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…

Klarna IPO window uncertain as Trump tariff chaos unfolds: ‘We’re in the eye of the storm’

With stock markets in meltdown around the world following President Donald Trump’s rollout of punishing trade…

Enpal secures €110m round led by US PE firm TPG

German startup Enpal, which supplies green energy tech to consumers, has raised €110m, led by private…

100% online and open banking: How fintech is serving micro and small businesses

Around 500m micro and small businesses are operating around the world, each playing a vital role…

Revolut, Checkout.com and Quantexa have gender pay gaps wider than the national average

Revolut, Checkout.com and Quantexa, alongside a majority of the best-funded UK tech companies, have reported a…

Osney Capital closes debut £50m fund for cyber security startups

VC firm Osney Capital has closed a £50m debut fund, which will be geared towards investments…

Where can AI help (or not) in recruitment?

With all the hype around AI, I (an AI novice) was keen to understand more about how companies are…

Britain’s got talent. But is that enough?

Could the next technological breakthrough akin to the invention of the internet, or the mRNA vaccine,…

Pennylane doubles valuation to €2bn in fresh €75m fundraise

After raising a €40m Series C early last year, French accounting platform Pennylane has secured another…

Mistral inks €100m deal with French shipping giant CMA CGM

Paris-based generative AI darling Mistral has inked a €100m multi-year contract with French shipping and logistics…

Deel’s comms chief departs amidst spying lawsuit from Rippling

Elisabeth Diana, head of communications at human resources Deel, is no longer with the company, according…

SF Mayor 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…

A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Successful Car Wash Busines

There are over 80,000 car wash businesses in North America, almost all of these in the…

Startups Weekly: Stay tuned for the Rippling espionage movie

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world…

Turbine raises $22M to help VC investors get cash without selling their stakes

Since IPOs slowed to trickle a few years ago, limited partners who invest in venture capital…

Chris Gardner of Underscore VC leads an AI session at All Stage

TechCrunch All Stage, our big event for founders of startups at all stages of funding (see…

LP angst in Amsterdam: ‘There is a lot of uncertainty still’

The boat was gently rocking on the canal as we sailed on a scenic tour of…

Europe’s investors shun fintech for deals in B2B SaaS and healthtech

Dealmaking in the fintech sector has lagged behind sectors it once bested in terms of deal…

Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures is raising $100M for a new fund

Ballistic Ventures, the VC firm co-founded by Ted Schlein (known for his years at Kleiner Perkins),…

OpenAI just made its first cybersecurity investment 

Generative AI has vastly expanded the toolkit available to hackers and other bad actors. It’s now…

Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was rejected by 15 top universities

Zach Yadegari, the high school teen co-founder of Cal AI, is being hammered with comments on…

A web3 startup aims to change the game in the tariff wars

With President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs coming out today — a day he is…