Last week, Y Combinator hosted its Summer 2025 Demo Day, showcasing the latest batch of over 160 startups. As with recent batches, the majority of startups presented AI-centric solutions. However, a clear evolution was evident. Instead of just building “AI-powered”…
Robinhood announced on Monday that it has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a new publicly traded fund that will hold shares of startups. The idea behind the Robinhood Ventures Fund I is to…
Amid an ongoing surge in defense tech investing, advanced manufacturing company Divergent Technologies has raised $290 million to expand production of missile parts and other specialized components for the military. This funding round values the company at $2.3 billion. Divergent’s…
Alphabet reached a market capitalization of just over three trillion dollars on Monday. Investors continue to reward the company after a federal judge declined to order its breakup. On September 2, U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta outlined remedies…
Rodatherm Energy, a new geothermal startup, emerged from stealth on Monday with $38 million in funding and a plan to build a pilot plant in Utah. The startup differentiates itself by plumbing its boreholes with a closed loop, likely made…
How much do foundation models matter? It might seem like a silly question, but it comes up frequently in my conversations with AI startups. These companies are increasingly comfortable with businesses that were once dismissed as “GPT wrappers,” meaning they…
Welcome back. There is a lot of future of transportation news to keep track of, so let’s jump in. This is comeback week, not just because of my return but due to the biennial IAA Mobility conference in Munich. The…
A new iOS app called Awake, designed specifically for heavy sleepers who must complete missions to turn off their alarms, launched on Monday. The app is only available to users with the iOS 26 update, which also came out on…
As the startup world descends on San Francisco for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West, one question looms large. Does building in Silicon Valley still give founders an edge? With over ten thousand startup and VC leaders…
You have built the hit product—now what? That is the question Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and Emergence Capital General Partner Santi Subotovsky will tackle in their session, “What Comes After Breakout Success?” From expanding into new markets to launching the…
