It appears things are not going well for startups these days. Down rounds, or a funding round in which a […]
Down rounds are prevailing as power shifts to VCs again
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For Bluesky to thrive, it needs sex workers and Black Twitter
In the months since Elon Musk took over, and subsequently tanked, Twitter, people have been desperate to find an alternative […]
As another startup bank partner collapses, tech feels the gap
When First Republic Bank was in its final moments, Silicon Valley didn’t convulse with shock or lather itself into a […]
Ann Lai says she was fired from Bullpen Capital after helping deliver a $145M fund
Ann Lai, a general partner at Bullpen Capital, has been fired from the firm, she says. The investor described the […]
It’s never too late to align product-market fit metrics with your company’s values
It’s a perennial question for early-stage startups: how does one find product-market fit (PMF)? What do you do to ensure […]
Meet Visa, Mayfield, DuploCloud and more at Disrupt
TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 takes place on September 19–21 in San Francisco and — if you don’t already know — it’s […]
Warm intros are awful for diversity, so why do investors keep insisting on them?
There are oodles of advantages to having a diverse workforce, but, as inBeta founder James Nash points out, you can’t […]
Elon exposes his burner, Tile embraces the cat life, and Elizabeth Holmes avoids prison
Hey, TechCrunch people. If you’re looking for a recap of the week’s news in tech, you’ve come to the right […]
Cloud spending: CIOs project much more
When it comes to cloud growth, it’s probably safe to say that the sky isn’t falling, even though revenue growth […]
OpenAI closes $300M share sale at $27B-29B valuation
Updated to note that the Microsoft investment closed in January. The money from VCs reported here, part of a tender […]
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