The 14 fintech, real estate, proptech 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...
India startup funding hits $11B in 2025 as investors grow more selective
India’s startup ecosystem raised nearly $11 billion in 2025, but investors wrote far fewer checks and grew more selective about where they ...
Investors share what to remember while raising a Series A
What does it take to raise Series A in today’s market? The goalposts have moved, the stakes are higher, and investors seem pickier than e...
The 22 top clean tech and energy 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 7 top space and defense 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...
How reality crushed Ÿnsect, the French startup that had raised over $600M for insect farming
French startup Ÿnsect shot into the spotlight when “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. touted its merits on the “Late Show” during Super Bowl...
Naware’s chemical-free weed killer tech could change how we treat lawns
Naware founder Mark Boysen first tried killing weeds with drones and a 200-watt laser. He’d been noodling on ideas for a startup with so...
The 9 top cybersecurity 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...
How a Spanish virus brought Google to Málaga
After 33 years, Bernardo Quintero decided it was time to find the person who changed his life — the anonymous programmer who created a comp...
The European startup market’s data doesn’t match its energy — yet
The excitement for the European startup market was hard to ignore at the annual Slush conference in Helsinki last month. But the actual dat...