Meridian Ventures launched $35M fund to back MBA-deferred founders
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Devon-Gethers-and-Karlton-Haney-.jpeg?resize=1200,900 Meridian Ventures was born out of a [...]
Runway started by helping filmmakers. Now it wants to beat Google at AI.
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Runway-founders.jpg?resize=1200,960 AI video generation startup Runway doesn’t have [...]
Even GoPro is pivoting to defense
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gopro-hero-11.png?w=1178 Want to make money? Start building data [...]
Osaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/osaurus-techcrunch-2-1.png?resize=1200,675 As AI models increasingly become commoditized, startups [...]
Indian Uber rival Rapido raises $240M at $3B valuation
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rapido.jpg?w=1200 Indian ride-hailing company Rapido said on Friday [...]
YouTube viewers watch 2 billion hours of Shorts on TVs each month
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/youtube-shorts.jpg?resize=1200,800 Short-form video is a format that’s built [...]
Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn’t take the meeting
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Eric-Vishria-Andrew-Feldman-2.jpeg?resize=1200,1086 The Cerebras Systems IPO was a smash [...]
What the jury will actually decide in the case of Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_4131-rotated.jpg?resize=900,1200 Nine California jurors are now deliberating over [...]
Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2259661359.jpg?w=1024 Elon Musk’s newly rebranded SpaceXAI is reportedly [...]
OpenAI says Codex is coming to your phone
https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/App-view.png?resize=1200,675 Codex is going mobile. The coding tool [...]