Introducing the Startup Battlefield 200 companies at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

August 24, 2023
After combing through thousands of startups from around the world, TechCrunch is thrilled to announce the 2023 Startup Battlefield 200 — our invitation-only cohort of game-changing early-stage startups. TechCrunch will host these promising founders at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, on September 19–21. Last year, we expanded the Startup Battlefield to match the pace of […]

Better.com’s stock tanks after SPAC combination brings it to the public markets

August 24, 2023
Shares of Better.com are getting hammered into the ground Thursday morning after the digital mortgage company completed its long-delayed SPAC merger and began to trade as a public company for the first time. When Better first announced plans to go public in 2021 at a $7.7 billion valuation, it was a different time. Mortgage interest […]

Hustle Fund doubles down on its mission to build the ‘YC of angel investing’

August 24, 2023
What do a chef in Turkey, a pilot in Australia, a physical therapist in Oregon, a submarine operator in the military and a DJ in the Bay Area all have in common? They are all members of Hustle Fund’s Angel Squad, an investment community for new angel investors. Hustle Fund is an early-stage-focused venture firm […]

Hugging Face raises $235M from investors including Salesforce and Nvidia

August 24, 2023
As first reported by The Information, then seemingly verified by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on X (formerly known as Twitter), AI startup Hugging Face has raised $235 million in a Series D funding round. The tranche, which had participation from Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, IBM, Salesforce and Sound Ventures, values Hugging Face at […]