1:16 PM PDT · August 24, 2026 You don’t need a keynote session to make noise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to…
Category: Business
Two years after launch, Walmart’s Flipkart is closing in on India’s quick-commerce leaders |
Indian startups spent years getting consumers accustomed to having groceries and everyday goods delivered within minutes. Now Walmart-owned Flipkart is rapidly closing the gap with…
How AI accounting startup Rillet raised $100M and became a unicorn in 48 hours |
Rillet co-founder and CEO Nicolas Kopp seems justifiably confident as we talk over Zoom a day after his company announced a $100 million raise at…
Why is the DOJ investigating Andreessen Horowitz’s board seats? |
9:53 AM PDT · August 21, 2026 39 min Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that nowcompete with each other:…
The DOJ is investigating a16z. What does this mean for venture capital?
Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that nowcompete with each other: Ben Horowitz at Databricks and Martin Casado atFivetran. Nothing…
AI data startup Micro1 reaches $500M gross run rate amid AI training boom |
5:13 PM PDT · August 20, 2026 The near-bottomless demand for unique AI training data from top labs and corporations is driving a massive boom…
Learn what VCs actually want, from a founder who’s raised $1B |
From the collection Build Mode 4:32 PM PDT · August 20, 2026 43 min Investors want founders who understand the financial reality of their business.…
Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits — but the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders |
On Wednesday night, Runlayer and Rippling dropped their respective lawsuits against each other. No settlement was made. No money changed hands. Not even lawyers’ fees,…