How OpenAI and Google see AI changing go-to-market strategies
For years, when it was time for startups to start selling their product, they could turn to any…
Glīd won Startup Battlefield 2025 by building solutions to make logistis simpler, safer, and smarter
Build Mode is back with a holiday bonus episode. This week, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen is joined…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements
This year, TechCrunch Disrupt showcased the incredible talent and groundbreaking ideas of our 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 cohort.…
How founders can prepare for their late-stage fundraises from the start
Raising a $250 million Series D round may seem like a distant and unnecessary distraction to startup founders…
How AI startups should be thinking about product-market fit
For all their pitches promising something new, AI startups share many of the same questions as startups in…
Cluely’s Roy Lee hints that viral hype is not enough
While Roy Lee, the founder of Cluely, argues that startups should be thinking harder about social media virality,…
Alphabet is increasingly launching ‘moonshot’ projects as independent companies — here’s why
Alphabet’s X moonshot factory is shifting how it brings ambitious technology projects to market, increasingly spinning them out…
Cluely’s Roy Lee on the rage-bait strategy for startup marketing
Cluely’s Roy Lee has a message for startup founders: You should be thinking harder about how to go…
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2025 is: Glīd
For three days this week, 20 startups participated in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Each was…
Digg founder Kevin Rose on the need for trusted social communities in the AI era
“The dead internet theory is real,” Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian told Digg founder Kevin Rose, referring to the…
Box CEO Aaron Levie on how AI is changing the enterprise SaaS landscape
Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie doesn’t think AI agents will replace enterprise SaaS (software-as-a-service) companies. Instead, he…
Here are the 5 Startup Battlefield finalists at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
After two days full of live demos and pitches, it’s time to announce the five finalists at this…