a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff
Andreessen Horowitz is pausing its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, according to multiple sources.Startups | TechCrunch
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Elad Gil on which AI markets have winners — and which are still wide open
Over the last year, certain AI markets appear to be nearly sewn up by startup market leaders. But beyond these
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Locket’s social app is using iOS Live Activities to reach Gen Alpha via the iPhone Lock Screen.Startups | TechCrunch
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Pine Labs, an Indian merchant-commerce startup backed by PayPal and Mastercard, is going public this week at a valuation about
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said that the company is doing “well more” than $13 billion in annual revenue —
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As users “dislike” posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will
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Tattd, a marketplace for tattoo-seekers and artists, set up a mini tattoo parlor in the Expo Hall at TechCrunch Disrupt
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The Equity crew was live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025! Hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha took over the
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Read MoreNvidia is reportedly investing up to $1B in Poolside
Nvidia is an existing investor in the AI company and participated in its $500 million Series A round in 2024.Startups
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