Audience Choice winners to lead breakouts at Sessions: AI

You voted. They rose to the top! Meet the two Audience Choice winners who’ll take the…

Deep Cogito emerges from stealth with hybrid AI ‘reasoning’ models

A new company, Deep Cogito, has emerged from stealth with a family of openly available AI…

Startup Battlefield 200 is calling. Apply to enter

Founders, the battlefield is calling! Startup Battlefield 200 applications are now live — and the race…

Los Angeles-based Rain raised a $75M Series B in another good sign for fintech

Rain, a startup offering an employer-integrated earned wage access (EWA) app coupled with financial-wellness features like…

Does Colossal Biosciences’ dire wolf creation justify its $10B+ valuation?

On Monday, the “de-extinction” startup Colossal Biosciences announced its most ambitious results to date: the dire…

Revolut fined €3.5m over anti-money laundering issues

Revolut has been slapped with a €3.5m fine after failing to root out money laundering taking…

Take the stage at Disrupt 2025: Apply to speak now

If you’re reading this, consider it your signal: The opportunity to influence the future of tech…

Trump tariffs hit European VC: ‘They’re bad for everyone’

European VC firms are weighing up the impact of Donald Trump’s punishing array of tariffs on…

Amazon’s Zoox begins robotaxi testing in Los Angeles 

Zoox, Amazon’s autonomous vehicle unit, is deploying a small fleet of retrofitted test vehicles on the…

4 Growth Processes AI Could Help Startups Optimize

Scaling a startup is different from expanding an established business. You’re growing rapidly with processes designed…

Volunteer your time for a free ticket to Sessions: AI

Join us for an unforgettable opportunity at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, happening at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall…

Mira Murati’s AI startup gains prominent ex-OpenAI advisors

Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s new AI venture, Thinking Machines Lab, has gained two new prominent advisors:…

Blackbird gobbles up $50M for its blockchain-based payment-loyalty app for restaurants

A founder who has carved out a name for himself building products to help restaurants connect…

Monzo’s new CFO teases long-awaited IPO: ‘We’ll make a great public company one day’

Monzo’s new chief financial officer Tom Oldham has bold plans for the UK fintech.  Oldham previously…

Anthropic Intensifies European Expansion to Tap Scarce AI Talent Pool

Anthropic, a leading US-based Generative AI company, is significantly expanding its presence in Europe by creating…

Ex-Accel investor Candice du Fretay launches $20m solo GP fund

Former Accel investor Candice du Fretay, who worked on the firm’s investments in buzzy agentic AI…

10 AI startup operators to watch in Europe

When we talk about the people building AI companies in Europe, the spotlight almost always falls…

How to negotiate the right compensation package with candidates

Creating the right compensation packages can be difficult. Offer too little, and you will lose top…

British Business Bank retires British Patient Capital sub-brand

British Business Bank (BBB), the London-based state backer of dozens of VC funds including Balderton Capital…

Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen’s high-stakes test amid tariff turmoil: ‘You can’t be freaking out’

At 11 a.m. in California last Thursday, the day after President Donald Trump declared sweeping new…

Insect protein startup Ÿnsect replaces CEO, secures €10m bridge funding

After entering insolvency proceedings in February, French insect protein scaleup Ÿnsect has secured €10m in bridge…

SF mayor Daniel Lurie to tech CEOs: ‘How can we get you back?’

San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie wants to bring his city back to its glory days. And…