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Sequoia’s managing partner, Roelof Botha, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, posited that the venture sector isn’t truly an asset class, and simply injecting more capital into Silicon Valley doesn’t guarantee the creation of superior enterprises. During a TechCrunch Disrupt main stage interview on Monday, Botha stated, “Venture investing is essentially a risk without commensurate return. Anyone…
During a TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 interview Monday, Sequoia Capital’s managing partner, Roelof Botha, defended Shaun Maguire, a Sequoia partner, regarding the controversial statements Maguire made earlier in the year. He characterized the firm as one that believes in his partner’s “free speech” rights. In a July 4 X post, Maguire criticized Zohran Mamdani, a New…
The current system for providing power to large businesses with multiple buildings is antiquated. Unlike homeowners, who are charged for their actual usage, campuses purchase a set amount of power each month. It makes sense that this amount is based on the greatest possible need. This remains true even if the company rarely hits this…
As AI models advance and improve at interpreting diverse inputs — including text, voice commands, and visuals — and transforming them into nutrition information, the popularity of fitness applications enabling users to document their meals through these means has surged. We’ve observed emerging startups like Alma and Cal AI — in conjunction with established apps…
The clock is ticking — the big day is tomorrow! TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will be at Moscone West in under 24 hours. From October 27–29, San Francisco will be packed with 10,000 innovators, investors, and founders for three days of deal-making, connecting, and building. We’re counting down the days until the live unveilings of never-before-seen…
Well-known investors Accel and Prosus have forged a new investment collaboration to support Indian startups from the very beginning, aiming for founders creating large-scale solutions capable of serving a vast number of people in the South Asian country. Revealed on Monday, the partnership signifies the first time Prosus is investing during the formation phase. Both…
Per a recent Bloomberg report from Mark Gurman, Apple Maps users might begin to see advertisements within the application as early as the coming year. Gurman indicates that, much like Google Maps and other navigation applications, Apple intends to permit restaurants and other physical businesses to pay for enhanced visibility in search results. Although Apple…
The wait is nearly done — tomorrow it all happens! TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will be in full swing at Moscone West in under a day. From October 27–29, expect San Francisco to be bustling with 10,000 founders, investors, and innovators for three days of connection, construction, and closures. We’re only a few days out from…
Some Thursdays back, I was jolted awake around 4:30 a.m. by a confounding Instagram DM. Rizzbot, a humanoid of child size from Unitree Robotics, boasting a large following on social media — over 1 million TikTok fans and more than 500K followers on Instagram — had DMed me a picture of it flipping me off. No words were exchanged. No clarification. Just a robot raising its…
Reports indicate that a student attending high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, was handcuffed and subjected to a search when an AI-powered security system mistakenly identified his bag of chips as a potential weapon. Taki Allen, a Kenwood High School student, recounted to CNN’s WBAL affiliate, “I was simply holding a bag of Doritos —…
