33-year-old once worked 100-hour weeks to save $40,000 for his robotics startup—now it's worth $633 million

Jake Loosararian bootstrapped Gecko Robotics far from Silicon Valley, sleeping on floors and struggling to make ends meet. Now it's worth hundreds of millions.

20 startups that could be hit hardest by the new $100,000 H-1B visa fees

These startups, including OpenAI, received the most H-1B visas approved in 2025. Trump's new $100,000 fee could hurt some startups' ability to recruit skilled workers.
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Startups and founders could be hardest hit by $100,000 H-1B visas

The White House plans to require companies to pay a $100,000 fee when submitting petitions for new H-1B visas, though many details remain unclear. Venture capitalists and innovation experts agree that ...
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Silicon Valley’s new defense tech startups are pulling billions in funding to challenge legacy giants

Silicon Valley's defense tech startups are attracting billions in funding as they challenge the dominance of legacy contractors. Startups, including Anduril Industries and Palantir Technologies, are ...
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OpenAI boosts size of secondary share sale to $10.3 billion

OpenAI is allowing current and former employees to sell more than $10 billion worth of stock in a secondary share sale. The transaction is at a $500 billion valuation, in line with expectations.

From courtside to code: Tristan Thompson on AI, sports, and startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

NBA champion Tristan Thompson joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to discuss how AI and athletes are transforming sports, startups, and innovation. Register here.