April 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Y Combinator’s new era, with smaller batches, a refocus only on early-stage investing and a new chief executive, is in full swing. As The TechCrunch team sat through […]

We’re still talking about Y Combinator valuations by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

How is the economy affecting insurance purchase decisions? Will this make B2B companies more appealing to VCs than their B2C peers?

Selling insurance is hard, but that’s not bad news for insurtechs by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch

Data loss can be disastrous for a business.

Sitting through hundreds of startups on YC Demo Days, you’re not always sure whether you are actually perceiving patterns or if your brain, as coffee battles with monotony, is inventing them in a kind of pareidolia for business plans. This year, though, the theme was pretty obvious: “AI can do that, probably! Maybe.” Certainly today’s […]

YC’s latest batch sure was a lot of ‘maybe AI can do… this?’ by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

A dog-tired husky with bright pink ears rests on the marble hotel floor, napping before his next meet-and-greet. Around him, the atrium echoes with the sounds of Louboutins click-clacking and businessmen chattering over overpriced cocktails. The stone resting spot isn’t as comfortable as the luxury pet bed he’s accustomed to, but the pup’s plush Louis […]

Pet influencers are hotter than ever. But how do dogs do taxes? by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

A market downturn can be a scary time for investors. As people spend less and the economy slows down, many of your investments will likely produce less-than-stellar returns and you…

The advent of generative AI has the potential to be the biggest change to enterprise software interfaces since the graphical user interface.

Generative AI could transform the way we interact with enterprise software by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Working with a spouse is like any other partnership, except when it’s not. Shared responsibilities at home (and in the office) can put a heavy strain on a relationship. Here’s why I believe counseling could be the answer.

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