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VCs are selling shares of hot AI companies like Anthropic and xAI to small investors in a wild SPV market

[ad_1] VCs are clamoring to invest in hot AI companies, willing to pay exorbitant share prices for coveted spots on their cap tables. Even so,

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This founder says memetech is the next big thing

[ad_1] Alex Taub, a longtime founder with multiple exits under his belt, believes it’s time to disrupt the meme industry. “I have this big thesis

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Hubble Network makes Bluetooth connection with a satellite for the first time

[ad_1] Hubble Network has become the first company in history to establish a Bluetooth connection directly to a satellite — a critical technology validation for

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TechCrunch Mobility: Apple layoffs, an EV price reckoning and another Tesla robotaxi promise

[ad_1] Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here — just click TechCrunch Mobility —

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YC’s latest Demo Day shows fascinating wagers on healthcare, chip design, AI and more

[ad_1] The second half of Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 cohort presented on Thursday, once again bringing dozens and dozens of new startups before a chunk

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Why Trump’s digital media company is different from other money-losing startups

[ad_1] Former president Donald Trump’s digital media company is losing money, and lots of it. But why is that any different from other “startups,” which

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Startups Weekly: Big shake-ups at the AI heavyweights

[ad_1] Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it

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Synctera is the latest banking-as-a-service startup to lay off staff

[ad_1] Banking-as-a-service startup (BaaS) Synctera has conducted a restructuring that has resulted in a staff reduction, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. While Synctera did not

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Mallard Bay is the Airbnb for guided hunting and fishing

[ad_1] Americans spent more than $144.8 billion on fishing and hunting in 2022 alone, according to a survey by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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NBCUniversal’s Peacock will let you watch four live streams at once for 2024 Paris Olympics

[ad_1] Today, during NBCUniversal’s annual technology conference, One24, the company revealed a slew of features coming to its streaming service Peacock ahead of the 2024