Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantali...
The 10 top government, legal startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200...
The dumbest things that happened in tech this year
The tech industry moves so fast that it’s hard to keep up with just how much has happened this year. We’ve watched as the tech elite enmesh...
Almost 80 European deep tech university spinouts reached $1B valuations or $100M in revenue in 2025
Universities and research labs have long been Europe’s deep tech treasure trove. Now, academic spinouts have consolidated into a solid star...
The top 26 consumer/edtech companies from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200...
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-inv...
The 32 top enterprise tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200...
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for ‘super premium’ customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos
When Kevin Hartz’s security system failed to alert him as an intruder rang his doorbell and tried to enter his San Francisco home late one ...
MayimFlow wants to stop data center leaks before they happen
The mania around data centers has a lot of companies looking to become “picks and shovels” providers, by building profitable businesses tha...
The 33 top health and wellness startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200...