July 8, 2025

Wayve CEO Alex Kendall brings the future of autonomous AI to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27–29, bringing together more than 10,000 startup and VC leaders for a deep dive into the future of technology. One of the most compelling conversations on one of the AI Stages will feature a panel of innovators redefining what intelligent systems can do — […]

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Portside lands $50M to help manage business aviation

February 1, 2023

Business aviation operators are often challenged with crew and aircraft shortages as they look to scale and meet the growing post-pandemic demand for air travel. With industry-wide staffing shortages, operators need to figure out how to attract pilots and other crew members — whether it be to fill full-time vacancies or add temp positions to […]

Portside lands $50M to help manage business aviation by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Who gets to be a tech entrepreneur in China?

February 1, 2023
We live in an age where the concept of being an entrepreneur is increasingly broad. It’s often hard to slot occupations—hosting a podcast, driving for Uber, even having an OnlyFans account—into the traditional definitions of employment vs. entrepreneurship. Of course, this is not a strictly Western phenomenon; it’s happening all over the world. And in…

How the Supreme Court ruling on Section 230 could end Reddit as we know it

February 1, 2023
When the Supreme Court hears a landmark case on Section 230 later in February, all eyes will be on the biggest players in tech—Meta, Google, Twitter, YouTube. A legal provision tucked into the Communications Decency Act, Section 230 has provided the foundation for Big Tech’s explosive growth, protecting social platforms from lawsuits over harmful user-generated…

South African digital lender Lulalend to launch banking product off the back of $35M Series B

February 1, 2023

In most African countries, access to credit remains limited for many small businesses, with the reasons ranging from the inability to pay collateral and lack of credit history to unfavorable lending criteria and high-interest rates.  Banks and governments have tried to address this gap across different African markets by implementing several loan initiatives, but there’s […]

South African digital lender Lulalend to launch banking product off the back of $35M Series B by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Egyptian financial services provider MNT-Halan valued at $1B in $400M funding

February 1, 2023

Egyptian fintech and e-commerce ecosystem MNT-Halan has raised up to $400 million in equity and debt financing from local and global investors as it continues to serve underbanked and unbanked customers in the North African country. The round includes $260 million in equity financing and $140 million through two securitized bond issuances secured within the […]

Egyptian financial services provider MNT-Halan valued at $1B in $400M funding by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Superstrata e-bike review: Rebel without a cause

February 1, 2023

Superstrata’s e-bike is a strange specimen — there’s no two ways about it. In some ways that makes sense; the bike’s concept, borne out in seamless 3D-printed carbon fiber, springs from an equally strange premise. We’ll get into that. Talking to Sonny Vu, founder of Superstrata’s parent company Arevo, the bikes were crafted not out […]

Superstrata e-bike review: Rebel without a cause by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Meta starts testing ‘members-only worlds’ in Horizon Worlds

January 31, 2023

Meta is starting to test closed spaces called “members-only worlds” in Horizon Worlds, its social VR experience. The company has begun a limited alpha test to give creators the ability to grow and moderate their own communities. Meta has selected a small group of creators to build and obtain feedback about members-only worlds. In a […]

Meta starts testing ‘members-only worlds’ in Horizon Worlds by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Precision Neuroscience is making brain implants safer, smarter and reversible

January 31, 2023

Brain researchers have relied on devices called microelectrode arrays for decades, but the technology behind these tools is increasingly outdated. Precision Neuroscience is building a modern alternative that’s not only an order of magnitude better, but far less invasive to put in. With a newly raised $41 million in the bank, they’re all set to […]

Precision Neuroscience is making brain implants safer, smarter and reversible by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch