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The founder’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI...

Conceptual image of a robotic arm holding a wrench.
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Naïve raises $28.5M to automate the grunt work of setting up and running a company | TechCrunch

Developers detest drudgery. The entire field of programming is proof of how hard people will work to automate...

The OpenAI logo appears on the screen of a smartphone placed on a reflective surface onto which the U.S. flag is projected.
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Trump’s DOJ gains oversight of OpenAI’s green-card employee sponsorships | TechCrunch

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced on Wednesday that OpenAI, and its once-subsidiary Statsig, signed a settlement...

Kevin A. Damoa, Founder & CEO, Glīd, Claire Kroft and Ankit Malhotra, winners of the Startup Battlefield 2025, pose onstage during day three of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at Moscone Center on October 29, 2025 in San Francisco, California.
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Meet the eight startups pitching at Startup Battlefield Australia | TechCrunch

The applications are in. The TechCrunch Startup Battlefield team made their decisions. Eight Australian startups have earned their...

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Learn what VCs actually want, from a founder who’s raised $1B | TechCrunch

Loading the player…Investors want founders who understand the financial reality of their business. Messy data, misunderstood metrics, or...

Parker Conrad, CEO at Rippling talks with Mary Ann Azevedo talk about "Going Global" at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco on October 20, 2022. Image Credit: Haje Kamps / TechCrunch
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Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits — but the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders | TechCrunch

On Wednesday night, Runlayer and Rippling dropped their respective lawsuits against each other. No settlement was made. No...

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Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute | TechCrunch

Loading the player…The AI buildout shows no signs of slowing. And with hundreds of billions of dollars a...

Etched co-founder COO Robert Wachen
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Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month | TechCrunch

Etched on Tuesday announced that it has raised another $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by...

Ali Ghodsi
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Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation. | TechCrunch

There’s a funny kind of game that the latest of late-stage startups must play when raising money. They...

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Hoomanely’s building a smart feeding bowl and an AI platform to help owners spot when their pup is sick | TechCrunch

Dogs are amazing. But as many pet parents will tell you, they can be remarkably good at hiding...