Glid won Startup Battlefield 2025 by building solutions that make logistics simpler, safer, and smarter.
Build Mode is back with a holiday bonus episode. This week, Startup Battlefield editor Isabel Johannessen is joined by Kevin Damoa, CEO and founder of Glid, a logistics infrastructure company that aims to streamline the complex container shipping process, and the winner of this year’s competition. Damore first discovered the challenges of transporting larger cargo […]
The future is explained in Palo Alto
On Wednesday night at PlayGround Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things we don’t yet understand will explain what’s coming. This is the last StrictlyVC event of 2025 and the line-up is truly ridiculous. This series has traveled the world under the auspices of TechCrunch. Steve Case rented a theater […]
Here are the 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025
Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,” and seven companies raised rounds that were $1 billion in size or larger. How will 2025 compare? As we enter […]
JustiGuide wants to use AI to help people navigate the U.S. immigration system
The U.S. immigration system is complex, difficult to navigate, and costly for immigrants. Startup JustiGuide claims it can help with that thanks to its AI-powered portal. The idea is to help immigrants in the United States, and eventually other countries, understand the law and what visas they can get, connect with immigration lawyers, and make […]
OpenAI claims teenager bypassed safety features before suicide, ChatGPT helped plan
In August, parents Matthew and Maria Lane sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman for wrongful death over the suicide of their 16-year-old son, Adam. OpenAI filed its own brief in response to the lawsuit on Tuesday, arguing that it is not responsible for the boy’s death. According to OpenAI, ChatGPT was asked to ask […]
Redwood Materials reportedly cuts 5% of its workforce after raising $350 million in funding
Redwood Materials, a battery recycler and cathode maker, just raised $350 million in funding and will reportedly cut about 5% of its workforce, according to Bloomberg News. Nevada-based Redwood has about 1,200 employees, so the layoffs will affect dozens of employees. The company was founded in 2017 by former Tesla chief technology officer JB Straubel […]
GM Tech leadership shakeup continues on software team
General Motors’ software team has lost three top executives in the last month as the automaker takes over a new chief product officer and consolidates its disparate technology businesses into one organization. Baris Cetinok, senior vice president of software and services product management, will be leaving the company, effective December 12, the company confirmed to […]
Breaking the boom in the Nordic startup ecosystem
The always fun-filled Slush conference took place in Helsinki last week and, as always, was a show of the growing power of the European ecosystem. Scandinavia in particular is having a moment, this time led by Swedish vibe-coding darlings Loveable. Loveable is seen as an example of a growing ecosystem of successes. Although older names, […]
Bug in jury system used in several US states exposes sensitive personal data
Several public websites designed to help courts in the United States and Canada manage potential jurors’ personal information had simple security flaws that could easily leak sensitive data such as names and home addresses, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. A security researcher, who requested anonymity for this story, contacted TechCrunch for details on the easily exploitable […]
Uber and WeRide robotaxi services in Abu Dhabi officially go driverless
A year after launching a commercial robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi, Chinese self-driving technology company WeRide and partner Uber can finally call the service driverless. The companies said the commercial robotaxi service, which will no longer have a human safety operator behind the wheel, will be open to the public and will start on a […]