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When its season ended early this month, Angel City FC finished 11th out of 13 teams, a disappointing result for the Los Angeles soccer franchise that venture capitalist Kara Nortman co-founded in 2020. But the season’s struggles tell only part of a much larger story that’s reshaping how investors think about women’s sports. Despite its lackluster on-field performance, Angel City itself has become a case study (including literally, inside Harvard Business School) in how to best construct a women’s sports property. The team’s celebrity ownership group, including Natalie Portman and Serena Williams, has helped generate nearly unprecedented buzz. The franchise…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 7:00 AM ET, Thu November 27, 2025 Winter is getting in the swing in the northern parts of the world, and in between party planning and holiday shopping, some of us enjoy dreaming of our next great vacation. Yet while we might dream of warmer weather or a tropical climate, some of us just want to visit a place without being one of the thousands in a crowd—and this is where the destinations below come in! While many people enjoy visiting the destinations listed below during the summer, we recommend checking them out in the winter,…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 6:05 PM ET, Wed November 26, 2025 Azamara Cruises is unveiling a new pre-cruise reservation program for specialty dining and spa treatments.Guests with confirmed bookings can now secure their favorite experiences before setting sail. The new pre-cruise reservation capabilities will roll out beginning December 1, across the fleet in phases, with availability expanding throughout December. “True hospitality begins before a guest even steps on board,” says Simon Blacoe, vice president of hotel operations for Azamara Cruises. “Our guests told us they wanted more flexibility in planning their dining experiences, and this new pre-cruise reservations program delivers…
Vibe coding has taken the tech industry by storm, and it’s not just the Lovables and Replits of the world that are winning. The startups building the infrastructure behind them are cashing in too. Supabase, the open-source database platform that’s become the backend of choice for the vibe-coding world, raised $100 million at a $5 billion valuation just months after closing $200 million at $2 billion. But co-founder and CEO Paul Copplestone has a surprising strategy: he keeps turning down million-dollar enterprise contracts from deep-pocketed but demanding customers. He’s betting instead that if he sticks to his own product vision, the world will come to him. So far, he’s been right. Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Julie Bort sat down with Copplestone to explore Supabase’s rise and what…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 6:00 PM ET, Wed November 26, 2025 Celestyal Cruises is unveiling a rebranded travel advisor education and training platform.“Celestyal Campus” will relaunch as “Celestyal Stars” on December 1, just in time for wave season. Travel advisors can access the platform via the brand’s trade portal, Celestyal Compass. “Celestyal Stars is designed to empower and inspire our valued travel partners,” says John Diorio, vice president of business development for North America for Celestyal Cruises. “By making learning more engaging and rewarding, we’re giving advisors the tools and confidence to showcase the very best of Celestyal to…
For years, when it was time for startups to start selling their product, they could turn to any number of traditional playbooks. But as with so many things, AI is changing how companies prepare to go to market. “You can do more with less than ever before,” Max Altschuler, general partner at GTMfund, told the audience at TechCrunch Disrupt last month. The challenge for founders and operators, though, will be threading the needle. While there has been some chatter of startups hiring developers more versed and loosing them on typical GTM problems, he said, there’s still a need for more…
Meesho, an Indian e-commerce rival to Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart, is set to launch a roughly $606 million IPO marked by token sell-downs from early backers and no sales from big names such as SoftBank and Prosus, signalling investor conviction in India’s booming online retail market at a time when tech shareholders globally have been cashing out at listings. The ten-year-old startup plans to price its shares at ₹105–111 each, raising ₹42.50 billion (about $475 million) in fresh capital and a small remainder through secondary sales, giving Meesho a post-issue valuation of roughly ₹501 billion (around $5.60 billion). The startup…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 6:00 PM ET, Wed November 26, 2025 Every month, we at TravelPulse curate a list of the most important travel news you should know. This one’s all about hotels and resorts—from exciting new openings and developments to Marriott’s dramatic split with Sonder and an update on how hotels and resorts in Jamaica are doing following Hurricane Melissa. Read on to get the short impact of these stories, and click the links provided to read the full information. Hurricane Melissa Impacts Hotels & Resorts in Jamaica Sandals Dunns River. (Photo Credit: Sandals Resorts)Eight Hyatt properties across Jamaica suspended…
Vibe coding has taken the tech industry by storm, and it’s not just the Lovables and Replits of the world that are winning. The startups building the infrastructure behind them are cashing in too. Supabase, the open-source database platform that’s become the backend of choice for the vibe-coding world, raised $100 million at a $5 billion valuation just months after closing $200 million at $2 billion. But co-founder and CEO Paul Copplestone has a surprising strategy: he keeps turning down million-dollar enterprise contracts from deep-pocketed but demanding customers. He’s betting instead that if he sticks to his own product vision, the world will come to him. So far, he’s been right. Today on TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Julie Bort sat down with Copplestone to explore Supabase’s rise and what…
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ross Ramsey enjoys spending time with fellow alums at Michigan State football tailgates.These aren’t just any old former Spartans, though.They were Sparty himself – something few knew when Ramsey and his pals donned the muscular mascot suit two decades ago.“Once you are done being Sparty, you can tell others that you were Sparty,” said Ramsey, a physician and hospital administrator in Pigeon, Michigan. “And clearly you have a close bond with those others who were in the same role as you, because they couldn’t share that experience with anyone else at the time, either.”Ramsey and…