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From Air Force officer to space defense CEO: Why Even Rogers left to build weapons for orbit

1 month 3 weeks ago

Even Rogers spent a decade as an Air Force weapons officer watching China and Russia build space weapons while the U.S. had “nothing in our arsenal.” So he left the military to solve the problem himself.  Now, as co-founder and CEO of True Anomaly, he’s building the first exclusively defense-focused space superiority company, developing autonomous spacecraft, sensors, and software designed specifically for military engagements […]

Theresa Loconsolo, Rebecca Bellan

Equity Live: From $300M seed rounds to data center builds, AI is feeling bubbly

1 month 4 weeks ago

The Equity crew was live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025! Hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha took over the Builders Stage on Monday morning to kick off the event with the question everyone’s asking: are we in an AI bubble?  Between valuations that have tripled in months, $300M seed rounds, and $100B commitments flying […]

Theresa Loconsolo, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, Maxwell Zeff

Scenes from TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

2 months ago

Thanks to everyone who made this year's San Francisco event what it was -- and to the 10,000 of you who filled the halls, made the connections, and left with more than you came with. Couldn't make it? These images tell part of the story.

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