Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices
As competition among AI startups heats up, founders and VCs are turning to novel valuation mechanisms to manufacture a perception…
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Stripe wants to turn your AI costs into a profit center
Stripe on Monday released a preview of a new feature that could help AI startups (and other companies) solve the…
A married founder duo’s company, 14.ai, is replacing customer support teams at startups
The customer service industry is in a bit of flux, thanks to AI. Investors and corporate leaders have rung alarm…
More startups are hitting $10M ARR in 3 months than ever before
AI has brought the startup world the rise of a new phenomenon: startups that almost instantly hit multimillion ARR (annual…
Ukraine’s startups keep building
When edtech company Preply became a unicorn earlier this year, employees in its Kyiv office celebrated with cake — because…
Canva acquires startups working on animation and marketing
On Monday, creative suite maker Canva announced the dual acquisition of startups Cavalry, which works on animation, and Mango AI,…
Climactic launches hybrid fund to get startups through the ‘valley of death’
It’s a challenge every startup faces: they’ve made a prototype and proven the thing works, but now have to sell…
YC startups can now recieve investment in stablecoin
In Brief Posted: 11:54 AM PST · February 3, 2026 Image Credits:Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch Dominic-Madori Davis YC startups can…
Meet the new European unicorns of 2026
January was such a long month that it has already brought us five fresh European unicorns: from Belgium to Ukraine,…
VCs discuss why most consumer AI startups still lack staying power
Even three years after the generative AI boom started, most AI startups are still making money by selling to businesses,…
How iRobot lost its way home
There’s something painfully American about the arc of iRobot, the company that taught your vacuum to navigate around the furniture….
Nexus isn’t going all-in on AI, keeping half of its new $700M fund for India startups
While many venture firms seem to only have eyes for AI these days, Nexus Venture Partners is deliberately splitting its…
Amazon hopes to jump start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups
In Brief Posted: 3:55 PM PST · December 3, 2025 Image Credits:izusek / Getty Images Julie Bort Amazon hopes to…
VCs abandon old rules for a ‘funky time’ of investing in AI startups
If there’s one thing that VCs agree on when backing AI startups, it’s that AI requires a different investment approach…
How startups can lure good talent fairly without big tech bank accounts
Startups have never been able to offer the same sizable salaries as big tech companies. Now with companies like Meta…
Accel and Prosus team up to back early-stage Indian startups
Storied investors Accel and Prosus have launched a new investment partnership to back Indian startups from day zero, targeting founders…
Trump’s DOE proposes cutting billions in grants for GM, Ford, and lots of startups
The Department of Energy is looking to cut billions more in federal funding, and many promising startups as well as…
How startups could be affected by a prolonged government shutdown
The U.S. government shutdown could stifle deal flow, freeze visa processing for workers, and cause other problems for startups and…
New FAA program will let eVTOL startups test some operations before full certification
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a new pilot program that will let electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL)…
We are entering a golden age of robotics startups — and not just because of AI
When Seth Winterroth left his job at GE Ventures to help launch Eclipse Ventures in 2015, robotics was on his…