The $7 million in annual recurring revenue that Cluely co-founder and CEO Roy Lee shared with TechCrunch last summer was a lie, Lee admitted on…
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DiligenceSquared uses AI, voice agents to make M&A research affordable |
A typical merger-and-acquisition process is time-consuming and expensive, even for the largest, well-staffed private equity firms. In addition to spending countless hours meeting with senior…
Hardware testing startup Nominal hits $1B valuation, raises $155M in 10 months |
In Brief Posted: 10:59 AM PST · March 5, 2026 Nominal on Thursday announced a fresh $80 million Series B extension round at a $1…
Zeno raises $25M to speed up production of its battery-swap motorbikes |
The EV transition might have hit a hurdle in the U.S., but it’s not slowing down in East Africa, where several startups are vying for…
How 1,000+ customer calls shaped a breakout enterprise AI startup |
Thisisn’tDavid Park’s first rodeo. Theveteranfounder and TechCrunch Startup Battlefield alumnus has certainly been battle-tested in the enterprise arena.On thisepisode of Build Mode,ParkjoinsIsabelle Johannessen to discuss…
Lio raises $30M from Andreessen Horowitz and others to automate enterprise procurement |
Lio’s co-founders know firsthand that procurement — the process enterprises use to purchase services from vendors — is often a bottleneck. Vladimir Keil, the company’s…
How PopSockets broke the VC-backed consumer hardware mold
Doesaconsumer hardwarecompany need to get on theVC treadmill tosucceed?Eleven years and 290 million products sold across 115 countries later,PopSocketshas proven thatthe bootstrapped, low-dilution path moreviablethan…
Decagon completes first tender offer at $4.5B valuation |
10:32 AM PST · March 4, 2026 Decagon, an AI-powered customer support startup, is set to announce the completion of its first tender offer, allowing…
Host a Side Event during Founder Summit Week in Boston |
Want to tap into the energy of 1,100+ startup founders, investors, and tech leaders descending on Boston for the Founder Summit 2026 on June 9?…
Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices |
As competition among AI startups heats up, founders and VCs are turning to novel valuation mechanisms to manufacture a perception of market dominance. Until recently,…