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a16z spends $1.49M in Washington lobbying, while rivals mostly sit out

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Andreessen Horowitz’ plan to push its agenda in Washington shows no sign of slowing down, with the firm reporting $1.49 million in federal lobbying so far this year, according to lobbying records filed with Congress. A16z is even narrowly outspending its own industry trade group, the National Venture Capital Association. The pace of lobbying appears […]

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Y Combinator says Apple’s App Store has hindered startup growth

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Y Combinator has filed an amicus brief in the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, arguing that the App Store has stifled startup innovation. We’ve reached out to legal reps for YC and Apple for comment. The brief comes during the years-long legal dispute. Epic Games first filed an antitrust lawsuit against the

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Raising multiple rounds of venture capital might be wrong for your startup

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There’s a generally accepted script in Silicon Valley: Identify a startup idea. Sell a chunk of your company to raise venture capital. Make sales. Raise more venture capital, and make more sales. Repeat until the company goes public, or gets acquired, hopefully for billions either way. But what if you didn’t get on a fundraising

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Even Rogers and Max Haot join the Space Stage at Disrupt 2025

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The next era of the space economy isn’t just about rockets and satellites — it’s about infrastructure, autonomy, and entirely new models for building and defending off-Earth assets. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 this October 27–29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West, the Space Stage is where this shift gets real. If you’re ready to explore how

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Discover how developer tools are shifting fast at Disrupt 2025

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From no-code to AI-assisted dev environments, “vibe coding” is changing how early-stage startups build — and who they need to hire. The once-standard idea of landing a “10x engineer” as your first critical hire is getting a serious reality check at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27–29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West. Vibe coding: hype or

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Seven Seven Six bets on moonshots that are mining on the actual moon

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This week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch’s Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos sits down with Katelin Holloway, co-founder of Seven Seven Six, the generalist firm that’s raised over $1 billion across three funds. They discuss Seven Seven Six’s unconventional investment thesis spanning AI-powered stone-carving robots to commercial lunar mining, including her bet on Interlune, the first company to

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