Beyond the Hype: Startup Leaders Share Real-World Strategies for Acquiring and Retaining Early Customers
Securing initial customers as an early-stage startup remains one of the most grueling and high-stakes challenges in the broader business landscape. Even when young companies manage to generate initial interest,…
Rivian Acquires AI Startup Third Dimension to Accelerate Self-Driving and Autonomous Vehicle Development
Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian has acquired Third Dimension, a U.K.-based startup founded by veterans of the gaming and autonomous vehicle industries that uses artificial intelligence to transform images and videos…
Amazon Executive Panos Panay Tells Startup Founders That Failure Is Essential for Building Successful Products
SAN FRANCISCO — For startup founders navigating the high-stakes world of consumer technology, setbacks and missteps can often feel like existential threats. But according to Amazon executive Panos Panay, failure…
The Global Startup Ecosystem Converges on San Francisco as TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Prepares to Open
The final countdown is officially underway for one of the technology industry’s most anticipated annual gatherings. Tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. Pacific Time, the doors of Moscone West in San…
AI Startup Photon Raises $4.5M Seed Funding After Holding a Literal Funeral for Mobile Apps
The artificial intelligence startup Photon is so thoroughly convinced that autonomous agents will eventually render traditional mobile applications obsolete that it recently decided to throw a funeral for the latter.…
AI Startup EliseAI Secures $350 Million in Funding at a $4 Billion Valuation to Expand Housing and Healthcare Operations
In a monumental development for the enterprise artificial intelligence sector, EliseAI announced on Tuesday that it has successfully raised $350 million in a new funding round. The massive capital injection…
Marissa Mayer’s New Startup Dazzle Takes a Visual Approach to the Personal AI Assistant Market
When former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer recently revealed that she was finally ready to unveil Dazzle—the personal AI assistant startup that successfully raised an $8 million seed round last December…
Meet Nexterity: The Startup Automating Industrial Pipefitting With Remote-Controlled Robotics
Lindsey Elliott is exceptionally passionate about bolts. At last year’s 13th annual Bolting Symposium, she recalls that the absolute highlight of the event was participating in a high-stakes game of…
Dutch Nanoimprint Lithography Startup Morphotonics Secures €40 Million to Scale Up Production for Smart Glasses and Data Centers
The Netherlands has long held a powerhouse reputation in the global semiconductor and microfabrication ecosystem, largely anchored by industry behemoths like ASML. While ASML dominates traditional optical lithography by deploying…
Geothermal Startup Mazama Energy Secures $135 Million in Oversubscribed Series B to Pioneer Super-Hot Rock Power
Geothermal startup Mazama Energy has closed a major $135 million Series B financing round as it races to commercialize a next-generation approach to clean energy generation. The funding, announced on…