OpenAI barrels towards IPO that may happen in September
A day after Elon Musk lost his lawsuit that threatened OpenAI’s structure, leadership, and finances, the AI giant is ready…
NanoClaw creator turns down $20M buyout offer, raises $12M seed instead
NanoCo, the company behind security-focused OpenClaw alternative NanoClaw, has raised an oversubscribed $12 million seed round following a viral launch,…
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close in one week: Window to nominate and apply for the most promising startups ends May 27
Your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100,000 in equity-free funding is gone in a week. Startup…
Quartermaster is building a maritime hive mind
Oceans — to state the obvious — are big. That makes it hard for governments, shipping companies, and insurance providers…
From teen hacker to Iron Dome researcher, this founder raised $28M to fight AI phishing
Shay Shwartz knows a lot about email phishing attacks. As a teenager, he made money as a hacker, but after…
‘Survivor’ stars Kyle Fraser and Kamilla Karthigesu introduce a goal-tracking app, Paprclip
On Survivor 48, Kyle Fraser’s alliance with castmate Kamilla Karthigesu helped drive him to victory. Now, the pair is teaming…
Forget the feed: Status AI raises $17M to turn social media into interactive entertainment
Like many young people of her generation, Fai Nur was what she called a “chronically online teenager.” She obsessed over…
Stilta raises $10.5M from a16z and YC to help companies rediscover the patents they forgot they had
Oskar Block has never been able to stay away from entrepreneurship for long. He was just 18 when he launched…
The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush
The vibes around the current AI boom aren’t great, even in the tech industry, according to a lengthy social media…
Marketing operating system Nectar Social raises $30M Series A led by Menlo
AI-powered marketing platform Nectar Social announced Thursday that it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures…