Deals
Capital One Acquires Brex: Founder Mode, Meet McLean, Virginia
Capital One is buying Brex for $5.15B, merging AI-native fintech ambition with big-bank scale—and proving fintech’s future lives inside banks.
Startup
AI
Humans&, Human-Centric AI, and the Art of Not Mentioning a $480M Seed Round
A human-centric AI startup raises $480M at a $4.48B valuation—then launches without saying so. Welcome to the mega-seed era.
Startup
The First-Ever Deep Dive Into Greenland’s Tech Startup Ecosystem
Greenland doesn’t have VCs or hype cycles, but it does have real tech solving real problems. We took the first-ever deep dive into its startup ecosystem.
Satire
The Letter Groq Should Have Sent to the Employees Left Behind After the Nvidia Deal
Groq’s Nvidia deal made headlines—but many employees were left behind. A snarky imagined letter explains how modern “exits” really work.
Deals
The $6–7 Million Startup Club: Every U.S. Startup That Raised Between $6–7M in 2025
A snarky deep dive into every U.S. startup that raised $6–7 million in 2025, inspired by the viral 6–7 meme and tech’s most honest funding tier.
Launch
The Startup Paradox of 2025: Chill Vibe Coding in a Brutal 9-9-6 Work Week
In 2025, startup culture is somehow embracing vibe coding and the 9-9-6 grind at the same time. Here’s a snarky look into tech’s most hilarious productivity paradox.
Startup
Join SiliconSnark in Vibe Founding: A Movement, a Mindset, and a Middle Finger to Startup Orthodoxy
What if startup building could be joyful again? What if it could be...a vibe? That’s vibe founding.
TechCrunch
Why SiliconSnark Deserves to Win TechCrunch Startup Battlefield (And Why You Should Apply Instead)
It’s that time of year again—TechCrunch Startup Battlefield is officially open for applications. There is one startup that stands above them all: SiliconSnark.