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Video generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B
Singapore-based video generation startup PixVerse said today that it has closed its Series C extension, with a total of $439 million raised in the round. The company told TechCrunch that, with the new tranche of funding, its valuation has crossed…
The 'Shark Tank' Effect: How 10 Sleep Startups Actually Made It Big - Forbes Vetted
Mark Cuban, famed entrepreneur and part owner of the Dallas Mavericks, isn't shy about sharing that he enjoys routinely cozying up in an adult swaddle. Why? Because he calls it—the Sleep Pod by Hug Sleep—an “amazing…
Listing is a must': Chinese humanoid startups are rushing to launch IPOs
Humanoid startup LimX raised $200 million in a pre-IPO round that values the company at $2.21 billion. Founder Will Zhang said the technology has reached a point where going public is necessary. Investment in China's humanoid robot sector has…
Apple acquires observability startup SigScalr
Apple has acquired certain assets and hired employees from SigScalr, the company behind the observability app SigLens. Here are the details. Whenever Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, or Microsoft makes acquisitions or takes other actions…
Can this startup cool NYC's sweltering subway stations?
On a hot summer day in New York City, walking into a subway station can feel like descending into a sauna, improbably even hotter and muggier than the air outside. Unlike more modern subway stations around the world, New York's century-old stations…
This Startup Wants to Use Space Mirrors to Light Up Earth at Night. Feds Just Said Go Ahead
California startup Reflect Orbital received clearance to launch its first satellite, aiming to build a constellation to illuminate dark areas with in-space mirrors. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted approval for the launch of…
Drone Startup Helsing Raises at $18 Billion With Goldman Backing
Helsing has raised a financing round at a valuation of $18 billion from investors including the growth equity arm of Goldman Sachs Alternatives, cementing its status as Europe's largest defense startup. The Munich-based company finalized a $1.8…
Amazon, Flexport Alum Dave Clark's Supply Chain Startup Raises $50M
Dave Clark spent 23 years building out Amazon's delivery network and a brief stretch heading up digital freight forwarder Flexport. Now his own company, Auger, has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by venture capital firm Eclipse, with…
Welcome To The 'Show Me' Era: Sapphire Ventures' Anders Ranum On What Separates Winning AI Startups From The Rest
Public market software multiples are hovering at decade lows as investors price in the long-term risk of AI disruption. Meanwhile, private market valuations for AI startups continue to hit record highs. Striking a balance between these two…
What is BrainCo, the Chinese startup taking on Neuralink in brain computer interfaces?
Now, a new wave of neuratech startups are looking to challenge Neuralink by betting that the future of mass market neural tech lies in non-invasive devices, rather than brain implants, that do not require opening the skull at all. One such startup…
Defense technology startup Helsing raises $1.8B at $18B valuation
German defense technology startup Helsing SE today announced that it has closed a $1.8 billion Series E investment. The late-stage capital was provided by a group of 10 new and returning investors. JPMorganChase, General Catalyst, Lightspeed and…
Spatial AI startup Augmodo raises $21M to expand beyond retail stores
Spatial artificial intelligence startup Augmodo Inc. said today it has raised $21 million in an impromptu funding round that lifts its valuation to $350 million. TQ Ventures served as the lead investors, with participation from Lerer Hippeau…
Startup Funding: Q2 2026
Investors kept pouring money into AI hardware startups in the second quarter of 2026. While companies focused on chips for AI data centers have largely dominated the funding over the past year, startups creating edge silicon re-emerged this quarter…
A $5M startup claims rare earth-free electric motor breakthrough
A Bengaluru startup called Vimag Labs just secured its fifth Indian patent for an electric motor that runs without any rare-earth magnets, using software and power electronics to generate its magnetic field instead. It's a small, $5-million company…
SpaceX and AI startup wealth fuels demand for private jets
Aviation lawyer Amanda Applegate skipped her annual vacation last month as a surge of wealth from AI startups and SpaceX (SPCX.O) sent a wave of tech investors shopping for private jets, burying her in paperwork for…
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