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The next wave of VCs judging Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 |
For founders, Startup Battlefield 200 is one of the biggest moments of their careers. For everyone else in the TechCrunch Disrupt2026 audience, it’s one of…
Here are the VCs judging in Startup Battlefield 200 Disrupt 2026 |
A great pitch doesn’t win Startup Battlefield 200. A great company does. That’s why the VCs sitting in the judges’ seats matter so much.They aren’t…
The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs |
Another Y Combinator Demo Day took place on Thursday, but this batch looked a little different. While every cohort brings a fresh wave of founders,…
Thrive Capital led VCs into pro sports ownership; Collaborative Fund just upped that play |
Collaborative Fund, the 15-year-old, New York-based generalist venture firm that has roughly $1 billion under management and which made early bets on Lyft, Reddit, Sweetgreen,…
Will the DOJ's investigation into a16z spook other VCs? |
Following a Bloomberg report that the Department of Justice is investigating venture firm Andreessen Horowitz for holding board seats with rival AI companies, VCs told…
Learn what VCs actually want, from a founder who’s raised $1B |
From the collection Build Mode 4:32 PM PDT · August 20, 2026 43 min Investors want founders who understand the financial reality of their business.…
Thrive's Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria |
In Thrive Capital’s first-ever investor letter, founder Joshua Kushner has some unexpected things to say about his venture capital rivals on the West Coast. “It…
The 11 standout startups from YC’s Demo Day, according to VCs |
With each new season comes another YC Demo Day. On Tuesday, the Spring 2026 cohort was unveiled, filled with defense tech, robotics, AI infrastructure and…
The pitch trick that helped an eSports startup raise $20M when VCs only wanted AI |
Earlier this year, Lucra Sports founder and CEO Dylan Robbins did something that no one else has ever done. He landed famed public investor Cathie…