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Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta

Sesame, a conversational AI startup and smart glasses maker, has raised a $250 million Series B round and is opening up its beta to a select group of testers, the company announced Tuesday. The startup, headed by former Oculus co-founder and CEO Brendan Iribe and Ankit Kumar, former CTO of AR startup Ubiquity6, is working … Read more

TrueCar Stock Explodes Over 60% Pre-Market on Founder’s All-Cash Buyout Surprise

Folks, grab your coffee and buckle up because if you’re glued to the markets this morning, October 15, 2025, one name is lighting up the board like a fireworks show: TrueCar (ticker: TRUE). As of this writing, shares are blasting off more than 60% in pre-market trading, jumping from yesterday’s close around $1.48 to hovering … Read more

American founders more demanding than Europe, OpenAI startup boss says

OpenAI’s EMEA startups head Laura Modiano spoke at the Sifted Summit on Wednesday, 8 October. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images In the latest comparison between American and European founders, OpenAI’s startup boss admitted that the Americans are “almost shameless” when it comes to making demands and giving feedback to the AI giant. Laura Modiano, … Read more

Prezent raises $30 million to acquire AI services firms — starting with founder’s other company

Prezent, a startup that offers an AI-powered presentation builder to enterprises, said today that it has raised $30 million in funding led by Multiplier Capital, Greycroft, and Nomura Strategic Ventures, with participation from existing investors like Emergent Ventures, WestWave Capital, and Alumni Ventures. The Los Altos, California, startup, which is now valued at $400 million, … Read more

YZi Labs commits $1B fund to support founders in the BNB ecosystem

Key Takeaways YZi Labs, formerly Binance Labs, has launched a $1 billion Builder Fund to support founders within the BNB ecosystem. The fund will prioritize projects in Web3, artificial intelligence (AI), and biotech, aiming to boost innovation on the BNB Chain. Share this article YZi Labs, an investment firm formerly known as Binance Labs, today … Read more

Sugar Free Capital raises $32M inaugural fund to back early-staged MIT founders

Sheena Jindal is from Boston.  She grew up there, attended MIT, and worked at the Boston Consulting Group for several years. She launched a startup, worked at a startup, and then became an investor at Bessemer and Comcast Ventures (CV).  Last year, her worlds collided when she decided to launch her own fund, Sugar Free … Read more

Founders and VCs weigh in on the U.K.’s ambition deficit

Almost 60% of young people in the U.K. are interested in starting their own businesses, per the Generation Entrepreneur Report. Connect Images/ci-start | Connect Images | Getty Images Young Brits are catching flak for their apparent lack of entrepreneurial drive, sparking a broader debate on whether the U.K. startup scene is facing an ambition deficit. … Read more

What founders need to know before choosing their exit at Disrupt 2025

Exit planning is no longer optional — it’s an essential conversation on the Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Whether you’re already eyeing a liquidity event or just starting to scale, this is your chance to hear what top VCs and operators are looking for and … Read more

Startup founders share how they bounced back from failure

Over two-thirds of startup founders have a fear of failure, per the Founder Resilience Research Report, 2024. Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Startup founders face immense pressure to succeed, but it can be even more challenging to let go of a failed business and find success after. Building a startup has always been risky. … Read more

Startup founders say Trump’s $100K H-1B fee is a ‘talent tariff’ that will hurt innovation

Amr Awadallah, founder of AI startup Vectara, had two reactions when he heard about changes to the H-1B visa program that raise the application fee for each visa to $100,000. He was not surprised. But he was dismayed. “I can’t afford to pay $100,000,” Awadallah told TechCrunch. He’s hired one employee on an H-1B, and … Read more

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