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Perplexity’s bid for Google Chrome could be just the beginning

2025-08-15 22:44:22

Perplexity, the AI search startup that hasn’t even cracked 100 million monthly users, ⁠just made a $34.5 billion cash offer⁠ to buy Chrome from Google. The unsolicited bid comes as the DOJ prepares its remedy decision after ⁠ruling Google illegally maintained a search monopoly⁠. The timing makes sense, but questions remain. Perplexity won’t name its […]

Meet the first batch of VCs set to judge Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

2025-08-15 22:00:00

Startup Battlefield 200 is the crown jewel of TechCrunch Disrupt. From thousands of applicants, only the top 20 will take the Stage at Disrupt 2025 (October 27-29, San Francisco) to pitch their vision to panels of top-tier VCs in front of a live audience. Every contender is chasing game-changing impact — and we’re here for the drama, the breakthroughs, and the big reveals.

The wait is almost over: The 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 list drops August 27

2025-08-15 02:56:46

After reviewing thousands of groundbreaking applications from around the globe, TechCrunch is just days away from announcing the 2025 Startup Battlefield 200.

Cohere hits a $6.8B valuation as investors AMD, Nvidia, and Salesforce double down

2025-08-15 01:40:27

Cohere's market proposition has always been to offer secure LLMs specifically geared for enterprise use, not for consumers.

Lovable projects $1B in ARR within next 12 months

2025-08-14 23:48:52

Lovable is a vibe coding startup growing phenomenally quickly, according to new sales projections from CEO Anton Osika. 

Buzzy AI startup Multiverse creates two of the smallest high-performing models ever

2025-08-14 23:00:00

It humorously calls this family the Model Zoo because one is like the size of a fly's brain and the other the size of a chicken's.