Startups

Drybaby is a dating app for the ‘sober curious’ movement

Drybaby is the newest dating app designed for singles who are sober or interested in reducing their alcohol consumption.  The app arrives as 41% of Americans are cutting back on drinking as part of the so-called “sober curious” movement. According to a recent study commissioned by NCSolutions, Gen Zers have expressed particular interest in the movement, […]

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Mira is helping fill the hormone knowledge gap for women and the medical industry

Hormones play a massive role in when and how easily women can get pregnant, but research and resources in this area are lacking. Mira is looking to change that. Mira is an at-home, palm-sized hormone testing device women use to test their urine for their hormone levels. Mira’s corresponding app deciphers their results and spots

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The coolest startup in the Bay Area is a baseball team called the Oakland Ballers

The most cliche advice for startup founders is to identify a problem in your life and find a way to solve it. A founder with multiple exits under his belt, Paul Freedman, has a big problem: His beloved Oakland A’s are moving to Las Vegas by way of Sacramento. “It’s interesting how much a sports

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Startups are getting fined, or sometimes banned, by individual states

In 2022, Carta’s business license was revoked in Illinois for failing to pay franchise tax, a tax on national corporations doing business in the state, according to state records seen by TechCrunch. In 2024, Washington state terminated cap table software Pulley’s business license, according to state filings. Carta spokesperson Amanda Taggart told TechCrunch that the

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Kinsome aims to bridge the generation gap with its new app for kids and grandparents

Over a year ago, former Session M exec Eben Pingree received the news that his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Two days later, his father-in-law was given the same diagnosis.  To create lasting memories and help his three young children bond with their grandparents, Pingree — along with his co-founders Mike Gerbush, Ashley Hawking, and

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Revefi seeks to automate companies’ data operations

Sanjay Agrawal and Shashank Gupta, who helped co-found the business intelligence company ThoughtSpot, say that several years ago, they observed that organizations were struggling to deal with the increasing amount of data under their purview. Even enterprises with robust data analytics and orchestration tools seemed to be having a rough go of it, Agrawal and

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Learn startup best practices with MongoDB, Venture Backed, InterSystems and others at Disrupt 2024

From idea to IPO, Disrupt charts startups at every stage on the roadmap to their next breakthrough. TechCrunch will gather some of the startup world’s leading companies — but our partners provide more than just financial support. Their presence at Disrupt gives new and prospective founders the tools, knowledge and community they need to build

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Spotter launches AI tools to help YouTubers brainstorm video ideas, thumbnails and more

Spotter, the startup that provides financial solutions to content creators, announced Tuesday the launch of its new AI-powered creative suite. Dubbed Spotter Studio, the solution aims to support YouTubers throughout the creative process, such as helping them brainstorm video concepts, generate thumbnail and title ideas, plan projects, organize tasks, and collaborate with their team. Most notably,

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