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Point One Navigation, now valued at $230 million, is building out well beyond automotive.

Luna co-founder Jas Schembri-Stothart and Untapped Solutions founder Andre Peart share how they cracked go-to-market for audiences most startups avoid. In this episode of Build Mode, they reveal the guerrilla tactics, trust-building strategies, and creative experiments that helped them reach teenage girls and formerly incarcerated workers—from crashing Taylor Swift concerts to keynoting re-entry conferences.  Episodes of Build Mode drop […]

Curastory’s founder and CEO, Tiffany Kelly, has resigned from the role and replaced herself with Dave Dickman, former CEO of the influencer marketing platform Tagger.

The startup claims that its AI agents can reduce the cost of product manufacturing by an average of 35%.

Founders and investors alike are obsessed with AI, and even Neundorfer said her firm, January Ventures, is looking at ways to use AI to make their work more efficient, such as helping to do due diligence on the market and competition.

Suno has been the target of multiple AI training lawsuits but it has grown so rapidly, VCs were delighted to invest.

Kiki Club, a subletting startup that matches listers and renters, violated NYC laws and had to pay the city over $152,000 to settle charges.

Bluesky is making moderation changes, including the addition of new reporting categories, strikes, and more clarity when communicating with users about violations.

Onepot AI is a company that is home to the small-molecule synthesis lab POT-1.

Kaaj helps automate credit risk analysis so that underwriting no longer takes days, but minutes. The company announced on Wednesday a $3.8 million seed round from Kindred Ventures and Better Tomorrow Ventures. 

The product functions like a regular menstrual cup — designed to store period blood rather than absorb it. Emm’s medical-grade silicone is “fitted with ultra-thin, advanced sensor technology" that gathers data that will help users understand patterns about their cycles.

TechCrunch’s editor-in-chief, Connie Loizos, sits down with Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots at Alphabet’s X, to explore what it takes to build a factory for truly game-changing innovation. Astro reveals the three components that define a true moonshot — a huge problem, a science fiction-sounding solution, and a glimmer of breakthrough technology — and why […]

Sphere helps automate registration, calculation, filing, and remittance obligations for companies. “We help companies collect tax on customer transactions,” Nicholas Rudder said, explaining that companies have to collect tax on purchases and remit it to authorities each month or quarter. 

The Indian edtech startup ended its first day as a public company on a high, with its shares closing 44% higher than they were listed for, indicating that the country's edtech sector may still recover after years of gloom.

Tayla Cannon's Rebuildr receives $1.1 million investment from Slow Ventures.

Agentio, which matches creators with brands, is expanding beyond YouTube and testing Meta platforms to facilitate sponsored content.

Instead of getting an AI-generated travel plan, Boop aims to give users access to itineraries from real people who went on real trips. 

With consumers increasingly directing questions to ChatGPT, not Google, product discovery is changing — and the promise to give brands visibility and control over this fast-growing search channel has made Peec AI one of Europe's hottest startups.

In 2025 alone, Ramp has leapt from being worth $13 billion to $32 billion with new rounds every few months.

Jeff Bezos is partly backing a new AI startup called Project Prometheus that has raised $6.2 billion in funding, and will take on duties as co-chief executive.