Google I/O made it official: AI-generated answers are now front andcenterin search, and most brands have almost no visibility into how AI is describing them…
Category: Business
SOND, a sleep tech startup from Bose’s former head of sleep, exits stealth with $7M |
Traditionally, sleep earbuds have been designed to mask outside noise and promote sleep with calming sounds. But today, a Boston-based startup called SOND is introducing…
Disrupt 2026 Early Bird ticket savings end in 3 days |
7:00 AM PDT · May 27, 2026 There are only 3 days left to save up to $410 on your ticket toTechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Early…
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close today |
Today is the final day to apply or nominate a startup forStartup Battlefield 200. Once the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. PT, the window closes on…
Airbnb-backed WeRoad raises $58M to take its group travel platform to the US |
WeRoad, the Milan-based group travel startup, has raised a $58 million Series C round led by Airbnb as it prepares for its first major expansion…
What we’re looking for in Startup Battlefield 2026, and how to apply in time for the May 27 deadline |
Every year I read through thousands of Startup Battlefield applications. And every year, I see the same pattern: The founders who belong on this stage…
OpenRouter more than doubles valuation to $1.3B in a year |
In Brief Posted: 11:33 AM PDT · May 26, 2026 Popular AI gateway maker OpenRouter, founded in 2023, has raised a hefty $113 million Series…
Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation |
In Brief Posted: 5:00 AM PDT · May 26, 2026 E-commerce logistics company Stord has raised a $250 million round at a $3 billion valuation,…
Disrupt 2026 Early Bird ticket rates end May 29 |
Four days.That’sallthat’sleft to decide, not just whetheryou’ll be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026but also howyou’llshow up from October 13 to 15 at San Francisco’s Moscone West…
What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work |
AI’s biggest champions have argued for some time that the technology will usher in an era of unprecedented productivity gains, richly rewarding workers who harness…