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Sequoia leads $1.5B tender offer for sales automation startup Clay
It took seven years of hard work for Kareem Amin, co-founder and CEO of sales automation startup Clay, to see the company's product finally take off in 2022. Since then, the startup has experienced explosive growth, reached a valuation exceeding a…

Aurora co-founder Sterling Anderson is leaving the self-driving truck startup
Sterling Anderson, a veteran of the nascent autonomous vehicle sector and co-founder of Aurora, is resigning just a week after the company launched its commercial self-driving truck service in Texas. Anderson held the chief product officer position…

Ex-Northvolt CEO Gets New Funds for AI Startup in Manufacturing
Two former executives from bankrupt battery maker Northvolt AB have launched a new venture in Sweden that will utilize artificial intelligence to help manufacturing processes. Only months after the electric-vehicle supplier collapsed with debts of…

Exhibit your startup at TechCrunch Sessions: AI while you still can!
If you've been waiting for the right moment to act, this is it. You have just 24 hours left to secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Sessions: AI and position your brand at the center of the conversation shaping the future of the AI industry.

Built to stay small: Inside the org charts of AI-native startups
Amazon.com Inc. spent years hiring its way to dominance – and then hired more people to manage all those people. Chief executive officer Andy Jassy is now trying to tame the bureaucracy this created, arguing the company needs to regain its…

7 application security startups at RSAC 2025
Credit: Shutterstock / Sandwish The RSAC Early Stage Expo, the innovation hub of RSAC 2025, was created to spotlight emerging players in the information security space. Among the dozens of startups packed into the second-floor booth area, these…

China's Geely moves to take EV startup Zeekr private amid trade war with US
China's Geely Auto wants to take its luxury EV unit Zeekr off the New York Stock Exchange one year after the company's debut, per Zeekr filings. The take-private offer comes as the Trump administration explores kicking Chinese companies off…

Social media startup Fizz sues Instacart and Partiful for trademark infringement over new Fizz app
Social media startup Fizz is suing grocery delivery giant Instacart and party planning app Partiful for trademark infringement, the company announced on Thursday. Earlier this week, Instacart launched a new drinks and snack delivery app for parties…

New surgeon general nominee cofounded 'biowearables' startup with DOGE operative
Casey Means is a MAHA celebrity; her cofounder is now in charge of dismantling the IRS. Casey Means is a MAHA celebrity; her cofounder is now in charge of dismantling the IRS. Photo by Brent Rose for The Verge Tina Nguyen is a senior reporter for…

Zomato Plastic-Free Future Packathon honors top startups and highlights women-led innovations in sustainable packaging
50 restaurant partners and investors to discover and celebrate sustainable packaging solutions by startups, for the delivery and dine-in industry. The Packathon event recognized winners from the top 10 ready-to-scale and prototype-stage startups…

Family offices still betting on AI startups during deal slowdown
Family offices are dialing back their direct investments amid economic uncertainty and tariff woes. However, these private investment firms of the ultra-rich are still betting on AI startups, according to private wealth intelligence platform…
Sheba Medical Center will open a healthcare startup accelerator in Boston
Sheba Medical Center, Israel's largest hospital, announced Monday that it would open its first US-based healthcare startup accelerator in Massachusetts, deepening ties between Israel's medical innovation ecosystem and one of the world's most…
My VC firm invests in hundreds of early-stage startups. AI won't put good engineers out of jobs - we're going to need more of them.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Magnus Grimeland, the CEO and founder of Antler, a global early-stage venture capital firm. He also cofounded Zalora, a fashion e-commerce platform in Asia. This interview has been edited for…

EIT Food Accelerator Network Announces 2025 Cohort of 65 Groundbreaking Startups to Power Europe's AgriFoodTech Transformation
As one of Europe's leading agrifood accelerators, EIT FAN orchestrates an ecosystem where innovators, experts, investors, and corporates collaborate to transform the future of food. At the heart of the programme lies a powerful idea: true change…

How Shell LiveWire propelled a startup to new heights
KUCHING (May 9): In an increasingly digitised world, data is key towards shaping decision-making processes across the board. Companies, governments and the public need data to help make informed choices that can guide them down the right path.
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