<p>StrictlyVC is heading to London on May 13, uniting top investors and entrepreneurs to spark meaningful connections and drive forward innovation. We’re thrilled to welcome industry leaders like Nazo Moosa, general partner at Paladin Capital Group; Sonali De Rycker, partner at Accel; and TS Anil, CEO of Monzo Bank, to the stage. Paladin is proud [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Anysphere, maker of AI coding assistant Cursor, is growing so quickly that it’s not in the market to be sold, even to OpenAI, a source close to the company tells TechCrunch. It’s been a hot target. Cursor is one of the most popular AI-powered coding tools, and its revenue has been growing astronomically &#8212; doubling [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Khloe Kardashian has formally launched her new food company, Khloud, and its first product, a protein popcorn, set to hit Target starting April 29. Back in December, TechCrunch reported that Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, were looking to raise at least $10 million for a business called Khloud. Jessica Bixby, an associate partner at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In 2020, when open source database Supabase was founded, its New Zealand-based CEO, Paul Copplestone, couldn’t have imagined it would be sitting in the sweet spot for 2025’s biggest trend: vibe coding.&nbsp; But on Tuesday, the fruits of that became evident when it announced a $200 million Series D at a $2 billion post-money valuation [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As an AI engineer at Meta, Boris Valkov helped build PyTorch, one of the world’s largest machine learning libraries. During his time there, Valkov realized that artificial intelligence “was about to unlock capabilities…in the application layer in the software stack.” He left Meta in late 2021 to start Lace AI, a startup that has developed [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dennis Xu is a repeat tech startup founder, but he’s the first to admit he’s not a programmer.&nbsp; After co-founding AI note-taking app Mem — one of OpenAI’s earliest venture investments — he has now launched a new startup called Adaptive Computer.  Its grandiose mission is nothing less than a complete reimagining of personal computer [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A startup called Superpower is publicly launching what it calls the world’s first super app that is designed to help people better understand and take care of their health. For $499, the startup offers biannual lab testing that analyzes over 100 blood biomarkers across 21 categories, giving people a more comprehensive look at their health [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Sunday, 21-year-old Chungin &#8220;Roy&#8221; Lee announced he’s raised $5.3 million in seed funding from Abstract Ventures and Susa Ventures for his startup, Cluely, that offers an AI tool to “cheat on everything.” The startup was born after Lee posted in a viral X thread that he was suspended by Columbia University after he and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto has planted multiple concept versions of its EV on the streets of California. It&#8217;s a marketing tactic that teases the secretive startup&#8217;s strategy to sell a &#8220;Transformer&#8221;-like vehicle, people familiar with the company&#8217;s internal discussions told TechCrunch. This unconventional real-world tease comes days before Slate&#8217;s April 24 launch event at Long [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The tech market doesn&#8217;t need to be soaring up and to the right to foster healthy M&amp;A activity. Deals can get done even in down markets. But can M&amp;A thrive in an uncertain market? That&#8217;s a harder question. The venture market soured in 2022 as fundraising and exits largely dried up. Since then, venture investors [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Despite a still tight venture capital market, new unicorns are still being created every month. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the newly VC-backed startup minted unicorns so far this year (as of the end of March). These include healthcare companies like Hippocratic AI and satellite space companies like Loft Orbital.&nbsp; This [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This June, the most influential minds in artificial intelligence will converge at TC Sessions: AI — and your brand has a unique opportunity to be part of the action. From June 1–7, TechCrunch is curating a weeklong series of Side Events that orbit the main stage event on June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The countdown is real! Exhibit tables for TechCrunch Sessions: AI are almost gone, and the May 9 deadline is closing in fast. If you’ve been meaning to showcase your AI innovation, this is your last window to make it happen. No more &#8220;maybe next year.&#8221; No more waiting for the perfect moment. This is it! [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Every now and then, a Silicon Valley startup launches with such an “absurdly” described mission that it’s difficult to discern if the startup is for real or just satire. Such is the case with Mechanize, a startup whose founder — and the non-profit AI research organization he founded called Epoch — is being skewered on [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Techstars, a nearly 20-year-old startup accelerator, announced new terms for startups that enter its three-month program. The organization will now invest $220,000, which is $100,000 more than it offered previously, in companies starting with its fall 2025 batch. The capital will be divided into two components. The group is offering companies $20,000 in exchange for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For startups around the world, the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield program offers unmatched exposure, credibility, and connections to scale their businesses. TechCrunch has long been committed to spotlighting companies solving real-world problems in scalable and sustainable ways — making it a powerful launchpad for startups both in and outside the U.S. Several Latin American startups have [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week brought us mixed messages. A fresh IPO filing, but a bleak outlook for exits overall. New funding rounds, but founders frustrated over lack of capital. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The company sells “cooling credits” for its sulfur dioxide-based geoengineering projects.</p>

<p>Today’s the day! The application to speak at TechCrunch All Stage closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT — this is your final chance to share real-world insights with 1,200+ startup founders and VCs attending the event. Whether you’ve built or backed startups, battled bottlenecks, or cracked the code on growth, the stage is yours. TC [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When news broke that OpenAI was in talks to acquire AI coding company&nbsp;Windsurf for $3 billion, one of the first questions on the mind of anyone following the space was likely: “Why not buy Cursor creator Anysphere instead?” After all, OpenAI Startup Fund has been an investor in Anysphere, the maker of Cursor, since the [&hellip;]</p>