Cluely's Roy Lee hints that viral hype is not enough

Recapping this week in startups

View this email online in your browser  November 07, 2025 TechCrunch Top 3 Cluely's Roy Lee hints that viral hype is not enough: Lee declined to share Cluely's financial metrics just four months after boasting how quickly the startup is growing. Read More Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces 'dislikes' beta: As users "dislike" posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings. Read More Sam Altman says 'enough' to questions about OpenAI's revenue: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said that the company is doing "well more" than $13 billion in annual revenue — and he sounded a little testy when pressed on how it will pay for its massive spending commitments. Read More A message from J.P. Morgan From vision to venture backed J.P. Morgan helps make connections that matter. With a network of strategic partners, J.P. Morgan offers unparalleled access to support startups at all stages of growth. Get Connected Must-Reads Inception raises $50 million to build diffusion models for code and text: Diffusion models already power AI image generators, but Inception thinks they can be even more powerful applied in software development. Read More Replika founder raises $20M pre-seed for Wabi, the 'YouTube of apps' : Wabi, a startup from the founder of Replika, has just raised a $20 million pre-seed round. Wabi is like "YouTube for apps" — a social platform where anyone can use prompts to instantly create mini apps and share them with friends. Read More How one founder plans to save cities from flooding with terraforming robots: Instead of building seawalls or dikes, Terranova has developed a new way to raise cities to protect them from sea-level rise. Read More Locket's social app is picking up steam with Gen Alpha: Locket's social app is using iOS Live Activities to reach Gen Alpha via the iPhone Lock Screen. Read More Anker-backed hybrid RV startup Evotrex comes out of stealth: Evotrex joins startups like Lightship, Pebble, and Grounded in trying to disrupt the RV market, which is skewing younger. Read More A message from Bland AI Can AI really clone your best employee? In San Francisco, Bland AI proves it's possible with voice agents that mirror your best reps. From lead qualification to customer support and follow-ups, Bland replicates top performers at scale with AI. Book a demo today to see how it can work for your business. Book a demo Be the first to know when news breaks Subscribe to our News Alerts, and you won't miss a thing. Breaking news, exclusives, and special reports—straight to your inbox. Sign up for News Alerts! Last but Not Least a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff: Andreessen Horowitz is pausing its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, according to multiple sources. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2025 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107