June 18, 2025

Here are the 24 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025

Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “megaround,” and seven companies raised rounds $1 billion in size or larger. How will 2025 compare? […]

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Redditors have created millions of crypto wallets to buy NFT avatars

October 18, 2022

In July, Reddit jumped on the NFT train, launching an NFT-based marketplace that allows users to purchase blockchain-based profile pictures for a fixed rate. Given the general sentiment around NFTs today, you might assume — like me — that the experiment ended poorly. But the opposite’s the case apparently. Today during a panel at TechCrunch […]

Redditors have created millions of crypto wallets to buy NFT avatars by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Bird exits Germany, Sweden, Norway and ‘several dozen’ US, EMEA markets

October 18, 2022

Shared micromobility company Bird is exiting several markets across the world as it struggles to build an economically viable business, according to a regulatory filing. Bird said it will “fully exit Germany, Sweden and Norway, as well as wind down operations in “several dozen additional, primarily small to mid-sized markets” across the U.S., Europe, the […]

Bird exits Germany, Sweden, Norway and ‘several dozen’ US, EMEA markets by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Staax thinks peer-to-peer payments can onboard a new generation of stock investors

October 18, 2022

For better or for worse, Robinhood helped inspire a new generation of investors to enter the stock market. Now that investing is cool again, upstarts like Staax, which pitched today at TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield, are finding new ways to cash in on its cachet, particularly among young people. Nikki Varanasi, Staax’s founder and CEO, […]

Staax thinks peer-to-peer payments can onboard a new generation of stock investors by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch

Cityblock Health CEO Toyin Ajayi on how to scale human-centered care models

October 18, 2022

Cityblock Health is focused on providing affordable, human-centered healthcare in lower-income and marginalized communities, while also building sustainable business models. Founder and CEO Toyin Ajayi talked at Disrupt today about the challenges of tackling the healthcare system’s inequalities, while serving patients with personalized medical care, behavioral health care and social services. “Do I believe that […]

Cityblock Health CEO Toyin Ajayi on how to scale human-centered care models by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

DigestAI’s 19-year-old founder wants to make education addictive

October 18, 2022

When Quddus Pativada was 14, he wished that he had an app that could summarize his textbooks for him. Just five years later, Pativada has been there and done that — earlier this year, he launched the AI-based app Kado, which turns photos, documents or PDFs into flash cards. Now, as the 19-year-old founder takes […]

DigestAI’s 19-year-old founder wants to make education addictive by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Mother Honestly’s new commerce offering aims to give employees more freedom when it comes to caregiv

October 18, 2022

Being a working parent is challenging. Being a working mother, according to many studies, is extra challenging. Many mothers have had the unfortunate experience of having to choose between their careers and children as the balancing act of both can be overwhelming. Factor in aging parents and the number of women who are caregivers for […]

Mother Honestly’s new commerce offering aims to give employees more freedom when it comes to caregiv by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

Omneky uses AI to generate social media ads

October 18, 2022

Meet Omneky, a startup that leverages OpenAI’s DALLE-2 and GPT-3 models to generate visuals and text that can be used in ads for social platforms. The company wants to make online ads both cheaper and more effective thanks to recent innovations in artificial intelligence and computer vision. Omneky is participating in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch […]

Omneky uses AI to generate social media ads by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Netflix adds 2.41 million subscribers, soaring past expectations

October 18, 2022

Things are looking up for Netflix this quarter. The streamer added 2.41 million subscribers, bringing the total to 223.09 million. Netflix expected a net gain of 1 million subs in the third quarter. The streaming giant also slightly beat analysts’ expectations, earning $7.93 in revenue. Analysts predicted $7.85 billion. Netflix experienced two very grim quarters […]

Netflix adds 2.41 million subscribers, soaring past expectations by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Smartphone woes continue as global market dips 9%

October 18, 2022

More doom and gloom for smartphone manufacturers, as global smartphone shipments experience the third consecutive decline this year. Per numbers from Canalys, shipments dropped a lowly 9% last quarter, marking the worst Q3 for the category since 2014. Apple is a rare bright spot among the numbers, with some positive growth as the rest of […]

Smartphone woes continue as global market dips 9% by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch