Tag: Startup

Image Credits:Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto / Getty Images 5:23 PM PDT · April 13, 2026 OpenAI has acquired personal finance startup Hiro Finance, founder Ethan Bloch announced on Monday and OpenAI confirmed to TechCrunch. The startup was backed by A-list fintech VC firm Ribbit, as well as General Catalyst and Restive. Terms of the acquisition were not…

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.  …

Definitely one of my favorite go-to outfits…

The same technology that once powered a wave of optimism across Wall Street is now beginning to turn the pressure back on the very companies that built it. Artificial intelligence (AI), once seen purely as a growth engine for software, is now forcing investors to rethink what “safe growth” really …

Shoppers say it’s “worth every penny…

Well, that didn’t take long. Tesla China denied a report this week that said the electric vehicle company is developing a new, smaller SUV model to be produced at its Shanghai factory. Tesla China says “market information claiming that Tesla is developing a new, smaller, and cheaper electric SUV is …

TechCrunch is partnering with SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, Asia’s largest global innovation conference, taking place April 27–29 at Tokyo Big Sight. And we’re not just showing up to cover it — our very own Startup Battlefield program manager, Isabelle Johannessen, will be on the ground as a judge for the SusHi Tech Challenge, the conference’s…

Shoppers say it’s a “compact, reliable power” that eliminates the hassle of having to deal with a mess of cords…

As the driver of an electric vehicle, one clear thing dampens my enjoyment of my BMW i3. It’s not the lack of loud engine noises, or the fact that my car essentially operates in silence, it’s always being insecure about finding a place to charge. Florida…

Is Poke an OpenClaw for the rest of us? That’s the idea coming from a new startup offering an AI agent that you can access via iMessage, SMS, Telegram, and, in some markets, WhatsApp. The AI agent Poke launched publicly in March, allowing consumers to access a personal assistant that can take action on their…