We’re excited to interview the winner of Startup Battlefield 2025, and Glid co-founder Kevin Damoa, on this week’s Build Mode!
Category: Tech Crunch
The future will be explained to you in Palo Alto
On Wednesday evening at PlayGround Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don’t understand yet will explain what’s coming. This is the final StrictlyVC event of 2025, and truly, the lineup is ridiculous. The series has traveled around the globe under the auspices of TechCrunch. Steve Case rented a...
Nordic founders are taking bigger swings, and it’s paying off
Ten years ago, raising €1 million in Copenhagen was enough to make waves in the region’s tech scene. Today, the Nordics are turning out billion-dollar companies like Lovable — which hit $200 million in revenue just 12 months after launching. Dennis Green-Lieber, founder of AI-powered customer intelligence platform Propane, has had a front-row seat to that shift...
JustiGuide wants to use AI to help people navigate the US immigration system
The startup uses AI to help immigrants understand the system, connect with lawyers, and reduce associated costs.
OpenAI claims teen circumvented safety features before suicide that ChatGPT helped plan
In August, parents Matthew and Maria Raine sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, over their 16-year-old son Adam’s suicide, accusing the company of wrongful death. On Tuesday, OpenAI responded to the lawsuit with a filing of its own, arguing that it shouldn’t be held responsible for the teenager’s death.
Onton raises $7.5M to expand its AI-powered shopping site beyond furniture
Onton, which change its name from Deft, is giving users an infinite canvas with AI-powered image generation to nudge them towards making quicker purchase decisions
Uber and WeRide’s robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi is officially driverless
The commercial robotaxi service launched last year. Now, the human safety operator is gone.
Why ‘hold forever’ investors are snapping up venture capital ‘zombies’
An investor explains the “buy, fix, and hold” model employed by Bending Spoons and similar companies that buy distressed startups.
YouTube is working on a feature that will fix the messy home feed
YouTube is experimenting with a new feature that allows users to customize their home feed.
Character AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ended chat
The company announced last month that it would no longer allow minors to use its chat features.