With AI startups booming, nap pods and Silicon Valley hustle culture are back | TechCrunch
When Jeffrey Wang posted to X asking if anyone wanted to go in on an order of fancy-but-affordable office nap pods, he didn’t expect the post to go viral.
VCs and the military are fueling self-driving startups that don't need roads | TechCrunch
A new crop of early-stage startups — along with some recent VC investments — illustrates a niche emerging in the autonomous vehicle technology sector.
Sagetap looks to bring enterprise software sales into the 21st century
Sagetap is an AI-driven marketplace that connects buyers like Dell and Oracle to the software solutions they need.
Startups Weekly: It's the dawning of the age of AI — plus, Musk is raging against the machine | TechCrunch
Welcome to Startups Weekly! We've been drowning in AI news this week, with Google's I/O setting the pace. And Elon Musk rages against the machine.
IndieBio's SF incubator lineup is making some wild biotech promises | TechCrunch
IndieBio's Bay Area incubator is about to debut its 15th cohort of biotech startups. We took special note of a few, which were making some major,
Sample Seed pitch deck: Goodcarbon's $5.5m deck
Decks are all about telling a compelling story and Goodcarbon does a good job on that front. But there's important information missing too.
Harness the TechCrunch Effect: Host a Side Event at Disrupt 2024 | TechCrunch
Hosting a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 grants you unparalleled access to a vast network of attendees and influencers.
Embedded finance is still trendy as accounting automation startup Ember partners with HSBC UK | TechCrunch
Ember has partnered with HSBC in the U.K. so that the bank's business customers can access Ember’s services from their online accounts.
A US Trustee wants troubled fintech Synapse to be liquidated via Chapter 7 bankruptcy, cites 'gross mismanagement' | TechCrunch
The prospects for troubled banking-as-a-service startup Synapse have gone from bad to worse this week after an acquisition fell through.
Bolt founder Ryan Breslow wants to settle an investor lawsuit by returning $37 million worth of shares | TechCrunch
The investor lawsuit is related to Bolt securing a $30 million personal loan to Ryan Breslow, which was later defaulted on.
Meet the Magnificent Six: A tour of the stages at Disrupt 2024 | TechCrunch
As we gear up for the highly anticipated Disrupt 2024 this October, let's take a sneak peek into the six session stages at the event.
Khosla Ventures, Pear VC triple down on Honey Homes, a smart way to hire a handyman | TechCrunch
Honey Homes, which offers up a dedicated handyman to take care of all the random tasks on a homeowner’s to-do list, just raised $9.25M.
Agora raises $34M Series B to keep building the Carta for real estate | TechCrunch
Since he was very young, Bar Mor knew that he would inevitably do something with real estate. His family was involved in all types of real estate Agora, a SaaS startup serving real estate investors, g
YC-backed Recall.ai gets $10M Series A to help companies use virtual meeting data | TechCrunch
More money for the generative AI boom: Y Combinator-backed developer infrastructure startup Recall.ai announced Thursday it has raised a $10 million
Enterprise News | TechCrunch
Read the latest enterprise news, from large SaaS providers to funding for small SaaS companies, and products that help startups build their own SaaS.
Sigma is building a suite of collaborative data analytics tools | TechCrunch
Sigma Computing, a startup building a range of data analytics and business intelligence tools, has raised $200 million in a fresh VC round.
Spoor uses AI to save birds from wind turbines | TechCrunch
Spur uses computer vision to help companies monitor and predict how a wind farm will impact a local bird population.
Cannabis industry and gaming payments startup Aeropay is now offering an alternative to Mastercard and Visa | TechCrunch
The key to taking on legacy players in the financial technology industry may be to go where they have not gone before. That’s what Chicago-based Aeropay
Forget EVs: Why Bedrock Materials is targeting gas-powered cars for its first sodium-ion batteries | TechCrunch
Bedrock Materials is developing a new type of sodium-ion battery, which promises to be dramatically cheaper than lithium-ion.
Thoma Bravo's LogRhythm merges with Exabeam in more cybersecurity consolidation | TechCrunch
Thoma Bravo has announced that SIEM companies LogRhythm and Exabeam are merging, though no valuation has been given.
Quilt heat pump sports sleek design from veterans of Apple, Tesla and Nest | TechCrunch
The heat pump startup unveiled its first products and revealed details about performance, pricing and availability.
Dietitian startup Fay has been booming from Ozempic patients and emerges from stealth with $25M from General Catalyst, Forerunner | TechCrunch
Three-way marketplace Fay matches dietitians with insurances and patients has seen increased interest from people taking Ozempic and other GLP-1s.
Startup Blueprint: TC Disrupt 2024 Builders Stage agenda sneak peek! | TechCrunch
Exciting news! We’re thrilled to unveil the near-complete agenda for the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024.
Orange Charger thinks a $750 outlet will solve EV charging for apartment dwellers | TechCrunch
Charging has long been the Achilles’ heel of electric vehicles. One startup thinks it has a better way for apartment dwelling EV drivers to charge overnight.
Embedded accounting startup Layer secures $2.3M toward goal of replacing QuickBooks | TechCrunch
So did investors laugh them out of the room when they explained how they wanted to replace Quickbooks? Kind of.