Startups
How Dutchie raised half a billion for cannabis tech on TechCrunch Live
8:00 am PDT • October 6, 2022
Ross Lipson co-founded Dutchie in 2017 and has since led the company to a multibillion-dollar valuation on top of raising $600 million. Now, in 2022, Dutchie is expanding its offering,…
Biotech & Health
Build for the future now with Mammoth Biosciences and Mayfield
9:32 am PDT • October 1, 2022
Trevor Martin’s Mammoth Biosciences aims to use CRISPR technology to democratize disease detection. Join this TechCrunch Live event to hear from Trevor Martin and Mayfield investor Ursheet Parikh on how…
Venture
Fundraise for network access with Sapphire Ventures and Medable
11:15 am PDT • September 22, 2022
Dr. Michelle Longmire, physician/scientist turned startup founder, founded Medable with the goal of transforming patient connectivity in the healthcare system. Along the way in raising $479 million, Sapphire Ventures invested…
Climate
Kode Labs raises $8M to advance its smart building platform
6:37 am PDT • September 21, 2022
RiverSouth is called the smartest building in North America and features a wild array of technology for tenants, business owners and real estate managers. Kode OS underpins the building’s systems,…
Flowhub launches Maui, the next generation of its cannabis POS platform
7:00 am PDT • September 20, 2022
Selling weed is easy. Selling legal weed is not easy. Dispensaries have to comply with an ever-changing list of regulations and consumer expectations. For example, online menus must match local…
Startups
Selling APIs with Orum and Amex Ventures on TechCrunch Live
9:10 am PDT • September 15, 2022
Stephany Kirkpatrick launched Orum.io in 2019 and quickly gained investments from some of the top fintech venture capital firms. Why? Kirkpatrick’s company is reinventing how money is transferred between banks,…
Featured Article
Mobility startups are filling the void in the much, much smaller Detroit auto show
Long-time visitors to the Detroit auto show will be disappointed. The glitz and glamor are gone. In 2022, the show is much, much smaller than in the past. Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis are exhibiting; Toyota has a simple booth. That’s about it: No Volkswagen, BMW, Honda or other industry giants. And that’s great news…
5:54 am PDT • September 15, 2022
Hardware
Lumafield raises $35M, announces speedy updates to its affordable desktop CT scanner
5:59 am PDT • September 12, 2022
Lumafield today announced a $35 million Series B, and new features for its desktop X-ray computed tomography platform that aims to provide engineers and designers with unparalleled access to…
Startups
Building products for future needs with Bling Capital and Shift on TechCrunch Live
8:45 am PDT • September 9, 2022
Toby Russell is a veteran entrepreneur and helped to found Shift. The company was among the first online-only used car marketplaces and pioneered many of the services now standard across…
Watch the TechCrunch Live Minneapolis Pitch-Off right here
9:46 am PDT • September 8, 2022
Yesterday, Wednesday, September 7, TechCrunch Live hosted a special, extended event focusing on Minneapolis, Minnesota. The area is quickly becoming a major hotbed of startups in the Midwest, and the…
NXgenPort wins the TechCrunch Live Minneapolis Pitch-Off
3:15 pm PDT • September 7, 2022
Today TechCrunch hosted a special TechCrunch Live event focused on the great city of Minneapolis. Three local companies competed in a pitch-off, and I’m pleased to report the winner. NXgenPort…
Startups
Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Live’s special Minneapolis event!
6:11 am PDT • September 1, 2022
Minneapolis is quickly solidifying itself as one of the Midwest’s most important startup ecosystems. TechCrunch Live is thrilled to host a special (virtual) event in the Twin Cities. Next week,…
Hear the steps to raise a Series A on today’s TechCrunch Live
8:10 am PDT • August 31, 2022
Today’s TechCrunch Live is all about raising a Series A. Jenny Lefcourt from Freestyle Partners and Guillaume de Zwirek CEO and co-founder of WELL Health are scheduled to speak on…
Meet the judges for the Minneapolis TechCrunch Live pitch-off
10:21 am PDT • August 29, 2022
TechCrunch Live is hosting a special, extended event focused on the great city of Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 7. I hope you can join us. We have an agenda packed…
Startups
Meadow expands beyond California, bringing its cannabis point of sale platform to Michigan
7:15 am PDT • August 26, 2022
Meadow, a leader in building tools for cannabis dispensaries, is expanding out of California. Since its founding in 2014, the company has focused its efforts on its home state, but…
Startups
Breaking into healthcare with WELL Health and Freestyle on TechCrunch Live
3:13 pm PDT • August 25, 2022
Healthcare startups often face unique challenges — something Well Health founder Guillaume de Zwirek understands. Together with Freestyle Partner, Jenny Lefcourt, the two will speak on the strategies used by…
Why you must build a moat around early customers, according to Benchling’s CEO and co-founder
9:20 am PDT • August 25, 2022
Benchling’s unicorn status didn’t come overnight. Some 10 years after its founding, the company is worth more than $6 billion, and the founder sees the company going public in the…
See the Series B pitch deck that lead to Benchling’s $6B valuation on today’s TechCrunch Live
10:56 am PDT • August 24, 2022
Founders are often told to keep their head down and build. On today’s TechCrunch Live, you’ll hear how there has to be a balance. On one hand, founders need to…
TechCrunch is thrilled to be (virtually) headed to Minneapolis, Minnesota. The event takes place on September 7 at 2:00 pm CDT/12:00 pm PDT. It’s free to attend, and it’s free…
Startups
Dutchie launches new cannabis point of sale platform with its own dual-screen register
3:00 am PDT • August 23, 2022
Dutchie today is announcing a new cannabis point of sale platform, including a dual-screen terminal for dispensaries. Called Dutchie POS, this comes just weeks after the company announced a new…
Startups
Growing and acquiring with Benchling and Benchmark on TechCrunch Live
2:17 pm PDT • August 17, 2022
Sajith Wickramasekara co-founded Benchling to improve laboratory data collection and collaboration. Since its 2012 founding, the company has grown to a valuation of $6.1 billion. Wickramasekara will join TechCrunch Live,…
Learn why to pitch a vision and not metrics on today’s TechCrunch Live 12:00 p.m. PDT/3:00 p.m. EDT
8:23 am PDT • August 17, 2022
I’m thrilled to have Ethena’s CEO Roxanne Petraeus and Homebrew’s Hunter Walk on TechCrunch Live this week to speak on the importance of pitching a vision and strategies used to…
Hear how to fundraise from VCs in Minneapolis, Minn at TechCrunch Live’s special event!
5:27 am PDT • August 16, 2022
TechCrunch is thrilled to host a special TechCrunch Live centered around Minneapolis, Minnesota. On September 7, TechCrunch Live will feature some of the best startups and investors from the region.…
Enterprise
Identifying underserved market segments with Ethena and Homebrew on TechCrunch Live
7:30 am PDT • August 12, 2022
No one likes compliance training, but Ethena aims to improve the experience for everyone involved. Join Ethena’s CEO Roxanne Petraeus and Homebrew’s Hunter Walk on this TechCrunch Live event to…
TechCrunch Live is coming to Minneapolis
6:45 am PDT • August 10, 2022
TechCrunch is thrilled to announce our next City Spotlight event will focus on Minneapolis. On September 7, TechCrunch Live will host an extended event featuring the best startups and investors…
Featured Podcast
TikTok and Bootstrapping and Convoy.com
TechCrunch is more than just a site with words. We’re also building a growing stable of podcasts focused on the most critical topics relating to the startup and venture capital worlds. To help you find the right show for your interests, we’ve compiled our audio output from the week. Embedded below is the latest from Chain…
7:21 AM PDT • August 5, 2022
Startups
Found’s Swathy Prithivi and Atomic’s Jordan Kong on TechCrunch Live
3:17 PM PDT • August 4, 2022
Swathy Prithivi started Found with the goal of improving the journey of weight loss. The company quickly discovered a huge demand and rapidly scaled its…
Enterprise
Hear how to accelerate slow-moving industries on TechCrunch Live
12:58 pm PDT • August 2, 2022
Dan Lewis launched Convoy in 2015 into an established industry dominated by several legacy businesses. Now worth $3.8 billion, the company is a leader in bringing digital services to trucking…
Learn how to build your company’s culture from day 1 on today’s TechCrunch Live
9:27 am PDT • July 27, 2022
Mike Greene started Hi Marley to help improve communication in the insurance space. But we’re not talking about insurance at today’s TechCrunch Live event. Mike, along with Lily Lyman, are…
TechCrunch Podcast Weekly Roundup: Crypto winters, Robots, and when will India make up its mind about Crypto
7:35 am PDT • July 22, 2022
TechCrunch is more than just a site with words. We’re also building a growing stable of podcasts focused on the most critical topics relating to the startup and venture capital…