The dumbest things that happened in tech this year: From Sam Altman's olive oil "scandal" to Soham Parekh's viral moment, a lot of silly stuff has gone down in tech this year. Read More |
Clicks debuts its own take on the BlackBerry smartphone, plus a $79 snap-on mobile keyboard: The company behind the add-on mobile keyboards with physical buttons is now doing its own phone. Read More |
Nvidia's AI empire: A look at its top startup investments: Over the last two years, Nvidia has used its ballooning fortunes to invest in over 100 AI startups. Here are the giant semiconductor's largest investments. Read More |
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TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 is officially coming next summer. Formerly TC All Stage, our flagship founder conference unites 1,000+ founders and VCs for interactive roundtables, live Q&As, and deal-driving networking. Past speakers include Jon McNeill, Charles Hudson, and Cathy Gao. Join the waitlist for early access to low-rate tickets. |
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| How reality crushed Ÿnsect, the French startup that had raised over $600M for insect farming: French insect farming company Ÿnsect was recently placed into judicial liquidation for insolvency, despite raising over $600 million. Read More |
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for 'super premium' customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos: Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy. Read More |
'College dropout' has become the most coveted startup founder credential: AI founders are increasingly using their "dropout" status as a credential during YC pitches. Read More |
The 16 top logistics, manufacturing, materials startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield : Here is the full list of the logistics, manufacturing, and materials Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition. Read More |
Even as global crop prices fall, India's Arya.ag is attracting investors — and staying profitable: Arya.ag, an Indian agritech company offering storage facilities near farms and offering lending services to hundreds of thousands of farmers, has drawn investor interest and remained profitable even as global crop prices continue to fall in a volatile commodities market. The investor interest has taken shape in the latest all-equity Series D round from GEF Capital Partners, totaling $81 million, of which more than 70% was primary capital and the rest secondary share sales, according to the company. Globally, agricultural commodity prices are falling. Risks from extreme weather, input costs, trade disruptions, and biofuel policy shifts continue to weigh on agricultural markets, the World Bank has warned. This leaves businesses exposed to price swings and inventory losses. Nonetheless, Arya.ag says it is navigating the worst of that strain by steering clear of direct commodity bets and using a model that it says helps absorb shocks from downward pricing shifts. Founded in 2013 by former ICICI Bank executives Prasanna Rao, Anand Chandra, and Chattanathan Devarajan, Arya.ag is built around a simple idea: giving farmers more control over when and to whom they sell their crops. The Noida-based startup offers storage close to farms while allowing farmers to borrow against warehoused grain to meet immediate cash needs and connecting them with a wider pool of buyers — from agri-corporations to processors and millers — helping them avoid the pressure to sell just after harvest, when prices are often weakest. The company operates at scale, which sets Arya.ag apart from traditional lenders, banks, Read More |
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Get ahead of the crowd: StrictlyVC returns in 2026. Join the waitlist for early details and access to this limited-capacity series. Past speakers include Pat Gelsinger, former Intel CEO; Max Hodak, co-founder of Elon Musk's Neuralink; and Jay Graber, founder and CEO of Bluesky — plus more standout builders and backers. |
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How to make your startup stand out in a crowded market, according to investors: At TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors took the stage to dissect what makes — and breaks — a pitch deck. Jyoti Bansal, a founder-turned-investor; Medha Agarwal of Defy; and Jennifer Neundorfer of January Ventures shared with the crowd their candid views on what works in a pitch deck — and what doesn't. Read More |
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