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Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby nabs stakes in hot startups like Etched through Arizona connections | TechCrunch

Nvidia competitor Etched announced this week that TSMC had manufactured its first chip earlier this year. While the...

Matteo Danieli, co-founder of Bending Spoons, center, rings the opening bell during the Bending Spoons initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Bending Spoons applies a private equity playbook to software, buying up mostly fledgling subscription-based apps, slashing headcount and handing operations to its roster of Italian engineers. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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After $18B IPO, Bending Spoons founder says success comes from minimizing luck | TechCrunch

AOL is public again — sort of. Its owner Bending Spoons, the 13-year-old Italian company that has been...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 29: Ashton Kutcher speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 Day 2 at Moscone Center on October 29, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch)
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Ashton Kutcher leaving Sound Ventures to launch new VC firm with Morgan Beller | TechCrunch

Ashton Kutcher is stepping away from Sound Ventures — the firm he co-founded with Guy Oseary 11 years...

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Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last | TechCrunch

Accel has closed a new $550 million India fund, less than two years after raising its previous India-focused...

Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and Co-Founder of ICEYE
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What’s Scaleup Europe, the $5.7B fund that just backed satellite company ICEYE? | TechCrunch

Forget the European summer lull: Startups can’t afford to stay still, and Brussels is following suit. In the...

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This former notorious red-light district is now one of the world’s top AI hubs | TechCrunch

What every U.K. AI startup wants to know these days is, how can I get office space in...

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How Lightspeed found its newest hire … via Instagram DM | TechCrunch

Earlier this year, Lightspeed made headlines when it announced that Claire Zau, an investor and popular tech content...

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Lightspeed is building its edge on followers, not just funds | TechCrunch

Loading the player…Venture firms are turning to creators to build trust with the next generation of founders before...

Robinhood's Baiju Bhatt and Vlad Tenev celebrate after ringing the bell on Robinhood Markets IPO Listing Day on July 29, 2021 in New York City.
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Robinhood to list a fund that lets anyone back Y Combinator startups | TechCrunch

Robinhood this week unveiled a financial instrument that lets anyone feel like they, too, can make money by...

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Host a Side Event during TechCrunch Founder Summit Week in Boston | TechCrunch

Want to tap into the energy of 1,100+ startup founders, investors, and tech leaders descending on Boston for...