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Acorns acquires family wealth and digital memory platform EarlyBird

AIMPWAMay 15, 2025

Savings and investing startup Acorns has acquired EarlyBird, an investment gifting platform for families, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, EarlyBird will shut down, and all customer accounts will officially close on June 23. Customers’ funds will be returned to the bank...

Unpacking Rippling vs Deel: corporate espionage and a $16.8B plot twist

AIMPWAMay 14, 2025

Despite courtroom chaos, Rippling is still going full steam ahead. The HR tech startup at the center of an increasingly dramatic legal battle with rival Deel just raised a fresh $450 million in funding at a $16.8 billion valuation, and launched a new “Startup Stack” to woo early-stage companies—winning over Y Combinator as both an...

Tensor9 helps vendors deploy their software into any environment using digital twins

AIMPWAMay 14, 2025

Enterprises want access to new software and AI tools but can’t risk sending their sensitive data out to a third-party software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers. Tensor9 looks to help software companies land more enterprise customers by helping them deploy their software directly into a customer’s tech stack. Tensor9 converts a software vendor’s code into the format needed...

$25B-valued Chime files for an IPO, reveals $33M deal with Dallas Mavericks

AIMPWAMay 13, 2025

At long last, digital consumer bank Chime has moved forward with its IPO by filing its S-1 paperwork Tuesday. Chime had reportedly filed confidential S-1 paperwork back in December. S-1 filings typically reveal all kinds of information, covering financial, legal, and other risk factors. But Chime’s S-1 documents still have a lot of blank spaces....

Anthropic, Google score win by nabbing OpenAI-backed Harvey as a user

AIMPWAMay 13, 2025

Popular legal AI tool Harvey will now be using leading foundation models from Anthropic and Google, moving beyond strictly using OpenAI’s, Harvey announced in a blog post on Tuesday. This is noteworthy because Harvey is one of the OpenAI Startup Fund’s most successful early-backed portfolio companies. The OpenAI Startup Fund is an OpenAI-associated fund to...

Y Combinator says Google is a ‘monopolist’ that has ‘stunted’ the startup ecosystem

AIMPWAMay 13, 2025

Fabled startup investor and accelerator Y Combinator has some choice words for Google in an amicus brief it just submitted in the U.S.’s monopoly case against the search giant. In the brief, YC charged that Google is a “monopolist” that has “stunted” the U.S. startup ecosystem by making VC firms like itself hesitate to fund...

UP.Labs-Porsche’s newest startup wants to be the Plaid of automotive retail

AIMPWAMay 13, 2025

As serial entrepreneur Joel Milne founded, scaled, and then successfully sold mobile auto repair service startup RepairSmith to AutoNation, he was plagued by a persistent problem. The automotive retail industry has a communication problem. And it’s an expensive one. Thousands of dealerships and mechanic shops — each one with an array of software systems —...

At TechCrunch All Stage 2025, Rob Biederman will help founders rethink how to scale

AIMPWAMay 13, 2025

If you’re a founder looking to grow your startup, chances are you’re wrestling with more than just product or capital. Talent, scale, and smart execution are the real battlegrounds. That’s exactly what TechCrunch All Stage 2025 is built to address on July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station. See top startup leaders taking the stage...

Insurtech Bestow lands $120M Series D from Goldman Sachs, Smith Point Capital

AIMPWAMay 13, 2025

Melbourne O’Banion co-founded insurtech Bestow with Jonathan Abelmann in 2017 after struggling to secure his own life insurance policy. His goal was to make it easier for people to obtain life insurance and make the process more tech-enabled. Initially, Bestow operated as a direct-to-consumer insurance provider — selling, underwriting, and servicing life insurance policies. In...

Anthropic co-founder Jared Kaplan is coming to TechCrunch Sessions: AI

AIMPWAMay 13, 2025

Hungry to learn more about Anthropic, directly from Anthropic? You aren’t alone if so, which is why we’re so delighted to announce that Anthropic co-founder and Chief Science Officer Jared Kaplan is joining the main stage at TechCrunch Sessions: AI on June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. And TechCrunch Sessions: AI is right around...

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A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

AIMPWAJune 17, 2025

The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. So far this year, more than 22,000 workers have been the victim of reductions across the tech industry, with a staggering 16,084 cuts taking place in February alone. We’re...

In just 3 months, Ramp’s valuation jumped to $16B, up from $13B

AIMPWAJune 17, 2025

Spend management startup Ramp announced on Tuesday that it raised a $200 million Series E led by its largest investor, Founders Fund, at a post-money valuation of $16 billion. This is a jaw-dropping $3 billion increase over the $13 billion valuation Ramp announced just a few months ago in March, after a $150 million secondary...

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Unlock scaling growth at TC All Stage, and get $210 off for 6 more days

AIMPWAJune 17, 2025

T-minus 6 days until TechCrunch All Stage ticket prices rise. From now until June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT, founders save $210 and investors save $200 on passes. Are you ready to push your startup to the next level? Or are you an investor looking to back the next big breakthrough? Join TC All Stage...

Applied Intuition raises $600 million as it pushes further into defense

AIMPWAJune 17, 2025

Buzzy autonomous vehicle software company Applied Intuition has closed a $600 million Series F funding round, pushing its valuation up to $15 billion. The round was co-led by BlackRock-managed funds and Kleiner Perkins, and included new investments from the Qatar Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi Investment Council, Greycroft, and more. Existing investors General Catalyst, Lux, Elad...

Sword Health nabs $40M at $4B valuation, pushes IPO plans to at least 2028

AIMPWAJune 17, 2025

Sword Health, an AI-powered digital health startup, has raised $40 million at a $4 billion valuation, a 33% jump from the $3 billion price tag it earned just a year ago. The funding was led by returning investor General Catalyst. Even though 10-year-old Sword Health is cash-flow positive, its CEO and founder, Virgílio Bento, told...

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Acorns acquires family wealth and digital memory platform EarlyBird

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$25B-valued Chime files for an IPO, reveals $33M deal with Dallas Mavericks

Anthropic, Google score win by nabbing OpenAI-backed Harvey as a user

Y Combinator says Google is a ‘monopolist’ that has ‘stunted’ the startup ecosystem

UP.Labs-Porsche’s newest startup wants to be the Plaid of automotive retail

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A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

In just 3 months, Ramp’s valuation jumped to $16B, up from $13B

Unlock scaling growth at TC All Stage, and get $210 off for 6 more days

Applied Intuition raises $600 million as it pushes further into defense

Sword Health nabs $40M at $4B valuation, pushes IPO plans to at least 2028

In just 3 months, Ramp’s valuation jumped to $16B from $13B