‘Silicon Valley’ star Thomas Middleditch makes a surprise appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Actor Thomas Middleditch had a planned takeover of Australian startup Othelia’s presentation at the pitch showcase stage.
Waabi unveils autonomous truck made in partnership with Volvo
The move comes as Waabi announced earlier this year that it was partnering with Volvo Autonomous Solutions to build a custom purpose built truck based on Volvo’s auto autonomy platform using Waabi’s software stack.
Unlisted connects homeowners with prospective buyers before they even put their homes up for sale and is part of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Unlisted is like Zillow but for homes that are not yet on the market. The company is now launching an iOS app.
Unthread has a plan for cleaning up Slack and will show off its tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Unthread builds Slack-native, AI-powered support bots for high-profile customers like Intuit, Lemonade, and Automattic.
Inside CampusAI’s mission to close the AI training gap for everyday workers — check it out at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
CampusAI is an educational platform focused on making learning accessible to everyday people who want to bring AI into their everyday workflows, and a virtual ecosystem to connect like-minded people.
Mappa’s AI voice analysis helps you find the best job candidates and will show off its tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Mappa’s AI hiring platform can assess a candidate’s behavior based on voice patterns, and aims to take some of the guesswork out of hiring.
Super Teacher is building an AI tutor for elementary schools — catch it at Disrupt 2025
Super Teacher’s app features animated tutors with AI-generated voices that guide students through interactive lessons. Students talk to the app using voice, like a conversation with a teacher.
Khosla-backed Mazama taps super-hot rocks in race to deliver 24/7 power
Geothermal startup Mazama Energy said it drilled a borehole that set a temperature record. Such superhot rocks could make geothermal a key player in data center power.
Mirror’s founder is back with a new ‘connected screen’ startup: a gaming device called ‘Board’
Mirror’s founder is back with a connected gaming startup called Board that combines board games and video games.
Netflix CTO says more vertical video experiments are coming, but streamer is not competing with TikTok
Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone says company is experimenting with vertical video, but isn’t trying to be TikTok.