HomeBoost’s app will show you where to save on your utility bills
A few years ago, Selina Tobaccowala’s daughter started leaving post-it notes around the house, telling everyone to “turn…
The 33 top health and wellness startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top…
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 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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Kevin Rose’s simple test for AI hardware — would you want to punch someone in the face who’s wearing it?
Kevin Rose has a visceral rule for evaluating AI hardware investments: “If you feel like you should punch…
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…