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VCs, Superhuman Mail founder share red flags about product-market fit
Top investors from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures, along with Rahul Vohra, the founder of Superhuman Mail, share the do's and don'ts for building hit products.
Carta and NewView partner, hoping to entice more startups to let employees sell shares early
A new program wants to encourage more startups to allow workers to cash out early by making it easier to transact tender offers.
What some of Anthropic’s backers are worth before its IPO
Early-stage and follow-on investors in the AI lab are already sitting on major paper returns.
Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear
Warhound, the brainchild of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement.
As blockchain investing falls out of vogue, a16z Crypto rebrands as a16z Frontier
The digital asset unit, helmed by Chris Dixon, broadens its scope.
The secret to fast startup growth isn’t early sales, top names in tech say
At this year’s Disrupt, Lovable GTM lead Luke Arno, Polsia's Ben Broca, and Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz gave founders some tips on how to achieve true sales success in the first 90 days.
Investors break down how founders can raise a Series A today
Raising a Series A these days isn't so simple — top investors break down what founders need to know now.
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to know
TechCrunch Founder Summit is a full-day gathering in Boston on November 4 where founders across all stages connect with top VCs and experienced entrepreneurs to gain tactical insights on building and scaling their compan
Legal AI startup Legora raises $550M Series E at $8.8B valuation
Legal AI startup Legora announced Wednesday that it raised a $550 million Series E round, valuing it at $8.8 billion.
Blacksmith hits unicorn valuation after Sequoia leads Series C
Blacksmith, a platform that lets companies build and test AI code more effectively, just announced a $66 million Series C round led by Sequoia that values the company at $1 billion.
Foursquare co-founder says equity holders saw no returns from the company’s acquisition
Foursquare raised $411 million in funding according to PitchBook data, but its equity holders saw no returns from its final acquisition.
How Vin Bui became engineer #1 at Nowadays — and started treating it like his own company
Vin found Nowadays on Work at a Startup, saw a codebase he could fix, and joined as the first engineer. Now he builds AI voice tools and mentors the team.
Inspired Capital closes $450M fourth fund as New York pushes back on Silicon Valley’s gravitational pull
The raise comes as venture dollars pile up on the West Coast.
How Ryder Kemper became employee #7 at Corgi Insurance — and never left San Francisco
Ryder flew to SF for a work trial, moved furniture in a Mystery Machine bus, and decided to stay. Here's what building from day one looks like.
Tenstorrent hits $6.2B valuation to scale open-weight AI chips
After drawing acquisition interest earlier this year, the Nvidia challenger raised $1.5 billion to remain independent.
AI assistant startup Town nabs unicorn valuation 4 months after launch
AI assistant startup Town nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Menlo Ventures.
No agenda, no rush, no leaving San Francisco: Benchmark’s partners on investing in a frenzied market
Benchmark may have grown its funds and swapped out some partners, but onstage the five who are left sounded like friends who just happen to be running one of the Valley’s most storied firms
An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet
Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, an
Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals
Benchmark says the Valley’s rule against backing rivals is getting harder to keep.
Last chance to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Founder Summit pass: Early booking ends October 16
Savings of up to $200 end October 16 for TechCrunch Founder Summit. These savings for Founder and Investor Passes vanish after Friday. Join 1,000 founders and investors on November 4 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station. Bring
Vivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad Join YC as General Partners
We’re thrilled to announce that Vivian Midha Shen and Raphael Schaad are joining Y Combinator as our newest General Partners.
Christopher Golda and Grey Baker Join YC as General Partners
We're excited to announce that Christopher Golda and Grey Baker are joining YC as General Partners.
Diana Hu Is YC's Newest Managing Partner
We're thrilled to announce that Diana Hu has been promoted to Managing Partner at Y Combinator. Few people have built a startup from zero and also shipped tech to 100 million people. Diana has done both.
Harshita Arora Joins YC as General Partner
We're thrilled to announce that Harshita Arora is joining Y Combinator as a General Partner. She brings deep fintech and infrastructure experience, a founder's instinct for product, and the perspective of someone who's b
Adding Canada Back to Our List of Accepted Countries of Incorporation
After hearing feedback from Canadian founders in our network, we are adding Canada back to our list of accepted countries of incorporation.
Congratulations to EquipmentShare on Going Public
Today, EquipmentShare (YC W15) goes public. From Missouri to 373 locations nationwide, they've built the operating system construction has been missing—built by contractors, for contractors. Congrats to Jabbok, Willy, an
Announcing the YC AI Stack
We've partnered with nearly two dozen companies to offer students who attend YC events a suite of over $25,000 in free credits for AI devtools.
2026 Demo Day Dates
We’re excited to share the Demo Day dates for 2026 so founders, investors, and our broader community can plan ahead.
Meesho Goes Public
Meesho goes public today. From S16 to IPO, they’ve built one of India’s largest e-commerce platforms—empowering millions of small merchants to grow their businesses. Congrats to Vidit and Sanjeev on a decade of relentles
Congratulations to Groww
Today, Groww, India's leading digital investing platform, goes public. Tens of millions use Groww to invest simply and confidently in stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs. As YC's first company to list in India, we couldn't be
BillionToOne Goes Public — The Startup That Made Genetic Testing Universal
Today, BillionToOne goes public, becoming YC's fourth publicly traded biotech company. More importantly, they have built one of the most important genetic tests in the U.S. Today, 1 in 11 babies born in the US are tested
Meet YC's Newest Visiting Partners
We're excited to announce that nine exceptional founders are joining us as Visiting Partners at YC: Matt Riley, Harshita Arora, Grey Baker, Christopher Golda, Raphael Schaad, Christina Gilbert, Francois Chaubard, Vivian
YC x Coinbase RFS: Build Onchain
We are entering the era of Fintech 3.0. Regulatory clarity, growing consumer adoption, and low-cost chains have paved the way for a golden age of building in crypto — and at YC, Base, and Coinbase, we want to fund builde