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Capital F, one of the few all-female-led VC firms, announced Wednesday the $17 million close of its debut fund. The firm backs companies building in the “female economy” — or the markets where women drive demand. That mainly falls into three buckets for the firm, Margaret Coblentz, the firm’s co-founder, told TechCrunch — women’s health, […]

The event is expected to be a notable one, as Apple is rumored to unveil its long-awaited foldable iPhone. It’ll also be the first Apple event with John Ternus as CEO, who is scheduled to take the reins of the tech giant from Tim Cook on September 1.

The next breakthrough for your business may not come from another productivity tool or another trend report, it may begin exactly where a creative director started years ago.

KM Capital is taking over 44 Papa Johns locations in Mexico, with plans to grow from there.

One of the most notable changes is that Meta plans to implement a daily two-hour time limit for teens that can only be disabled with parental permission.

Julia Collins always had an entrepreneurial spirit.

Vibe-coding darling Lovable just raised $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation, roughly doubling its worth in eight months. But Lovable isn’t the only Stockholm startup putting up huge numbers lately — legal AI company Legora and health tech startup Neko Health are right there with it.  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis is joined by Sophia Bendz, a partner at Cherry Ventures and longtime fixture of Europe’s startup […]

In crowded markets, the businesses that pull ahead are often not the ones with the best product or the biggest budget. They are the ones that make it easiest for customers to understand what they are, why they matter, and how they are different. As AI makes polished messaging cheaper and more abundant, category definition is becoming a more important growth lever. This piece explores why founders and business leaders need to think beyond awareness and start shaping the frame of reference customers use to evaluate them. It offers practical guidance for defining your market position clearly, avoiding vague or overly broad messaging, and building a business story that gives customers a reason to remember and choose you.

In a sea of AI resumes, recruiters are turning to this old-school method to find the right candidates.

Particle’s new podcast intelligence platform transcribes and analyzes more than 130,000 podcasts, making their conversations searchable on the web and accessible to AI agents through an API and MCP.