The AI-Halo Effect and the Platform Play A $188 billion valuation for a company not founded as an AI lab feels like a fever dream of market exuberance, but Databricks just pulled it off. This latest Read More
Beyond the Pitch: The Fading Art of Venture Relationships A machine, not a human, just raised Lyzr’s $100 million Series B. The Jersey City startup, focused on helping enterprises build AI agents, deployed its own Read More
The Uncensorable Algorithm and its Backers Venice AI’s recent $65 million Series A, catapulting it to a $1 billion valuation in just two years, is not merely a financial success story. It represents a significant market Read More
India’s Unique Path to AI Sovereignty A $1.5 billion valuation for an Indian AI startup sounds like a direct challenge to Silicon Valley’s dominance, a clear signal of ‘sovereign AI’ finally taking root. But Read More
The Echo Chamber of “Category-Defining” As applications for TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200 program close on May 27, the relentless drumbeat for “category-defining” startups offers a revealing glimpse into a Silicon Valley mindset that consistently overlooks much Read More
The Great Unbundling of Creative Value in the AI Gold Rush Wirestock, a company that once facilitated photographers selling stock images, just secured $23 million in Series A funding, a testament to its 2023 pivot into the Read More