[ad_1] Three years after removing its job listings feature, Facebook is bringing it back to users in the U.S., focusing on helping people find local jobs in entry-level, trade, and service sectors. Job listings, available to all users 18 years and older, can be found in a tab within the …
Read More »Less than 4 days to get your Disrupt 2025 exhibit table
[ad_1] Looking for funding, connections, and traction? TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West, is where you’ll find all three — built to be the launchpad for your startup. With only 7 tables left and 4 days to secure one, your window to join 10,000+ startup and …
Read More »Smart ring maker Oura raises $900M from Fidelity
[ad_1] Finnish health tech company Oura has raised $900 million in fresh funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from new investor ICONIQ and contributions from Whale Rock and Atreides. The company said today that this funding will value it at “approximately $11 billion,” more than double …
Read More »India’s Airbound bags $8.65M to build rocket-like drones for one-cent deliveries
[ad_1] Airbound, an Indian drone startup, has raised $8.65 million in seed funding led by Physical Intelligence co-founder Lachy Groom, as it begins a drone-delivery pilot with a private hospital and works toward one-cent delivery using its ultra-light, blended-wing-body aircraft. The seed round includes participation from Humba Ventures and Airbound’s …
Read More »Oura is winning young women and losing gym rats, and it’s fine with that
[ad_1] Dorothy Kilroy has seen her company’s smart ring on some very famous fingers. Mark Zuckerberg wears one. So does Jack Dorsey. Prince Harry, too. But when Oura‘s chief commercial officer sat down at Toronto’s Elevate conference with this editor last week, she surprised me, saying the company’s fastest-growing user …
Read More »Grindr’s owners may take it private after a financial squeeze
[ad_1] Grindr’s majority owners are scrambling to take the LGBTQ+ dating app private after a stock decline triggered a personal financial crisis, according to a report from Semafor. The owners in question are Raymond Zage, a former hedge fund manager and U.S. expat now based in Singapore, and James Lu, …
Read More »Goldman Sachs is acquiring Industry Ventures for up to $965M as alternative VC exits surge
[ad_1] Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Industry Ventures, a 25-year-old, San Francisco-based investment firm with $7 billion in assets under management, CNBC was first to report on Monday. The deal underscores the growing importance of secondary markets and buyouts as traditional venture exits remain sluggish. The investment bank is …
Read More »California becomes first state to regulate AI companion chatbots
[ad_1] California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill on Monday that regulates AI companion chatbots, making it the first state in the nation to require AI chatbot operators to implement safety protocols for AI companions. The law, SB 243, is designed to protect children and vulnerable users from some …
Read More »See It Here First at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
[ad_1] Get ready for one of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025’s most electrifying moments — literally. Chris Barman, CEO of Slate Auto, is rolling one of her company’s brand-new electric trucks onto the Disrupt Stage before anyone else in the world sees it on the road. Be in the room for this …
Read More »Final Flash Sale: Save up to $624 on Disrupt 2025 Passes
[ad_1] The countdown is on! TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 kicks off in exactly two weeks — October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco — and this is your final chance to lock in up to $624 in savings before prices increase to Late Bird rates on Friday, October 17 at …
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