» Deel’s comms chief departs amidst spying lawsuit from Rippling
05/04/25 18:48 from Startups – TechCrunch
Elisabeth Diana, head of communications at human resources Deel, is no longer with the company, according to her LinkedIn profile. Bloomberg first reported the news that Diana had resigned from Deel, which was recently accused of plantin...
» SF Mayor Lurie to tech CEOs: ‘How can we get you back?’
05/04/25 15:00 from Startups – TechCrunch
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to bring his city back to its glory days. And he’s convinced tech leaders — who often pitch utopian ideals of their own — can help him deliver. “I’m a mayor that is picking up the ...
» Mach CEO on building defense tech company in your 20s
04/04/25 17:55 from Startups – TechCrunch
Mach CEO Ethan Thornton has been building weapons systems of varying shapes and sizes since high school, but his ambitions have turned into a company that recently landed a contract with the U.S. military and a plan to develop cross-func...
» Startups Weekly: Stay tuned for the Rippling espionage movie
04/04/25 17:05 from Startups – TechCrunch
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week reminded us that different startups share a different approach to news: S...
» Spy games in HR tech: Inside Rippling’s wild lawsuit against Deel
04/04/25 16:16 from Startups – TechCrunch
Rippling’s latest lawsuit reads less like a legal filing and more like the plot of a corporate espionage thriller, complete with secret crypto payments, an alleged mole, and a fake Slack channel trap. This week, the HR tech startup publi...
» Turbine raises $22M to help VC investors get cash without selling their stakes
04/04/25 16:00 from Startups – TechCrunch
Since IPOs slowed to trickle a few years ago, limited partners who invest in venture capital funds have had one giant problem: a dearth of liquidity. Lack of cash returns has been especially troublesome for wealthy individuals or their s...
» A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
04/04/25 15:43 from Startups – TechCrunch
A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.
» TechCrunch All Stage: Learn how AI can supercharge your MVPs with Chris Gardner
04/04/25 14:00 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...
» StrictlyVC is heading to London this May
04/04/25 07:00 from Startups – TechCrunch
StrictlyVC is crossing the Atlantic! On May 13, London will play host to an exclusive StrictlyVC evening, delivering the same high-caliber VC insider content that has made these events a must-attend for investors and startup leaders alik...
» OpenAI just made its first cybersecurity investment
03/04/25 20:28 from Startups – TechCrunch
OpenAI just co-led a $43 million Series A into deepfake defense startup Adaptive Security.
» Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures is raising $100M for a new fund
03/04/25 20:20 from Startups – TechCrunch
Ted Schlein's cybersecurity-focused Ballistic Ventures is raising $100 million for a new fund, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.
» Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was rejected by 15 top universities
03/04/25 19:55 from Startups – TechCrunch
Zach Yadegari, the high school teen co-founder of Cal AI, is being hammered with comments on X after he revealed that out of 18 top colleges he applied to, he was rejected by 15. Yadegari says that he got a 4.0 GPA and nailed a 34 score ...
» New session at TechCrunch All Stage: Jahanvi Sardana on how top startups reshape markets
03/04/25 19:40 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...
» Thatch raises $40M to give employees more control of their health care choices
03/04/25 15:30 from Startups – TechCrunch
Thatch, a startup that aims to transform the health insurance experience for employers and employees alike, has raised $40 million in a Series B round of funding, it tells TechCrunch exclusively. Index Ventures led the financing, which i...
» Call for speakers: Showcase your knowledge at TechCrunch All Stage
03/04/25 15:00 from Startups – TechCrunch
Calling founders, VCs, and startup experts — share your scaling strategies! TechCrunch All Stage 2025 is assembling top minds in startups and venture capital on July 15 in Boston. If you have valuable insights on scaling, now’s your chan...