At the pre-seed stage, there’s not much for a VC to analyze — no revenue curve, no retention metrics, no CAC. That doesn’t mean they’re guessing. It means they’re watching everything else. At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, Charles Hudson, managing partner and founder of Precursor Ventures, will walk founders through […]
4 days left: Lock in your TechCrunch All Stage pass — or miss $210 in savings
If you’re serious about traction, scale, and funding, you have 4 days left to secure your pass to TechCrunch All Stage — and save up to $210 while you’re at it. Prices rise after June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. This is not just another startup event. It’s your tactical launchpad and the fuel to […]
NC STEM e-Update (June 19, 2025)
[[{“value”:” Twice a month the NC STEM Center publishes an e-update on what’s happening in STEM education throughout North Carolina, and their latest edition is now available. View NC STEM e-Update in your browser by clicking here. Not receiving an e-update? Opt-in and subscribe at the NC STEM Center and get your personalized copy sent directly to your email inbox….
Modelling the effects of climate change on complex ocean currents
[[{“value”:” Modelling the effects of climate change on complex ocean currents Published: Ocean currents are complicated systems, and their transport of heat, nutrients and oxygen around the planet is vital for life as we know it. The changing climate, in particular the melting of sea ice and glaciers at high latitudes, threatens to change these currents – which would have…
SpaceX’s Starship blows up ahead of 10th test flight
It’s the latest in a string of setbacks for the mega-rocket, which SpaceX hopes to use to build Starlink and one day go to Mars.
Bluesky briefly suspended JD Vance’s account after he joined
Bluesky’s automated impersonation detection system took down JD Vance’s new account, but it was restored soon after.
Stripe’s former growth lead helps African diaspora invest in startups, real estate
When Joe Kinvi joined Touchtech Payments in 2017 as head of finance, the Irish startup couldn’t afford his full salary. So he negotiated for stock to make up the difference. Eighteen months later, Stripe acquired the company, and that equity converted into Stripe shares, enough to let Kinvi leave his job, bootstrap a side project, […]
No, Andreessen Horowitz didn’t post that crypto scam tweet
If it sounds too good to be true — like a VC giving away valuable assets — it isn’t true.
New code in Spotify’s app references the long-awaited ‘lossless’ tier
Newly added references in the music app’s code suggest the lossless service is at least still under development and could even be getting closer to launch.
‘Kid-pilled’ Sam Altman ‘constantly’ asked ChatGPT questions about his newborn
Across hundreds of thousands of years of human existence, an impossible question has befuddled our species: why is the baby crying?! Sam Altman, who is both the father of a three-month-old and CEO of OpenAI, hopped on OpenAI’s new podcast today to talk about how his company is impacting his experience with fatherhood. Altman, who […]