Venture funding remains stable in France thanks to AI startups

Alex Dewez, a partner at 20VC, just released its highly anticipated State of the French tech…

How Barcelona became an unlikely hub for spyware startups

Toward the end of 2023, an Israeli security researcher from Tel Aviv said that he was…

A 24-year-old who exited his first company to Coinbase, raises $3M for his next venture

At 24 years old, Pryce Yebesi already has one exit: selling his crypto invoicing company Utopia…

Here are the five best pieces of founder advice I learned as a host of Found

After more than two years — and nearly 100 episodes — as a host of TechCrunch’s…

These startups are making smarter canes for people with visual impairments

The white cane for the 21st century. While many tech companies have increasingly worked to make…

Scale AI hit by its second employee wage lawsuit in less than a month

Scale AI relies on an army of workers it categorizes as contractors to do essential AI…

Former CEO of MoviePass’ parent company pleads guilty to fraud over ‘unlimited’ plan

The former chief executive of the parent company of MoviePass, Theodore Farnsworth, pleaded guilty to charges…

Nato membership boosts Finnish civil and military tech startups

Finland’s fast-expanding defence sector is witnessing a surge in tech startups chasing new business opportunities…

Silicon Valley is so dominant again, its startups devoured over half of all global VC funding in 2024

For all the chatter about the decline of San Francisco, data repeatedly shows that the Bay…

Chinese VCs are hounding failed founders to claw back their investments

In the US, it’s accepted that most startups fail – and when that happens, VCs (generally)…

The US just added Tencent to its list of ‘Chinese military’ companies

While the Chinese internet giant Tencent is best-known for its super-app WeChat, it’s also a major…

Toyota’s Woven City is open for business and looking for startups

Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed Monday at CES 2025 his vision for a living laboratory…

Trucks VC launches $70M fund to find the next great batch of transportation startups

Trucks Venture Capital co-founder Reilly Brennan has spent more than a decade looking for — and…

Disney to merge Hulu Live TV with Fubo in groundbreaking deal

In a surprising deal announced on Monday, Disney is set to combine its Hulu Live TV…

Inside the wild fall and last-minute revival of Bench, the VC-backed accounting startup that imploded over the holidays

Friday, December 27, was supposed to be the start of a relaxing holiday weekend. But it…

Generative AI funding reached new heights in 2024

If there was any doubt, the generative AI bubble didn’t burst in 2024. Investments in generative…

Hydrogen tax credit rules give startups clarity while boosting nuclear and carbon capture

Hydrogen startups are widely seen as a promising way to eliminate fossil fuels from heavy industry…

Peter Thiel-backed venture debt firm Tacora raises $268.7M for new fund

Tacora Capital, a Texas firm that specializes in venture debt, has raised $268.7 million for its…

A look back on my favorite episodes of TechCrunch’s Found podcast

TechCrunch’s Found podcast, which has brought listeners the stories behind the startups since April 2022, released…

New Year’s cybersecurity resolutions that every startup should keep

As regular readers of TechCrunch will know, 2024 was — much like the years before it…

From AI agents to enterprise budgets, 20 VCs share their predictions on enterprise tech in 2025

While AI is lauded by some as the biggest technological breakthrough since the industrial revolution, enterprises…

Here’s the full list of 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2024

For some, AI fatigue is real. But clearly venture investors haven’t grown tired of the category.…