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Companies using software often have to strike a difficult balance between patching systems as quickly as possible to prevent cyber-attacks, while also ensuring that updates do not break system operations. That's what startup CyDeploy wants to help you with. The company's founder, Tina Williams Koroma, explained to TechCrunch that the idea of CyDeploy is to use machine learning to observe and record the most critical systems that companies run, create replicas of them, and allow companies using CyDeploy to run tests on what she calls a “digital twin” before deploying to actual live systems. “We record how users use applications…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is coming! If you're still on the fence about attending in person, join us for the extensive schedule of speakers, networking opportunities, workshops, afterparties, and more available here. There's still plenty of time to get your tickets, and since there's only 2 days left, we're offering you a 50% discount. However, if you can't attend in person, checking out Disrupt Stage's livestream is the next best thing. The Disrupt Stage will feature some of the most prominent speakers and the highly anticipated Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition. We're streaming via YouTube, so you can watch the embed…
This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos speaks with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill President Lee Roberts to discuss their ambitious plans to make AI the university's north star during a tumultuous year. Roberts details his decision to combine UNC's Department of Data Science and Sociology with the Department of Information and Library Science, and explains why breaking down academic silos is essential as technology advances faster than at a typical university. He talked about the $38 million in federal research grants that have been discontinued, concentrated in areas such as public health, and why he is less…
Day 2 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 has begun. That means San Francisco's Moscone West will once again be packed with speakers, workshops, networking opportunities, and after-parties for attendees. Please note that you can still register for tickets to join in the excitement. Another day has passed, so you can get tickets here for 50% off the standard walk-up price. Update our speaker lineup here or click the anchor links below to dig deeper into each stage, event, networking opportunity, and more. The most important thing is to have fun outside. If you want to join the conversation about Disrupt, post…
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Sequoia managing partner Roelof Botha argued that the venture industry is not an asset class and that pouring more money into Silicon Valley won't create better companies. “Investing in ventures is a risk with no return,” Botha said in an interview on the main stage at TechCrunch's Disrupt on Monday. “If you've ever studied capital asset pricing models, you know the joke. The reason I came up with this is because if you look at the history of venture capital, venture capital is an asset that is uncorrelated with other asset classes.” “So the thinking of…
Astro Teller, CEO of X, Alphabet's “moonshot factory” where the company develops nearly impossible things, shared what makes a moonshot and detailed the company's “fail fast” mantra at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 conference on Monday. Notable companies that started as moonshots from X's Moonshot factory include Waymo and Wing. Teller pointed out that Company X has a “2% hit rate,” which means most of what the company tries won't work, but that's OK. He said X defines a moonshot as having three specific components. The first is that we need to try to solve the world's big problems. Second, you…
In an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 on Monday, Sequoia Capital managing partner Roelof Botha defended fellow Sequoia partner Sean Maguire over Maguire's controversial comments earlier this year, saying the firm believes in its partners' right to “free speech.” In a July 4 post on X, Maguire attacked New York City mayoral candidate Zoran Mamdani, calling him an “Islamist” who “comes from a culture that lies about everything.” His comments sparked considerable backlash online and sparked a debate about the reputational risk for the VC firm, which has backed companies such as Airbnb, Google, Nvidia and Stripe. Immediately after the…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is coming! If you're still on the fence about attending in person, join us for the extensive schedule of speakers, networking opportunities, workshops, afterparties, and more available here. There's still time to get your tickets! However, if you can't attend in person, checking out Disrupt Stage's livestream is the next best thing. The Disrupt Stage will feature some of the most prominent speakers and the highly anticipated Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition. We're streaming via YouTube, so you can watch the embed below or click this link to watch live. Below is an overview of what you…
On day one today, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is at full throttle. 10,000 founders, investors, and builders flock to Moscone West to run ideas, demos, and trades nonstop. The energy is exciting, conversations are everywhere, and breakthroughs are just beginning. From the startup battlefield to the AI Disruptor 60, from space entrepreneurs to founders redefining how and when startups go public, this is where the next decade of technology is being written. Every conversation in the hallway, every roundtable, every coffee chat can lead to a new partnership or the next big company. See the list of speakers. Not registered yet?…
Despite growing rumors of an AI bubble, Sequoia Capital insists its investment approach is not influenced by market enthusiasm. “Markets ebb and flow, but our strategy remains consistent. We are always looking for outlier founders with ideas to build generational businesses,” said Bogomir Balkansky, partner in Sequoia's early investment team. Demonstrating this consistency, Sequoia on Monday announced two new funds roughly matching the size of those launched nearly three years ago. A $750 million early-stage fund and a $200 million seed fund for Series A startups. These funds were introduced after a tumultuous time for the legendary company. In 2021,…