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TechCrunch has published the complete agenda for its one-day Founder Summit at Boston's SoWa Power Station on November 4. Sessions include Underscore partner Brian Devaney on fundraising strategy and HubSpot co-founder and Sequoia partner Brian Halligan on evolving as a CEO through company growth stages, alongside talks on AI-native company building. Tickets are currently on sale at discounted early pricing.
TechCrunch is giving startups until September 18 at 11:59 p.m. PT to reserve an exhibit table for Disrupt 2026, set for October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. The event expects over 10,000 founders, investors and operators, with exhibitors getting a branded table, ten team passes, lead-generation tools, press list access and Silver Tier sponsor status.
Chinese AI company Z.AI, previously known as Zhipu AI, is seeking to raise $5 billion in fresh capital. The move follows a $4 billion share placement the company completed just two months earlier in July.
In a Decoder interview, GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan discusses how the fundraising platform, which he took over in March 2020, grew into a major cultural fixture during the pandemic and subsequent political unrest. He notes that medical expenses remain the most common fundraising category across every market the company operates in, highlighting gaps in healthcare systems worldwide.