AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA | TechCrunch
When Parthi Duraisamy was a consultant at McKinsey’s Dubai office, he discovered that the American Express cards his company relied…
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Preston Thorpe is a software engineer at a San Francisco startup — he’s also serving his 11th year in prison | TechCrunch
If you omit some key details, all Preston Thorpe has to do to become a senior software engineer at a…
Samsung backs a video AI startup that can analyze thousands of hours of footage | TechCrunch
Many AI tools can look at a video today and summarize what is going on, but things become a bit…
Slate Auto: Everything you need to know about the Bezos-backed EV startup
Slate Auto’s electric truck | Image Credits:Slate Auto In April 2025, a new company called Slate Auto came out of…
This AI-powered startup studio plans to launch 100,000 companies a year — really | TechCrunch
Henrik Werdelin has spent the last 15 years helping entrepreneurs build big brands like Barkbox through his startup studio Prehype.…
What makes TechCrunch All Stage different from other startup events? Answers to your most pressing questions | TechCrunch
Tech and startup events have a formula. You know it. We know it. We’ve all done it. But TechCrunch All…
Irish fintech Nomupay lands $40M at a $290M valuation from SoftBank | TechCrunch
As global trade evolves, there’s an increasing demand for diverse cross-border payment options. That’s why an Irish-based fintech startup called…
Employer.com scoops up another fintech in purchase of MainStreet.com | TechCrunch
Employer.com has acquired MainStreet.com for an undisclosed amount, the latest fintech startup to get snapped up by the workforce management…
EV startup Slate Auto teases prototype on L.A. streets
A new electric vehicle startup, Slate Auto, teased its first model by parking a prototype on the streets of popular…
19 US fintech startups have raised over $50M in 2025 so far | TechCrunch
After a sluggish couple of years, fintech appears to be making a comeback. In the first quarter of 2025, fintech…
AI’s coming to the classroom: Brisk raises $15M after a quick start in school | TechCrunch
It’s virtually impossible today to determine when a student’s writing has been composed using ChatGPT or another generative AI tool,…
Ex-Duolingo execs raise $13M for a startup that’s making it easier to access a college education | TechCrunch
As college tuition increases and the student loan debt crisis continues, three former executives from language learning app Duolingo are…
After selling Anchor to Spotify, co-founders reunite to build AI educational startup Oboe | TechCrunch
The co-founders who sold their last startup to Spotify are working on a new project: an AI-powered educational startup called…
Revyze, a ‘TikTok for education’ startup, draws on Duolingo to add bite-sized learning, too | TechCrunch
Middle and high schoolers are both the easiest and most difficult audience. If you’re developing a neat little video game,…
After Tesla and OpenAI, Andrej Karpathy’s startup aims to apply AI assistants to education | TechCrunch
Andrej Karpathy, former head of AI at Tesla and researcher at OpenAI, is launching Eureka Labs, an “AI native” education…
Tech startup Odyssey goes on journey to help states implement school choice programs | TechCrunch
In the quest to provide the best education for students across the country, legislation is constantly being reformed. All of…
It’s a good time to invest in early-stage edtech, investors say | TechCrunch
Edtech is nowhere near as popular as it was when schools were closed during the pandemic. Still, it would be…
Co-Creation Hub’s edtech accelerator puts $15M towards African startups | TechCrunch
Africa’s largest innovation hub Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) is launching a $15 million accelerator program, dubbed The Edtech Fellowship Program, to…