Bending Spoons defies SaaS slump, surges 40% on first day of trading
Earlier this year, shares of traditional SaaS companies tumbled amid investor fears that software…
Stilta raises $10.5M from a16z and YC to help companies rediscover the patents they forgot they had
Oskar Block has never been able to stay away from entrepreneurship for long. He…
Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles on June 18
On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus, investors, founders, and tech leaders…
Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation
E-commerce logistics company Stord has raised a $250 million round at a $3 billion…
‘It’s harder than ever to raise a fund.’ Here’s one emerging manager’s advice.
In artificial intelligence's funding bonanza, a tiny circle of startups can stack billion-dollar rounds…
Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund
"On the social side, we're backing founders that are applying AI in creative ways…
After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck
"It sparked a reflection around the fact that you don't always find perfect correlation…
Forget the feed: Status AI raises $17M to turn social media into interactive entertainment
Consumer investor Natalie Dillon of Maveron has argued the winners of the new era…
Mercor’s Brendan Foody calls out Sequoia over ‘dual-pricing’ valuation tricks
In recent days, founders and founders-turned-investors took to X to share horror stories about…
ClickHouse triples anualized revenue to $250M, charting a path toward an IPO
Last fall, the startup hired Jimmy Sexton, who previously ran investor relations at Snowflake,…
The founder conference built for growth: TechCrunch Founder Summit pass rates increase June 26
Founders don't grow alone. They learn from peers tackling similar challenges, connect with those who have…
SoftBank says it will invest up to €75 billion to build French data centers
SoftBank Group announced today that it plans to spend up to €75 billion (around…
Microsoft launches its own AI deployment company with $2.5 billion commitment
On Thursday, Microsoft announced a new operating business called Microsoft Frontier company, focused on…
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in 1 week: Window to nominate and apply for the most promising startups closes May 27
Your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100,000 in equity-free funding…
How Justin Ernest invested nearly $400M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund
But SPVs don't have the same kind of street cred as traditional VC funds. Yet Ernest remains confident that starting with them, and earning a solid rep with family offices, rather than launching…
Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis
There is a certain wildness in the tech industry these days that both mimics…
