Marina Temkin, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com Startup and Technology News Thu, 22 May 2025 22:42:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Marina Temkin, Author at TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com 32 32 Hinge Health pops 17%, but joins growing ranks of down-round IPOs https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/hinge-health-pops-17-but-joins-growing-ranks-of-down-round-ipos/ Thu, 22 May 2025 21:58:33 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3011241 Klarna’s revenue per employee soars to nearly $1M thanks to AI efficiency push https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/19/klarnas-revenue-per-employee-soars-to-nearly-1m-thanks-to-ai-efficiency-push/ Tue, 20 May 2025 00:36:18 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3009155 Fake fired Twitter worker ‘Rahul Ligma’ is a real engineer with an AI data startup used by Harvard https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/fake-fired-twitter-worker-rahul-ligma-is-a-real-engineer-with-an-ai-data-startup-used-by-harvard/ Thu, 15 May 2025 21:35:07 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3007773 Redpoint raises $650M 3 years after its last big early-stage fund https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/redpoint-raises-650m-3-years-after-its-last-big-early-stage-fund/ Thu, 15 May 2025 20:42:30 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3007787 Sprinter Health raises $55M to expand its at-home healthcare service https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/sprinter-health-raises-55m-to-expand-its-at-home-healthcare-service/ Thu, 15 May 2025 20:40:48 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3007568 Sequoia leads $1.5B tender offer for sales automation startup Clay https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/08/clay-authorizes-employee-tender-at-a-1-5b-valuation-led-by-sequoia/ Thu, 08 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3004764 Rove, founded by a 22-year-old, is helping Gen Z earn airline miles without credit cards https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/rove-founded-by-a-22-year-old-is-helping-gen-z-earn-airline-miles-without-credit-cards/ Wed, 07 May 2025 20:30:05 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3004485 NewLimit, founded by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, raises $130M to develop age-reversing treatments https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/newlimit-founded-by-coinbase-ceo-brian-armstrong-raises-130m-to-develop-age-reversing-therapies/ Tue, 06 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3003416 11x CEO Hasan Sukkar steps down https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/11x-ceo-hasan-sukkar-steps-down/ Mon, 05 May 2025 18:40:15 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3002968 Gruve.ai promises software-like margins for AI tech consulting, disrupting decades-old Industry https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/gruve-ai-promises-software-like-margins-for-ai-tech-consulting-disrupting-decades-old-industry/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3001300 Sarah Tavel, Benchmark’s first woman GP, transitions to venture partner https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/sarah-tavel-benchmarks-first-woman-gp-transitions-to-venture-partner/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:47:32 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3000988 Figure AI sent cease-and-desist letters to secondary markets brokers https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/figure-ai-sent-cease-and-desist-letters-to-secondary-markets-brokers/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:59:22 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3000894 Why OpenAI wanted to buy Cursor but opted for the fast-growing Windsurf https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/22/why-openai-wanted-to-buy-cursor-but-opted-for-the-fast-growing-windsurf/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:42:21 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2997417 Tariff turmoil may have killed the tech M&A market’s comeback https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/21/tariff-turmoil-may-have-killed-the-tech-ma-markets-comeback/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:12:14 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2996503 Techstars increases startup funding to $220,000, mirroring YC structure https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/18/techstars-increases-startup-funding-to-220000-mirroring-yc-structure/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:15:17 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2996173 OpenAI pursued Cursor maker before entering into talks to buy Windsurf for $3B https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/17/openai-pursued-cursor-maker-before-entering-into-talks-to-buy-windsurf-for-3b/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 03:01:08 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2995836 Chapter, a Medicare startup with links to Vance, Thiel, and Ramaswamy, just raised a round at $1.5B valuation https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/chapter-a-medicare-startup-with-links-to-vance-thiel-and-ramaswamy-just-raised-a-round-at-1-5b-valuation/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:08:45 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2995334 OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Windsurf for $3B, with news expected later this week https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/openai-is-reportedly-in-talks-to-buy-windsurf-for-3b-with-news-expected-later-this-week/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:50:51 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2995199 Startup funding hit records in Q1. But the outlook for 2025 is still awful. https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/16/startup-funding-hit-records-in-q1-but-the-outlook-for-2025-is-still-awful/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:50:55 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2994937 Cofertility’s radical model for women: Freeze your eggs for free by donating half of them https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/12/cofertility-lets-women-freeze-their-eggs-for-free-through-its-donor-matching-program/ Sat, 12 Apr 2025 19:25:45 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=2992519