While tech stocks were busy setting records in 2025, the executives behind those companies were equally busy turning their paper fortunes into actual cash —…
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The dumbest things that happened in tech this year |
The tech industry moves so fast that it’s hard to keep up with just how much has happened this year. We’ve watched as the tech…
Exclusive: 12 investors dish on what 2026 will bring for climate tech |
This was supposed to be the year that climate tech died. President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have done their best to dismantle the…
Almost 80 European deep tech university spinouts reached $1B valuations or $100M in revenue in 2025 |
Universities and research labs have long been Europe’s deep tech treasure trove. Now, academic spinouts have consolidated into a solid startup funnel worth $398 billion…
The 32 top enterprise tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield |
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the…
The 22 top clean tech and energy startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield |
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the…
The 7 top space and defense tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield |
7:00 AM PST December 27, 2025 Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top…
Naware’s chemical-free weed killer tech could change how we treat lawns |
Naware founder Mark Boysen first tried killing weeds with drones and a 200-watt laser. He’d been noodling on ideas for a startup with some friends,…
Nvidia to license AI chip challenger Groq's tech and hire its CEO |
In Brief Posted: 2:03 PM PST · December 24, 2025 Nvidia has struck a non-exclusive licensing agreement with AI chip competitor Groq. As part of…
The 14 top agtech, food tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield |
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and from them, the…