Here are the 5 Startup Battlefield finalists at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

After two days full of live demos and pitches, it’s time to announce the five finalists…

AccessGrid raises $4.4M to help turn phones into key fobs

Auston Bunsen had a lot of free time after his company QuickNode reached a certain size. That company, a…

Venture capital is not an asset class, says Sequoia’s Roelof Botha

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Sequoia managing partner Roelof Botha argued that the venture industry isn’t an…

OpenAI says over a million people talk to ChatGPT about suicide weekly

OpenAI released new data on Monday illustrating how many of ChatGPT’s users are struggling with mental…

Accel and Prosus team up to back early-stage Indian startups

Storied investors Accel and Prosus have launched a new investment partnership to back Indian startups from…

Less than 24 hours until Disrupt 2025 — and ticket rates rise

The countdown is almost over — tomorrow’s the day! In less than 24 hours, TechCrunch Disrupt…

India, the market BlaBlaCar once walked away from, is now its biggest

Every few weekends, 21-year-old student Lavanya Jain opens the BlaBlaCar app to find a lift from…

TikTok robot star Rizzbot gave me the middle finger

A couple of Thursdays ago, I awoke at nearly 4:30 a.m. to a dizzying Instagram DM.   Rizzbot,…

Who are AI browsers for?

OpenAI launched an AI-powered web browser called ChatGPT Atlas this week, which makes me wonder: Is…

Musk’s ad chief at X departs after just 10 months

John Nitti has left his position as X’s advertising chief after just ten months, reports the…