A married founder duo’s company, 14.ai, is replacing customer support teams at startups |

The customer service industry is in a bit of flux, thanks to AI. Investors and corporate leaders have rung alarm bells for the BPO (Business…

Make a splash in Boston’s startup ecosystem at Founder Summit 2026 |

6:00 AM PST · February 26, 2026 On June 9, over 1,000 founders, investors, and decision-makers will gather for TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026. This isn’t…

Apply to take the stage at Founder Summit 2026 |

8:00 AM PST · February 25, 2026 Ifyou’vebuilt, backed, oroperatedinside high-growth startups, your experience could shape how the next wave offoundersscales. OnJune 9 in Boston,TechCrunch…

VC Masha Bucher, Epstein associate and Day One founder, explains herself |

Masha Bucher, a Silicon Valley VC and founder of Day One Ventures, took to X this week to address news reports documenting her close business…

Call for speakers: Founder Summit 2026 |

7:00 AM PST · February 9, 2026 Have real-world scaling experience? TheTechCrunch Founder Summit 2026stage is calling. OnJune 23 in Bostonthis annual founder-focused event willbring…

An AI startup founder says he's planning a 'March for Billionaires' in protest of California's wealth tax |

The war on California’s proposed ‘Billionaire’s Tax’ is getting weird. This week, amid ongoing rancor from tech elites over the much maligned bill, it became…

How Elon Musk is rewriting the rules on founder power |

10:46 AM PST · February 6, 2026 Elon MuskhasmergedSpaceX and xAI,creatingwhat might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his$800 billionnet…

TC Founder Summit 2026 tickets are now live at the lowest prices |

Foundersdon’tscale alone. They scale by learning from peers, building at the same pace, connecting with those who have already been there, and meeting investors aligned…

Ring founder details the camera company's 'intelligent assistant' era |

What does it take to bring a burned-out founder back to the company he sold to Amazon? For Jamie Siminoff of the video doorbell maker…

‘College dropout’ has become the most coveted startup founder credential |

Although iconic founders like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg famously didn’t finish college, multiple studies showthat the vast majority of successful startups had…