Is it time to ‘refound’ your startup?
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New unicorn Brevo raises $583M to challenge CRM giants
Brevo, a customer relationship management company headquartered in Paris, is now a unicorn — a startup valued at more than…
What does it mean when Uncle Sam is one of your biggest shareholders? Chip startup xLight is about to find out
The Trump administration has agreed to inject up to $150 million into xLight, a semiconductor startup developing advanced chip-making technology,…
This Khosla-based startup can track drones, trucks, and robotaxis, inch by inch
For San Francisco-based startup Point One Navigation, the value of ‘location, location, location’ extends well beyond real estate. And investors…
Subletting startup Kiki paid over $152K to settle charges after violating NYC short-term rental laws
Auckland-founded Kiki Club launched its peer-to-peer subletting startup in New York City in 2023 with the mission of helping renters…
Valar Atomics Says It’s the First Nuclear Startup to Achieve Criticality
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyStartup Valar Atomics said on Monday that it achieved criticality—an essential nuclear milestone—with the…
Cisco acquires translation startup EzDubs
Networking giant Cisco has acquired EzDub, a Y-Combinator-backed consumer startup that provides real-time translation services. Cisco announced the acquisition over…
Jeff Bezos reportedly returns to the trenches as co-CEO of new AI startup, Project Prometheus
In Brief Posted: 6:33 AM PST · November 17, 2025 Image Credits:Emma McIntyre/WireImage Ram Iyer Jeff Bezos reportedly returns to…
Danish startup FlatPay joins the club of European fintech unicorns to track
Flatpay, which facilitates card payments for SMBs, has joined the ranks of European fintech unicorns — or startups valued at…
Harbinger raises $160M, will build trucks for FedEx
Los Angeles-based electric truck startup Harbinger has raised $160 million in a Series C funding round co-led by FedEx, as…
Immortality startup Eternos pivots to a personal AI that sounds like you
In 2023, after nearly three decades as CEO of the company he founded, Robert LoCascio stepped down as CEO of…
Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup
Meta may be about to lose one of its most renowned AI heads: Yann LeCun, a chief AI scientist at…
Consolidation begins to hit the carbon credit market
Carbon management startup Carbon Direct is buying another carbon credit startup, Pachama, the companies announced today. Pachama laid off around…
Remote driving startup Vay could grab up to $410M from Singapore’s Grab
Autonomous vehicles are having a moment, and it’s making it a lot easier for smaller companies to raise money. Vay,…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements
This year, TechCrunch Disrupt showcased the incredible talent and groundbreaking ideas of our 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 cohort. Out of…
A commercial space station startup now has a foothold in space
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2024’s Startup Battlefield runner-up geCKo Materials reveals four new products at TechCrunch Disrupt
The 2024 runner-up in the TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield, geCKo Materials, returned to the stage at this year’s show to…
Defense startup Pytho AI wants to turbocharge military mission planning and it will show off its tech at Disrupt 2025
Pytho AI is coming out of stealth with an ambitious pitch to the Department of Defense: turn mission planning that…
Sam Altman’s next startup eyes using sound waves to read your brain
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Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta
Sesame, a conversational AI startup and smart glasses maker, has raised a $250 million Series B round and is opening…