Monthly Archives: June 2025

11 startups from YC Demo Day that investors are talking about

Here are some of the top startups from Y Combinator’s Spring 2025 Demo Day that caught investors’ and our attention.

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Meta AI searches made public – but do all its users realise?

Meta AI users may be inadvertently making their searches public without realising it.

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What to expect at TechCrunch All Stage: One day, countless connections and takeaways

Whether you’re a founder gearing up for your next raise or a VC scouting your next portfolio win, TechCrunch All Stage, happening July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, packs more into one day than most multi-day conferences manage to … Continue reading

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Iconiq VCs spent two years courting Chime and the firm isn’t selling its stake

Iconiq pursued Chime because the founders were focused, and didn’t get distracted by “shiny new objects.”

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Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexanr Wang is leaving

Data-labeling firm Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a “significant” investment from Meta that values the startup at $29 billion.

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Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang confirms departure for Meta as part of $14.3 billion deal

Meta is investing $14.3 billion into Scale AI, landing the startup’s CEO Alexandr Wang to help the company’s artificial intelligence efforts.

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Meta Invests Nearly $15 Billion in Scale AI to Kick-Start Superintelligence Lab

Meta is making its first major minority investment in an outside company as it tries to catch up to a growing field of artificial intelligence rivals.

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Scale AI plans to promote strategy chief Droege to CEO as founder Wang heads for Meta

With Scale AI founder and CEO Alexandr Wang headed to Meta for high-profile role in artificial intelligence, the startup is promoting its strategy head.

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The Meta AI App Lets You ‘Discover’ People’s Bizarrely Personal Chats

Launched in April, the Meta AI platform offers a “discover” feed that includes user queries containing medical, legal, and other seemingly sensitive information.

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After a string of successes, early-stage fund Felicis raises fresh $900M

Lately, Felicis, like most VCs, has been all over AI. Its portfolio now includes, for example, Browser Use, Poolside, Runway, and Supabase.

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