Vance worked at Mithril Capital, a venture capital firm backed by Peter Thiel, in 2016. A former coworker previously told Business Insider that Vance was often away from work promoting his book, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Thiel ended up playing an instrumental role in Vance’s rise to power in politics, donating $15 million to his Senate campaign
The debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety has only intensified in the age of AI. And Flock Safety, a company that has seen both an influx of investment and intense public backlash, finds itself right in the center of that debate. That’s why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we’re
Growing up, I didn’t see poker as a game for girls. My dad and brothers played constantly, with the sounds of them placing bets and shuffling cards always in my periphery. But they never invited me to join them. They once let me join a game of Texas Hold ‘Em without fully explaining the rules,
For the first time since 2024, StrictlyVC returns to New York City and we’ll be providing the kind of access you’d expect from a secret event to the entire startup, VC and dealmaking community. For years, StrictlyVC has hosted a series of some of the most interesting nights a VC, founder or dealmaker can spend,
In the face of SpaceX’s historic IPO, the comments from skeptics were strong. Some criticized the company’s initial valuation as too high. Others opposed what they considered fantastic ideas that would take decades to realize. Another popular narrative was that retail investors, who were granted a larger share of shares than usual, would be left
Hugging Face, a platform that hosts AI models and datasets, said its internal datasets and service credentials were compromised in an attack last week. The company disclosed the breach on Friday, but said it was still investigating whether any customer or partner data was stolen during the incident. In a blog post, the company said
