The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs
Another Y Combinator Demo Day took place on Thursday, but this batch looked a…
Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI
Lightspeed is sharpening its India strategy around AI, targeting $250 million for a new…
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…
Europe got its own TBPN-style live show, and everyone’s angling for a guest spot
Europe is a big place, though, with more than 40 different countries and over…
What’s driving Sweden’s startup boom, from Lovable to Legora
Vibe-coding darling Lovable just raised $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation, roughly doubling…
2 days left to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Book your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 by tomorrow, Friday, September 18 at…
With Dazzle, Marissa Mayer bets your camera roll has more info on your life than your inbox
I was eager to try Dazzle, which users can interact with through its app…
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…
Mercor is in talks for a $20B valuation
A new $20 billion valuation would be a giant step up from the $10…
Robinhood to list a fund that lets anyone back Y Combinator startups
Robinhood this week unveiled a financial instrument that lets anyone feel like they, too,…
Less than 24 hours to apply for your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Side Event
The clock is almost out. You have less than 24 hours left to apply…
Morphotonics raises €40M to expand its display tech into data centers
The Netherlands' ASML is possibly the biggest name in lithography, using its machines to…
At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI
For much of his life, Zain Javaid, 19, wanted to be a quant who…
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,…
