Here are the top 20 startup battlegrounds for 2025. Let the competition begin.
The Startup Battlefield is where legends are made, and the next 20 candidates have arrived. These are the breakout companies that have risen to the top of a fiercely competitive global applicant pool and will be heading to TechCrunch Disrupt’s main stage for a chance to win $100,000 and the coveted Disrupt Cup. This year’s […]
Disrupt 2025: Day 1 | Tech Crunch
On day one today, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is at full throttle. 10,000 founders, investors, and builders flock to Moscone West to run ideas, demos, and trades nonstop. The energy is exciting, conversations are everywhere, and breakthroughs are just beginning. From the startup battlefield to the AI Disruptor 60, from space entrepreneurs to founders redefining how […]
Sequoia Announces $950 Million in New Early-Stage Fund Aiming to “match the value of your next investment”
Despite growing rumors of an AI bubble, Sequoia Capital insists its investment approach is not influenced by market enthusiasm. “Markets ebb and flow, but our strategy remains consistent. We are always looking for outlier founders with ideas to build generational businesses,” said Bogomir Balkansky, partner in Sequoia’s early investment team. Demonstrating this consistency, Sequoia on […]
Israeli intelligence veteran raises $20 million to track developer buying signals
Developers hate (bad) marketing, but they still need a way to find useful tools and services. As a result, forums and sites like Hacker News, Reddit, and Stack Overflow are filled with developers discussing development kits and why some tools are better than others. This buying intent is a signal that Israeli startup Onfire wants […]
Less than 24 hours until Disrupt 2025 – ticket prices increase
The countdown is almost over – tomorrow is the day! In less than 24 hours, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will take over Moscone West. From October 27th to 29th, 10,000 founders, investors, and innovators will flock to San Francisco for three days of building, connecting, and trading. We’re just days away from live demos of never-before-seen […]
Less than 24 hours until Disrupt 2025 – ticket prices increase
The countdown is almost over – tomorrow is the day! In less than 24 hours, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will take over Moscone West. From October 27th to 29th, 10,000 founders, investors, and innovators will flock to San Francisco for three days of building, connecting, and trading. We’re just days away from live demos of never-before-seen […]
President Trump and President Xi Jinping will ‘complete’ TikTok agreement on Thursday, Treasury Secretary says
The United States and China are ready to move forward with the TikTok agreement, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bessent already said last month that the two countries had reached a “framework” for an agreement during talks in Madrid, after which President Donald Trump signed an executive order to facilitate the deal. Appearing on […]
Who is the AI Browser for?
OpenAI this week released an AI-powered web browser called ChatGPT Atlas. This made me wonder, “Is it finally time to ditch Safari?” This news was on our minds when Max Zeff, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed the browser landscape (including lesser-known alternatives) on the latest episode of the Equity podcast. But I don’t think any […]
TikTok robot star Rizzbot gave me the middle finger
A few Thursdays ago, I woke up at nearly 4:30 a.m. to an Instagram DM that kept me awake. Rizzbot, a child-sized humanoid robot developed by Unitree Robotics with a large following on social media (more than 1 million followers on TikTok and more than 500,000 followers on Instagram), sent me a photo. He was […]
India, where BlaBlaCar once exited, is now its largest market.
Every few weekends, Lavanya Jain, a 21-year-old student, opens the BlaBlaCar app to find a lift from Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, to her home in Kandla, a small town in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state. The 120-kilometre journey costs about 500 rupees, or the equivalent of about $6. This is a fraction of […]