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Volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit in Boston | TechCrunch

Our rebranded Boston event, TechCrunch Founder Summit (formerly All Stage), is back on November 4th! And we are...

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Apps

Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; investors are still deciding whether it can pull it off | TechCrunch

When George Arison took over Grindr in 2022, he inherited a company that had been bounced from Chinese...

Joshua Kushner, Founder and CEO, Thrive Capital
Venture

Thrive’s Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria | TechCrunch

In Thrive Capital’s first-ever investor letter, founder Joshua Kushner has some unexpected things to say about his venture...

Venture

Y Combinator’s Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier models, too | TechCrunch

When it comes to Chinese AI labs using distillation techniques to extract knowledge from frontier model makers, Y...

Founder and CEO of Thrive Capital Josh Kushner
Venture

Thrive’s Kushner defends involvement in FIFA mess, hires Elon’s go-to lawyer | TechCrunch

New York’s prestigious-yet-secretive venture firm Thrive Capital has been hauled into the center of a messy drama that...

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VC firm Bessemer now has another $5.75B to invest in (what else?) AI | TechCrunch

Bessemer Venture Partners announced on Wednesday that it has raised $5.75 billion across two new funds to accelerate...

Venture

a16z is challenging Silicon Valley’s love for drop-outs by launching a school | TechCrunch

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is launching a school called The Horowitz Andreessen Academy aimed at aspiring founders...