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Databricks co-founder: enterprise deals hinge on people and processes, not just product
Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji, co-founder and senior vice president of field engineering at Databricks, told a conference audience that strong technology alone rarely closes large enterprise contracts. He pointed to relationships, internal champions and readiness for legal and security scrutiny as the deciding factors.
Early revenue is a weak signal for scaling, Disrupt panel tells founders
Founders at this year's Disrupt conference were warned against treating fast early sales as proof their startup is ready to scale, with speakers pointing to repeatable go-to-market work and deep customer knowledge as the real foundations of durable growth.
Honeyjar builds AI tools to bring PR expertise to every company
A startup founded by two veteran communications executives is using artificial intelligence to automate core public relations tasks, from drafting announcements to matching companies with the right journalists.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 opens October 13 with 300-plus startups in San Francisco
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 runs October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, bringing more than 300 startups together with roughly 10,000 tech leaders, founders and investors.
Circuit Breaker Labs builds AI 'crash-test dummies' to catch chatbot harm
A sibling-founded startup is developing crash-test-dummy style testing tools to expose how AI companions can push vulnerable users toward psychological harm, following a wave of lawsuits over chatbot-related deaths.
Factory CEO accuses board adviser of leaking secrets to Cognition rival
Factory co-founder Matan Grinberg says he removed board adviser Chris Degnan over claims of sharing confidential information with competitor Cognition, hours before Degnan announced he had joined Cognition as chief revenue officer.
Ayna Debuts Beta Women's Wellness Marketplace With 180 Products From 10 Brands
Ayna, a personalized women's wellness marketplace founded by three Cornell classmates, has launched in beta with roughly 180 products aimed at collapsing product research and shopping into a single experience.
Feather Robotics Pitches $30,000 Developer Platform as the 'Android of Robotics'
Source signal: Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers
ScrollEd turns dry textbooks into a TikTok-style feed of AI video, audio and quizzes
A Palo Alto startup founded by two student spouses has built an app that converts PDFs and textbooks into a vertical, swipeable feed of AI-generated video, audio, text and quizzes. ScrollEd is pitching the idea in the Startup Battlefield 200 competition at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund in weeks
Accel has closed a new $550 million India-focused fund, oversubscribed and raised less than two years after its previous $650 million vehicle.
Discovered Materials raises $9M to speed up microchip material discovery with AI
The startup has closed a $9 million seed round to deploy AI agents on a high-volume hunt for new materials that could make integrated circuits more efficient and cooler-running.
From Red-Light District to AI Powerhouse: King's Cross Emerges as Global Tech Hub
Once among London's seamiest neighborhoods, King's Cross has become one of the world's most sought-after AI hubs, drawing startups and tech giants alike.
Young founders face new pressures as AI lowers startup barriers
AI tools have made it easier for under-20 founders to build companies without Big Tech experience, but investors still demand massive outcomes and every misstep is now publicly dissected.
AI Startups Certo and Certivo Help Beauty Brands Navigate Regulatory Complexity
Source signal: How Ai Is Becoming The Beauty Industrys Compliance Copilot