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…
Tag: Startups
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…
Google Cloud’s VP for startups on reading your ‘check engine light’ before it’s too late
Startup founders are being pushed to move faster than ever, using AI while facing tighter funding, rising infrastructure costs, and more pressure to show real…
Exclusive: Climactic launches hybrid fund to get startups through the ‘valley of death’ |
It’s a challenge every startup faces: They’ve made a prototype and proven the thing works, but now have to sell the product and produce enough…
What the Epstein files reveal about EV startups and Silicon Valley |
After the Justice Department released a trove of new documents tied to infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, journalists digging through them have found extensive connections…