» At TechCrunch All Stage, Jahanvi Sardana shares how top startups reshape markets
26/06/25 22:44 from Startups – TechCrunch
TechCrunch All Stage — the ultimate founder summit — is shaping up to be a powerhouse event where 1,200 founders and VCs across all stages will come together to forge meaningful connections and gain practical insights they can immediatel...

» Why a16z VC believes that Cluely, the ‘cheat on everything’ startup, is the new blueprint for AI startups
26/06/25 21:06 from Startups – TechCrunch
Andreessen Horowitz explains why its new investment philosophy prioritizes the "build as you go" approach embodied by Cluely.

» TechCrunch All Stage: Learn how AI can supercharge your MVPs with Chris Gardner
26/06/25 21:00 from Startups – TechCrunch
TechCrunch All Stage, our big event for founders of startups at all stages of funding (see what we did there?), is coming up July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station. And it’s our pleasure to announce that Underscore VC’s investing partner...

» Start with 10M shares. Yes, Ten Million.
26/06/25 15:37 from The Gust Blog
Using equity to strategically incentivize your early team is essential for most startups’ success. However, many startups initially incorporate with far too few shares to handle all the kinds of grants they will need. Follow the standard...

» Suno snaps up WavTool for its AI music editing tools amid ongoing dispute with music labels
26/06/25 15:30 from Startups – TechCrunch
AI music company Suno acquired WavTool, a browser-based AI DAW. This aims to improve editing capabilities for musicians.

» Jon McNeill brings the operator’s playbook to TechCrunch All Stage
26/06/25 14:00 from Startups – TechCrunch
At TechCrunch All Stage 2025, Jon McNeill, CEO and co-founder of DVx Ventures, will take the Scale Stage to flip the script on conventional startup growth advice.

» Indian drone startup Raphe mPhibr raises $100M as military UAV demand soars
26/06/25 02:00 from Startups – TechCrunch
The startup aims to boost its R&D and local production capabilities amid growing demand for drones in battlefields and for border surveillance.

» Kalshi closes $185M round as rival Polymarket reportedly seeks $200M
25/06/25 20:01 from Startups – TechCrunch
Investors are pouring big bucks into these two rival prediction markets.

» Rubrik acquires Predibase to accelerate adoption of AI agents
25/06/25 17:34 from Startups – TechCrunch
Predibase helps companies train and fine-tune open source AI models, which will help Rubrik customers deploy AI agents faster.

» Introducing the Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
25/06/25 16:01 from Startups – TechCrunch
For the first time ever, TechCrunch Disrupt is launching the Going Public Stage — a brand-new destination for founders navigating the mid and late stages of company building.

» Better Auth, an authentication tool by a self-taught Ethiopian dev, raises $5M from Peak XV, YC
25/06/25 16:00 from Startups – TechCrunch
Better Auth’s open source framework can simplify how developers manage user authentication. It’s caught the attention of some big name investors, recently raising about $5M in seed funding from Peak XV.

» Bill Gates-backed Airloom begins building its first power plant
25/06/25 15:10 from Startups – TechCrunch
Airloom takes that classic turbine concept and deconstructs it. To prove that it can generate as much power as conventional wind turbines, Airloom broke ground on its pilot site northwest of Laramie, Wyoming, on Wednesday.

» Winning capital for your AI startup? Kleida Martiro is leading the conversation at TechCrunch All Stage
25/06/25 14:30 from Startups – TechCrunch
AI-native startups are rewriting the rules of what early traction looks like — and too often, investors are still playing by the old ones. At TechCrunch All Stage, happening in Boston on July 15, Kleida Martiro, partner at Glasswing Vent...

» Co-Founders vs. Founding Team Members: The difference is in both Equity and Expectations.
24/06/25 22:13 from The Gust Blog
Define roles and commitment levels before discussing equity. Founders work full-time and commit for years—justifying larger ownership stakes. Valuable part-time contributors deserve equity too, but at levels that match their actual commi...

» India’s GoKwik raised a small $13M round for a hefty leap in valuation
24/06/25 21:05 from Startups – TechCrunch
What has made GoKwik so attractive to investors is its offerings, which help companies, big and small, set up shop online and enter the direct-to-consumer (D2C) space.