Furo’s founders left Silicon Valley — and it’s paying off
The three 28-year-old founders behind energy startup Furo moved from Silicon Valley and back to Germany, and yet secured $4 million in funding from mo...
European founders and VCs urge lawmakers ‘to get EU Inc right’
Amid negotiations for a new EU-wide corporate status, an open letter signed by unicorn founders and investors warns that 'EU Inc' shouldn’t be watered...
Your Business Is Growing — So Why Aren’t You Making More Money? Here’s the Revenue Trap Many Founders Fall Into.
More clients, more employees and more revenue can look like success. But if growth isn’t creating more profit, a stronger company and a better life, y...
In a crowded AI fundraising market, the thing standing between your startup and a term sheet might not be your product. It may be the financial infras...
I’ve Launched 22 Companies. 5 Moves Separate Founders Who Scale From Ones Who Fail
After launching 22 companies, I've learned the hardest transition any founder makes is trading control for trust — and building the systems and people...
Fitbit founders launch Luffu Link, an LTE health and safety band
Luffu Link combines all day health sensing, voice logging, location awareness, and the ability to get help from trusted contacts into a single device,...
a16z’s Borderless Founder network initiative supports immigrant and international founders. 'Having one foot in your home country, and one foot in Sil...
Why the Founders Winning With AI Agents Aren’t the Ones Automating the Most
The founders pulling ahead aren't automating more than everyone else — they're reinvesting the reclaimed hours into the judgment work only they can do...
The ‘IMDb for Athletes’ Is Here — And Its Founders Built It Without Spending a Dime on Marketing
Meet the actor-turned-founder and the serial entrepreneur who teamed up with Aaron Rodgers to build a platform that tears down the wall between busine...
By Year Three, Half of Founders Are No Longer CEO. Here’s How to Be in the Other Half.
Most founders don't survive year three because they keep leading the company they started instead of the one they built. Here's how to shift your cale...
The founder’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one question: How do you build an enduring company in the AI era? Our programming and speaker lineup reflect t...
Your CRM Isn’t Enough — Here’s the Relationship Infrastructure Founders Actually Need to Scale
Most founders obsess over product and distribution as they grow, but the real edge lies in building relationship infrastructure that treats every conn...
The Growth Trap Founders Fall Into When Every Opportunity Looks Too Good to Ignore
Founders often believe growth comes from pursuing more opportunities, but the companies that scale fastest are built by leaders who know what to prior...
75% of Founders Regret Selling Their Business Within a Year — Here’s How to Walk Away With More Than Just Money
Financial planning gets all the attention in a business sale — but the identity, community and sense of purpose you lose the day you sign are what mos...
Most Founders Leave 6 Figures on the Table When They Sell. Here’s Why.
Below the $8 million mark, no banker is in the room telling you what your business is actually worth — but the levers that decide it are knowable, and...