All your M&A questions will be answered at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
The year keeps moving swiftly, and so is all of our planning for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ! We have an exciting new panel in store for founders in need of merger and acquisition…
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Bumble's paying users are slipping as it bets on an overhaul later this year | TechCrunch
…AI is a huge part of that plan. Earlier this year, Bumble introduced something called “Bee,” a built-in matchmaker that learns daters’ preferences, relationship goals, and communication style, then suggests matches…
The CEO of Allbirds' new AI biz has a plan, but no employees | TechCrunch
…Demand for AI infrastructure is a powerful force in the market, driving up the stock prices for chipmakers, cloud providers, and energy companies, even convincing investors that orbital data centers are a…
Anthropic courts a new kind of customer: small business owners | TechCrunch
For founders and investors, Anthropic's new offering signals that the AI platform wars are expanding downmarket and that the next major battleground for user acquisition isn't the Fortune 500; it…
Has the hunt for AI compute uncovered the next Cerebras? | TechCrunch
…View Bio Most Popular Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as…
AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals | TechCrunch
…The startup is currently at an annual recurring revenue run rate in the "healthy" eight figures, an investor source told TechCrunch. Vapi is part of a growing wave of AI voice startups…
Voice AI in India is hard — Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway | TechCrunch
…Similarly, local startups such as Gnani.ai, Smallest AI, and Bolna have continued attracting investor interest as voice-based AI tools gain wider adoption across consumer and business use cases. Nevertheless, turning…
'Too early' to talk IPO, Redwood Materials' incoming CFO says | TechCrunch
…But I also expect that new investors will see what Redwood is doing, and they’ll get equally excited, and will want to come in and invest and offer us, perhaps, good…
Cyera eyes $12B valuation at 80x ARR multiple despite operating losses | TechCrunch
…The deal values Cyera at 80 times its ARR, a multiple that’s even higher than investors assign to many fast-growing AI startups. Sources told TechCrunch the company is spending money…
Zigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund | TechCrunch
…But Gigascale also expects its energy investments to extend beyond generation, citing grid infrastructure, critical minerals, and physical AI as other places where the company will look for opportunities. “The companies we…