Earlier this week, at TechCrunch’s newest StrictlyVC event in El Segundo, Shinkei Systems founder Saif Khawaja and Founders Fund partner Delian Asparouhov sat down for…
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Black founders raise highest amount of quarterly funding since 2022, but there’s a catch |
8:00 AM PDT · May 31, 2026 According to Crunchbase’s latest data around black founders, $643 million has poured into US Black-founded startups since the…
How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to crown AI startups |
Last month, Scott Stevenson, co-founder and CEO of the legal AI startup Spellbook, took to X in an effort to expose what he called a…
Meridian Ventures launched $35M fund to back MBA-deferred founders |
Meridian Ventures was born out of a shared experience: deferred MBAs. Now, founders Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney have raised a $35 million fund to…
What founders can learn from Anjuna’s layoffs and recovery |
In 2021, Anjuna Security was growing fast, hiring aggressively, and chasing a market that seemed limitless. By the end of that year, the venture-backed cybersecurity…
SXSW rebounds as a top networking, ideas festival for founders and VCs |
The air felt different at this year’s SXSW, the annual March festival where tech meets pop culture in Austin.I was reminded of the 2019 SXSW…
BKR Capital raises $14.5M (so far) to invest in Black founders |
10:47 AM PDT · March 24, 2026 Canada’s BKR Capital announced Monday that its Fund II has closed CA$20 million (around $14.5 million), bringing it…
Tools for founders to navigate and move past conflict |
The stakes are high for any founding team, so conflict should be expected, even encouraged. However, company culture is built on real reactions and interactions,…
In a changed VC landscape, this exec is doubling down on overlooked founders |
Much of Silicon Valley has spent years chasing mega-rounds and buzzy AI deals. Meanwhile, Stacy Brown-Philpot is running Cherryrock Capital like a throwback to venture…