Decagon just hit a $4.5 billion valuation, but the real story is the massive tender offer putting cash into the hands of the people building it.
PopSockets bypassed the VC treadmill, selling 290 million units on less than $500,000 in initial funding. Here is how they defied hardware norms.
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Cami Tellez just raised $4M to fix the broken economics of influencer marketing by turning creators into long-term stakeholders.
MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, a viral tracking tool created by two 19-year-olds that simplifies nutrition through computer vision.
When customer support shifts from a cost center to a software loop, the very structure of a startup changes forever.
Stripe's new billing infrastructure for AI companies mirrors the historical transition from fixed utility costs to value-based arbitrage.
As Pronto expands across India, the invisible labor of the household is being codified into a new digital architecture.
As Cursor’s revenue climbs into the billions, the act of programming is shifting from a craft of syntax to an exercise in curation and intent.
A sudden government blocking order has left one of the world's largest developer communities struggling to keep their applications online.
Chinese manufacturers are outpacing international rivals in humanoid robotics by focusing on rapid prototyping and aggressive supply chain integration.
Analyzing the unit economics of networking as early-bird pricing for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 nears its deadline.
