Tade Oyerinde and Teddy Solomon know a few things about building communities that last. Oyerinde is the founder and chancellor of the online school Campus, while Solomon is the co-founder behind the college social app Fizz. The two spoke at…
Coming home to a cuddly pet is one of life’s great joys. With the latest gadgets and AI technology, pet ownership becomes even more enjoyable and convenient. Here is a roundup of some gadgets that can be the perfect gifts…
The tech industry moves so fast that it’s hard to keep up with everything that happened this year. We have watched as the tech elite became deeply involved with the U.S. government, AI companies fiercely competed for dominance, and futuristic…
True Ventures co-founder Jon Callaghan believes we will not be using smartphones the way we do now in five years, and possibly not at all in ten. For a venture capitalist whose firm has celebrated major successes over two decades,…
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, and venture capital money is following. According to Dealroom’s European Spinout Report 2025, 76 of…
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 Biden administration’s hallmark industrial and climate policies. Even the European Union has begun to ease…
For the past few years, enterprises have been piloting and testing various AI tools to shape their adoption strategies. According to investors, this period of experimentation is now drawing to a close. A recent survey of 24 enterprise-focused venture capitalists…
The year 2025 marked a significant turning point for AI dictation apps. While dictation software has existed for years, earlier versions were often slow and inaccurate, requiring very clear speech. Advances in large language models and speech-to-text technology have dramatically…
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We narrow those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and from them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup…
TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the United States for four years. This is due to concerns that user data could be accessed by the Chinese government, leaving American users caught…
