Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A
Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile. Just five months after…
AI data startup Micro1 reaches $500M gross run rate amid AI training boom
The near-bottomless demand for unique AI training data from top labs and corporations is…
‘Soar’ wars: Inside two AI startups’ messy fight over the same name
Stanley Virgint and Henry Langmack's LinkedIn messages started politely enough.Virgint told Langmack to have…
I was fired from a tech startup and moved to Costa Rica to build my own business. I’m healthier, calmer, and more confident now.
Jennifer Lankford started a PR consultancy and moved to Costa Rica after losing her…
Final extension: Startup Battlefield Australia applications now close July 20
Due to overwhelming interest, we've extended applications for Startup Battlefield Australia to July 20.…
Your table awaits: Exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to be seen by thousands
Not everyone needs a keynote slot to make noise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to…
Sam Altman’s longevity startup is upping the dose in an Alzheimer’s drug trial after a lackluster first round
The Sam Altman-funded longevity startup Retro Biosciences is testing a longevity pill that the…
Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia
Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid…
Move over, Cursor. This AI video startup is having its own breakout moment
Higgsfield, a San Francisco startup that makes tools for easily creating AI-generated videos, told…
Meet the judges who will crown Australia’s next breakout startup
If you're an investor, a founder who's not ready to pitch, or just someone…
$1 billion NYC-startup Dash0 acquires Berlin tech company to build software that fixes itself
Dash0 is acquiring Berlin startup Polar Signals.It's building AI agents that can monitor and…
Startup ARR is less secure than ever, new research shows
Yet, for the first time ever, enterprise revenue remains insecure, even after a startup's…
We asked top startup investors how they use AI. Here’s what they said.
VCs are increasingly using AI for market research and investment analysis in startups.Floodgate's Ann…
The new place to advertise your celeb-filled Series A funding round is … a NYC bodega?
A neighborhood bodega with a billboard featuring a Coachella-esque lineup of celebs who invested…
An AI startup’s tattoo-for-an-interview stunt set off a Silicon Valley backlash. Now the founder is apologizing.
Tattoos, company logos, and deleted apologies — oh my.A Y Combinator-backed startup founder is…
Space station startup Vast cuts 4% of employees
Space station startup Vast has cut 4% of its workforce as the new space…
