How a former DeepMind researcher raised at a $300M pre-seed valuation before launching a product
Andrew Dai left Google DeepMind knowing visual AI was the frontier he wanted to stake his claim in.…
Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing in 500+ startups
Charles Hudson has spent more than a decade investing in early-stage startups. As the founder and managing partner…
FDA approval, fundraising, and the reality of building in healthcare according to BioticsAI founder
Founders building in the healthcare space can’t just build fast and break things. Timelines stretch longer, stakes are…
From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield’s alumni now?
Some of the most consequential companies in tech history didn’t launch with a splashy fundraising announcement. They started…
From the Startup Battlefield stage to the International Space Station: geCKo Materials built a sticky product
For a successful deep tech startup, the laboratory breakthrough is only the first step. To spin out an…
When startups become a family business
This season on Build Mode, we’re diving into what it takes to build a world-class founding team. This week…
How 1,000+ customer calls shaped a breakout enterprise AI startup
This isn’t David Park’s first rodeo. The veteran founder and TechCrunch Startup Battlefield alumnus has certainly been battle-tested in the enterprise arena. On…
How to avoid bad hires in early-stage startups
This week on TechCrunch’s founder-focused podcast, Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen is joined by Sarah Lucena, the CEO and co-founder of Mappa, a behavioral intelligence platform that…
This VC’s best advice for building a founding team
One of the most consequential decisions early-stage founders have to make is who they will bring on as…
The market has ‘switched’ and founders have the power now, VCs say
The way venture capitalists think about fundraising can be a black box. But investors must think about their go-to-market strategy…
Capital is a commodity (but your investor relationships aren’t)
Venture capitalists Ross Fubini (XYZ Ventures) and Leslie Feinzaig (Graham & Walker Ventures) pull back the curtain on how VCs build…
From the NFL to Startup Battlefield: How Alltroo built a brand that wins
On season one of Build Mode: Product, Meet Market, we explore what it really takes to get your…