Disrupt isnât just a tech conference â itâs a launchpad. For 20 years, startups have come to TechCrunch Disrupt to meet their first investors, land their biggest partnerships, and spark the idea that takes them to the next level. In 2025, that launchpad could be your exhibit table. With tables selling fast, now is your […]
Startups face more exit options â and more uncertainty â than ever before. Thatâs why weâre bringing this essential conversation to the Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27â29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West. Whether youâre already eyeing a liquidity event or just starting to scale, this is your chance to hear […]
Coding assistant startups are highly unprofitable, says a source familiar with Windsurf financials.
Elad Gil isnât just ahead of the curve â he practically lives there. Before most of the world had even asked ChatGPT its first question, Gil was writing early checks into companies like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. And thatâs just a slice of the story. His track record includes seed or Series A investments in […]
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 marks 20 years of shaping the startup world â and tonightâs your last chance to save up to $675 on your ticket. From October 27â29, Disrupt returns to Moscone West in San Francisco. Join 10,000+ tech innovators, founders, VCs, and ecosystem builders for three days of high-impact programming, networking, and startup energy. […]
The AI sales automation startup raised fresh funds, led by CapitalG, just months after its last round.
Finding product-market fit isnât a milestone â itâs a messy, make-or-break journey. And at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, a founder whoâs been through the fire and two investors whoâve helped startups hit escape velocity will break down how to do it right. On the Builders Stage, Rajat Bhageria (Founder & CEO, Chef Robotics), Ann Bordetsky (Partner, […]
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 marks 20 years of driving the startup world forward â and youâve got just two days left to join the movement and save up to $675 on your ticket. From October 27â29, Moscone West becomes the home base for over 10,000 movers and makers in the tech world. Join us in San […]
And it starts with a reality check, according to Sapphire Ventures partner Cathy Gao.
The 55-year-old VC firm announced its twentieth fund.
With two IPOs this week alone, Kleiner Perkins partner Mamoon Hamid has reason to celebrate.
VCs and founders took much of the $2.4 billion, but money was left for a payout to all employees, sources say.
Fundamental Research Labs is releasing multiple AI products related to gaming and productivity.
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27â29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, weâre getting real about what it takes to land a Series A in todayâs market â no smoke, no mirrors, just the unfiltered perspective from the people signing the checks. Series A has changed â hereâs how to win in 2026 […]
The oversubscribed round came months ahead of schedule, and is part of OpenAI's strategy to raise $40 billion.
Autonomous weapons, decentralized strategy, and startup speed â this isnât the future of defense, itâs the now. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Ethan Thornton, CEO and founder of Mach Industries, steps onto the AI Stage to talk about how next-gen defense is being built from the ground up with AI at its core. Inside the AI […]
The round could make the AI data storage company one of the most valuable in the world.
All Raise released a report that said 18.6% of the top roles at leading VC firms are held by women, which is double what it was in 2018.
Will Griffith is a seed investor in Figma. Investors didn't want to sell millions of shares. He explains why they did it anyway.
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27â29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, a candid conversation is coming to the Builder Stage â one that unpacks what startup funding looks like beyond the venture capital echo chamber. Funding routes that donât start in the Valley Founders today have more capital paths than ever. But how […]
Autonomous vehicles have long been touted as âjust around the corner,â but the reality of what it takes to bring self-driving cars to the streets is anything but simple. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27â29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana joins the Disrupt Stage for a wide-ranging conversation on […]
In what should be a surprise to no one, Figma priced its IPO shares above its already increased previously announced range.
Still Bright is now loaded up with $18.7 million in seed money to build out its demonstration unit.
The new round is being led by Iconiq Capital, with the possibility of a co-lead investor joining.
Weâre looking for curious, driven volunteers to join our team at Moscone West from October 27â29, and help power one of the most iconic startup events in the world.
As the startup world descends on San Francisco for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 â happening October 27â29 at Moscone West â one question looms large: does building in Silicon Valley still give founders an edge? With 10,000+ startup and VC leaders gathering for this milestone Disrupt, the conversation around access, geography, and opportunity has never been […]
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the AI Stage comes alive with the voices shaping the future of technology, creativity, and security. Top VCs reveal what it takes to win funding in a rapidly evolving landscape, as they place bets on the next wave of AI founders. Hear groundbreaking insights from leaders at visionary startups like Apptronik, […]
Early-stage founders just canât get away from TAM â the concept of having a total addressable market for their startup to disrupt and conquer. But Index Ventures partner Jahanvi Sardana has a reminder for all those founders worried about finding TAM for their product or service: many startups have emerged from markets that, at the […]
The NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) is entering a new chapter, marked by the arrival of two new partners and the departure of its penultimate founding team partner.
The internet trend is simple: A friend or family member looks into the camera and tells viewers, in a slightly aggressive tone, that they are about to witness a presentation and that they better be nice. Thatâs what Kendall, the sister of Lucious McDaniel IV, did, and after she stepped aside, her brother pitched his […]
Lazarte has only been at Benchmark for two years. He backed startups like Mercor, HeyGen, and Decart AI.
An invite-only startup event hosted by former YC and a16z staff will help founders learn to pitch press and run their own social media.
We recently unveiled the Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 â a new destination for founders navigating the complexities of company building, from early traction to IPO and beyond. Today, weâre excited to announce additions to the agenda that bring even more insight and firepower to the stage. Joining the speaker lineup are Eric […]
Gupshup has raised over $60 million in a new round over four years after attaining the unicorn status.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is where breakthrough ideas meet the real-world challenges that define the future â and with over 10,000 startup and VC leaders converging, thereâs no better place to have the hard conversations. One of the most urgent? How artificial intelligence is reshaping national defense, security, and critical infrastructure in real time. Enter AI […]
New York City-based Betaworks has closed its $66 million Fund III, which will focus on investing in early-stage AI companies. Betaworks has been investing in AI since at least 2016 and, through its investment program Camp, has backed companies such as Huggingface and Granola. Jordan Crook, a partner at the firm (and former TechCrunch employee), […]
Figma is allowing existing shareholders to sell even more stock than the company will in its IPO.
Hyper hopes to use the fresh capital to help scale across the country, integrate more into existing 911 systems, hire a head of engineering, and build its next product.
More than 10,000 founders, investors, and tech insiders will convene at Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27-29 for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 â one of the yearâs most anticipated tech conferences. Of the 250+ tech leaders taking the stage, donât miss this standout panel on the Builders Stage featuring two of the most respected […]
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is just around the corner, and with more than 10,000 startup and VC leaders heading to Moscone West in San Francisco this October 27 to 29, the Expo Hall is where connections get made and business gets done. If youâve been thinking about showcasing your company, consider this your nudge â exhibitor […]
When Vultron announced its $22 million funding round earlier this week, the AI startup made sure to highlight a key investor: Craft Ventures, the firm “co-founded by White House AI adviser David Sacks.” The announcement has raised questions about conflicts of interest in the Trump administration, where Sacks serves as both AI and crypto czar […]
Tiffany Luck, a partner at NEA, outlined what she looks for in a pitch, during a presentation at TechCrunchâs All Stage event in Boston.
The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against Christine Hunsicker, charging her with wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and lying to financial institutions.
Diarrha N'Diaye-Mbaye, one of the first among the small number of Black women to raise more than $1 million in venture capital, hinted that one of the problems was tension between her and investors' expectations of a consumer retail business.
One Elon Musk business might be making a big investment in another.
The British Business Bank, owned by the UK government, is creating a £500 million (around $674 million) economic package to help support diverse and underrepresented fund managers and founders in the country. Fifty million pounds will be set aside for female-led venture funds, which means the BBB has now committed at least £100 million (around […]
TechCrunch All Stage 2025 is almost here â In 2 days, the doors swing open at Bostonâs SoWa Power Station. If youâre a founder or investor, this is your last shot to lock in the lowest ticket prices before they vanish at the door. This isnât your average startup conference. TC All Stage is where […]
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen sharply criticized universities including Stanford and MIT, along with the National Science Foundation, in a group chat with AI scientists and Trump administration officials, according to screenshots viewed by the Washington Post.
In only 3 days, founders, investors, and operators will flood into the SoWa Power Station in Boston for TechCrunch All Stage 2025 â and if you havenât grabbed your pass yet, this is your final window to lock in the lowest prices available and save up to $475. Whether youâre a first-time founder or a […]
There is a time-honored crisis management strategy, wherein one says nothing and waits for the outrage to pass. For Sequoia Capital, the strategy worked pretty well this week. While partner Shaun Maguire initially weathered criticism over an inflammatory social media post, that initial indignation cooled quickly. Now, some seem to think that Maguire’s defiant stance […]
Praxis Labs, a learning development platform, announced its acquisition on Thursday for an undisclosed amount by the leadership and coaching enterprise Torch. âAs a small company with fewer than 20 people serving companies as large as Amazon, we knew we needed to build powerful partnerships, across product and go-to-market, to reach more companies,â co-founder and […]
Sarah Smith, founder and managing partner of the eponymous Sarah Smith Fund, announced Thursday the final closing of a $16 million Fund I. Smith launched her eponymous fund in 2022 and is a solo GP. She said sheâs âstunnedâ by what AI can unlock for firms like hers, solo and next-generation. âI canât imagine doing […]
Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine announced on Friday that the publishing platform has remained profitable since August of last year, when it first achieved this milestone. In a post, Stubblebine detailed what it took to achieve this goal, which involved a combination of product changes, an investor restructuring, renegotiated loans, unloading office space, layoffs, and other […]
Timeâs running out. In just four days, TechCrunch All Stage 2025 touches down at Bostonâs SoWa Power Station on July 15 â and your chance to lock in savings of up to $475 disappears. This one-day summit isnât built for spectators. Itâs designed for the doers â the founders, builders, and backers who are shaping […]
This isnât your typical venture panel. Expect sharp insights on how to cut through the noise, structure your raise, and build relationships that last beyond a term sheet. Whether you're gearing up for your first round or advising a founder who is, this is the TC Disrupt session you donât want to miss.
In just five days, startup leaders from across the country will descend on Bostonâs SoWa Power Station for TechCrunch All Stage 2025 â and your chance to lock in the lowest ticket prices will be gone.
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the AI conversation goes deeper than just the latest models. On one of the AI Stages, Edo Liberty, founder and CEO of Pinecone, will deliver a session that challenges one of the most persistent assumptions in the field â that raw intelligence alone is enough. With 10,000+ startup and VC leaders […]
Time is running out to secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27-29, at Moscone West in San Francisco. This is your chance to get your startup in front of 10,000+ startup pioneers, VC leaders, and tech enthusiasts. Learn more and grab your table here before your competitor does. Maximum exposure for your […]
Thereâs no shortage of capital out there, but thereâs even less room for error. Join a powerhouse panel at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 in Boston for âFundraising Mistakes That Will Kill Your Round, and How to Avoid Them.â This Scale Stage breakout session is built specifically for early-stage founders who want to sidestep […]
In just 6 days, the doors to TechCrunch All Stage swing open in Boston’s SoWa Power Station â and your chance to save up to $475 slams shut. This isnât just another founder event. Itâs the summit designed to help startups move faster, fundraise smarter, and scale more effectively. Whether you’re refining your pitch, preparing […]
With a fundraising target of â¬25 million, Darkstarâs goal is to help startups bring battle-tested products to military customers both in Ukraine and throughout Europe.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27â29, bringing together more than 10,000 startup and VC leaders for a deep dive into the future of technology. One of the most compelling conversations on one of the AI Stages will feature a panel of innovators redefining what intelligent systems can do â […]
AI can help your team move faster â but only if your team knows how to move together. Join Jeff Chow, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Miro, for a roundtable sessions at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 in Boston’s SoWa Power Station, where heâll break down how product-led innovation can supercharge collaborative problem-solving. […]
Weâre in the final countdown â TechCrunch All Stage kicks off in less than 7 days, and your chance to save up to $475 disappears when it does. This is the ultimate founder summit, built for every stage of your startup journey. Whether you’re a founder, co-founder, or investor, this is where scaling strategies are […]
Slate Auto, which came out of stealth mode earlier this year with a surprising â and surprisingly affordable â customizable electric truck, has raised $700 million to date. But long before the EV startup broke cover, it quietly raised a Series A round of more than $100 million in 2023. And while Jeff Bezos was […]
The venture capital world has always had a hot-and-cold relationship with the Midwest. Investors rush in during boom times, then retreat to the coasts when markets turn sour. For Columbus, Ohio-based Drive Capital, this cycle of attention and disinterest played out against the backdrop of its own internal upheaval several years ago -- a co-founder split that could have ended the firm but may have ultimately strengthened it.
Earlier this week, San Diego startup Gallant announced $18 million in funding to bring the first FDA-approved ready-to-use stem cell therapy to veterinary medicine. If it passes regulatory muster, it could create a whole new way to treat our fur babies. Itâs still an experimental field, even though people have been researching stem cells for […]
You got into Y Combinator, raised $20 million from a16z, and then exited to Meta That’s cool, I guess. But did Soham Parekh apply to work at your startup? There is now a new badge of honor for startup founders: your proximity to one previously unknown Indian software engineer named Soham Parekh. The Anna Delvey […]
Kulveer Taggar, a two-time YC alum and founder of Zeus Living, founded Phosphor Capital last year
Fundraising is already hard â donât let a messy cap table make it harder. At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15, founders will get a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to keep a raise on track during the roundtable session âPreparing to Raise: Cap Table Best Practices to Help You Close Fast.â Hosted […]
AI agents are reshaping how work gets done across industries, and at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, one of the leading voices in that transformation is stepping onto the AI Stage. May Habib, CEO and co-founder of Writer, will join us in San Francisco, October 27-29, for a fireside chat that dives deep into how enterprises are […]
Lovable released its vibe coder in late November. Within six months, the startup hit $50 million in ARR, CEO Anton Osika said.
The financials are impressive and founder CEO Dylan Field already cashed out $20 million worth of shares last year.
Catalio Capital Management announced the closing of its more than $400 million Fund IV. The fund will continue the firmâs thesis of backing healthcare and biotechnology companies.Â
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is coming to Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27â29, bringing together 10,000+ startup and VC leaders to chart whatâs next in tech. And on October 27, on the premiere industry stage: Going Public, David George of Andreessen Horowitz will take the mic for a fireside chat focused on one of […]
An IPO may not be on your near-term roadmap, but the best founders start planning for it long before the bankers show up. At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 at Bostonâs SoWa Power Station, Mo Jomaa, partner at CapitalG (Alphabetâs independent growth fund), will lead a session titled âWhat to Think About Now If […]
Startup life is tough â funding rounds, team building, and managing finances can feel like trying to solve a Rubikâs Cube blindfolded. Thatâs exactly why TechCrunch All Stage 2025 exists: to give founders like you the tools, tactics, and real talk from those whoâve been through it and built something lasting. If thereâs one session […]
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco this October 27â29, and if youâre building with big funding goals in mind, the session on preparing for your later-stage raise needs to be on your radar. Join three powerhouse voices in venture and AI-driven innovation as they share what it really takes to close major […]
Join Tiffany Luck, partner from NEA, at TechCrunch All Stage as she unveils the art of pitching to venture capitalists. Luck will share insider tips on what VCs truly value, empowering you to tell your story with clarity and impact without falling prey to common pitfalls that derail pitches. The goal of this session: Deliver […]
Raising in 2025 doesnât look anything like it did in 2021 â and thatâs exactly the point. At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 at Bostonâs SoWa Power Station, Kristen Craft, Head of Business Development at Fidelity Private Shares, will lead a roundtable session titled âItâs Not 2021 Anymore. Navigating the 2025 VC Landscape,â happening […]
Navin Chaddha, managing director of the 55-year-old Silicon Valley venture firm Mayfield, is betting big on AI’s ability to transform people-heavy industries like consulting, law, and accounting. The veteran investor, whose wins include Lyft, Poshmark, and HashiCorp, recently discussed at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening in Menlo Park why he believes “AI teammates” can create software-like margins […]
Halogen Ventures closed a $30 million Fund III to invest in early-stage startups building in the âfuture of family,â as reported first by Fortune. The firm was founded in 2015 by Jesse Draper, the daughter of famed venture capitalist Tim Draper. She explained to Fortune that the fund will focus on the physical and financial […]
TechCrunch All Stage hits Bostonâs SoWa Power Station on July 15 â and just 2 exhibitor tables remain.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is coming to Moscone West in San Francisco, October 27â29, and weâre bringing the heavy hitters to the Builders Stage. On October 28, three names that helped shape the modern internet are sitting down for an exclusive fireside chat on what it takes to build, scale, and fund startups in todayâs ever-shifting […]
Weâre almost there, and ticket rates have officially rolled back with savings of up to $425. TechCrunch All Stage, the founder summit of the year, is just around the corner. On July 15, Boston becomes startup central. Are you ready to gain the insights and strategies you need to launch or scale? Nowâs the moment […]
Henrik Werdelin has spent the last 15 years helping entrepreneurs build big brands like Barkbox through his startup studio Prehype. Now, with his new, New York-based venture Audos, he’s betting that AI can help him scale that process from “tens” of startups a year to “hundreds of thousands” of aspiring business owners. The timing certainly […]
TechCrunch All Stage â the ultimate founder summit â is shaping up to be a powerhouse event where 1,200 founders and VCs across all stages will come together to forge meaningful connections and gain practical insights they can immediately apply to scale their startups. Join us on July 15 at SoWa Power Station in Boston […]
TechCrunch All Stage, our big event for founders of startups at all stages of funding (see what we did there?), is coming up July 15 at Bostonâs SoWa Power Station. And itâs our pleasure to announce that Underscore VCâs investing partner Chris Gardner will join a loaded lineup of speakers by leading a breakout session […]
Founders are often told to chase product-market fit before anything else, but what if scaling too soon, too fast, is whatâs really holding them back? At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, Jon McNeill, CEO and co-founder of DVx Ventures (and former president of Tesla and COO of Lyft), will take the […]
Brad Feld has spent decades operating by a simple principle: give without expecting anything in return. This philosophy goes beyond traditional pay-it-forward thinking, he says. It’s about helping others, knowing only that meaningful connections and opportunities will emerge organically over time if you do. The entrepreneur and VC, who began angel investing in the 1990s, […]
AI-native startups are rewriting the rules of what early traction looks like â and too often, investors are still playing by the old ones. At TechCrunch All Stage, happening in Boston on July 15, Kleida Martiro, partner at Glasswing Ventures, will lead a breakout that cuts straight to the core of this disconnect. Her session, […]
For the first time ever, TechCrunch Disrupt is launching the Going Public Stage â a brand-new destination for founders navigating the mid and late stages of company building. This content is essential for any founder, but especially those scaling fast, preparing for exit, or reimagining what comes next. Because whether you’re at the seed stage […]
The VCs, pod bros, and self proclaimed âbestiesâ of the All-In podcast launched their own tequila brand on Saturday night and it promptly sold out.
Startups developing voice AI technology and applications are having their moment. Model builders like ElevenLabs and Cartesia have raised millions of dollars in the last few months. Applications such as AI-powered notetaker Granola, and meeting tools Read AI and Fireflies AI have also received investor attention and backing. Continuing the trend, dictation app Wispr Flow […]
Perfect your pitch for maximum impact. Investors hear hundreds of pitches, but only a few stand out. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, hear directly from Medha Agarwal, general partner, defy.vc; Jyoti Bansal, CEO and co-founder, Harness; Jennifer Neundorfer, co-founder and managing partner, January Ventures as they share what grabs their attention, what turns them off, and the subtle signals founders often miss.
At TechCrunch All Stage, weâre proud to spotlight our partners â not only for their support, but also for the invaluable expertise they bring to the conversation. Their sessions deliver front-line insights into the startup ecosystem and are must-attend moments for anyone looking to navigate and thrive in todayâs dynamic entrepreneurial landscape. We sincerely thank […]
Andy Konwinski is pledging $100 million of his own money for a new kind of institute to fund researchers. It's already backed Ion Stoica's new lab.
The round, which comes just four months after $300 million Series D, was co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Coatue.
Early-stage founders, listen up! You will want a front row seat at the Builders Stage on Oct 27 at 1:00 pm. This session at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 brings together Nina Achadjian, partner, Index Ventures; Jerry Chen, general partner, Greylock; and Viviana Faga, general partner, Felicis, all of whom will share their 2026 investment priorities across […]