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Tag: Startups
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…
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,…
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…
How to avoid bad hires in early-stage startups |
5:02 AM PST · February 26, 2026 This week on TechCrunch’s founder-focused podcast, Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen isjoinedby SarahLucena,the CEO and co-founder ofMappa,abehavioralintelligence platform that…
More startups are hitting $10M ARR in 3 months than ever before |
11:39 AM PST · February 24, 2026 AI has brought the startup world the rise of a new phenomenon: startups that almost instantly hit multimillion-dollar…
Canva acquires startups working on animation and marketing |
On Monday, creative suite maker Canva announced the dual acquisition of startups Cavalry, which works on animation, and MangoAI, which works on improving ad performance.…
Ukraine's startups keep building |
When edtech company Preply became a unicorn earlier this year, employees in its Kyiv office celebrated with cake — because that’s what you do, even…
Google VP warns that two types of AI startups may not survive |
The generative AI boom minted a startup a minute. But as the dust starts to settle, two once-hot business models are looking more like cautionary…
The OpenAI mafia: 18 startups founded by alumni |
Move over, PayPal mafia:There’sa new tech mafia in Silicon Valley. OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, isarguably thebiggest AI player in town. The company isreportedly nowin…