read more A 22-Year-Old Founder Wants to Build the Moon’s First Hotel by 2032Over the last year or so, Silicon Valley made an all-out push for employees to return to the office. Now that the industry has people back at their…
Read more Tech Companies Show Feet as They Try to Appeal to Gen ZClicks Technology, a company known for making physical keyboards for smartphones, is launching two new devices ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. In…
Read more Clicks debuts its own take on the BlackBerry smartphone, plus a $79 snap-on mobile keyboard | TechCrunchTade Oyerinde and Teddy Solomon know a few things about building communities that last. Afterall, Oyerinde is the founder and chancellor of the online school Campus, while Solomon is the co-founder behind the…
Read more Tade Oyerinde and Teddy Solomon talk about building engaged audiences at TechCrunch Disrupt | TechCrunchAt TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors took the stage to dissect what makes — and breaks — a pitch deck. Jyoti Bansal, a founder-turned-investor; Medha Agarwal of Defy; and…
Read more How to make your startup stand out in a crowded market, according to investors | TechCrunchWhat does it take to raise Series A in today’s market? The goalposts have moved, the stakes are higher, and investors seem pickier than ever as the AI…
Read more Investors share what to remember while raising a Series A | TechCrunchEach year, we ask some top investors what they think the next year will bring. Last year, some investors thought the IPO market would be back up and running by…
Read more What’s ahead for startups and VCs in 2026? Investors weigh in | TechCrunchSocial media, for many people, can be a way to stay in touch with friends, an ego exercise, or a vehicle to argue with strangers. But for some…
Read more 5 Side Hustles You Can Do Entirely on Social MediaAn A.I. device project spearheaded by Sam Altman and Jony Ive has earned the backing of Laurene Powell Jobs. Barbara Kinney/Emerson Collective Sam Altman and Jony Ive have…
Read more OpenAI’s Secretive A.I. Gadget Designed by Jony Ive Aims to Redefine Tech’s VibeAfter The New York Times story was published, Guss, Ozair, and about three dozen other people updated their LinkedIn profiles to list their affiliation with the Bezos venture.…
Read more Jeff Bezos’ New AI Venture Quietly Acquired an Agentic Computing StartupBen Zerbe founded Paquera Mezcal to give small producers in Mexico an opportunity to sell their products in the United States. Today, Los Angeles-based Paquera works with five…
Read more Shutdown Fallout at an Obscure Government Office Is Hurting the Spirits Industry at the Worst TimeA Pentagon-backed Research Triangle Park startup could announce as soon as Tuesday plans for a major manufacturing plant in Johnston County — a deal that, if consummated, could…
Read more Pentagon-backed RTP startup eyes Johnston County for rare-earth magnets plantSetting a business up for a successful exit usually takes a while. Whether a company files for an initial public offering or receives a compelling buyout offer, it…
Read more 6 Startups That Found Buyers in 2 Years or LessIs it time for you to find a heroic mission? Do you want to create and lead a business worth fighting for—one that’s built to last? I’m for…
Read more If You Want a Business That’s Built to Last, Start With Your ‘Why’Atlanta, over the past few years, has become a hotspot for startups, with a thriving entrepreneurial community thanks to a moderate cost of living, increased access to venture…
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