‘Success Is Not a Straight Line’: How a Pre-Med Major Became the CEO of a Leading Travel Tech Company
Michael Sindicich shares his career journey that led him to running Navan, a platform devoted to simplifying business travel.
The Download: extracting lithium, and what we still don’t know about Sora
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This company is planning a lithium empire from the shores of the Great Salt Lake On a bright afternoon in August, the shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake looks like something out of…
September 2025
Google and PayPal team up on agentic commerce
PayPal and Google are teaming up on agentic commerce.
US House committee summons CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit to testify on online radicalization
The House Oversight Committee has requested that the CEOs of Discord, gaming platform Steam, Twitch, and Reddit testify on October 8th about online radicalization.
Nvidia buys $5 billion stake in Intel, planning AI chip collaboration
Nvidia has agreed to invest $5 billion in Intel as part of a broader deal to together develop “multiple generations” of data center and PC products. Nvidia will buy Intel stock.
From scrappy challenger to IPO: Chris Britt brings Chime’s playbook to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Chris Britt brings Chime’s playbook to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in October. Whether you’re building in fintech or another fast-moving sector, this is a rare opportunity to hear firsthand how to scale with resilience, discipline, and purpose. Register now before Regular Bird rates go up in a week.
Building the future of Open AI with Thomas Wolf at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf joins Disrupt 2025 to share how open science and moonshot projects are shaping the future of AI. October 27–29, Moscone West, San Francisco.
Expand Your Global Reach With Babbel’s 14-Language Platform
Learn a new language at your own pace with lessons designed for real-world conversations.
Dawn Capital’s Shamillah Bankiya breaks down the state of the Euro venture market
Dawn Capital’s latest partner, Shamillah Bankiya, stopped by Equity this week to talk about the European landscape and the biggest misconceptions Americans have about the European startup world.
EV Realty is betting the missing link in electric trucking is real estate
EV Realty wants to create a new class of real estate investment by building charging hubs on parcels near warehouses with power to spare.
Atlassian acquires DX, a developer productivity platform, for $1B
Atlassian is making its largest acquisition yet by buying DX so it can offer a developer productivity tool.