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This startup is using AI to close gaps in women's healthcare
When Kelly Lacob was 14 years old, her mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. After 14 years in remission, the cancer returned during Lacob's first year at Stanford Graduate School of Business. She graduated and moved home to care for her mother…
BlackRock Backs Secondary-Market Startup Caplight in New Round
Caplight, a startup that offers pricing data and matchmaking services for shares of private companies, has raised $16 million in a Series A round co-led by BlackRock and Fin Capital. UBS is joining as a strategic investor and partner, Caplight said…
Qualcomm to buy AI startup Modular in $4 billion deal
June 24 (Reuters) - Qualcomm said on Wednesday it would buy AI startup Modular in an all-stock deal valued at nearly $4 billion, as the chipmaker looks to diversify beyond its core smartphone business. Buying Modular pits…
Canada has everything for an AI startup boom except the strategy
AI-native startups are growing ten times faster than the rest of tech, but we've read a similar story before. The annual Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) was released by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network at VivaTech Paris…
An AI startup is suing the US government for taking away Anthropic's new model
One AI startup just sued the US government for cutting its access to Anthropic's top models. On Tuesday, legal tech company Legion filed a suit in Washington, D.C. over a government order requiring Anthropic to keep its models Fable 5 and Mythos 5…
This AI startup is offering New Yorkers free house cleaning - but there's a catch
As a longtime New York resident and admitted clean freak, I've walked into too many apartments that wouldn't look out of place on an episode of Hoarders. While there are plenty of cleaning companies that are willing to wade through all the junk in…
Qualcomm inks deal for AI startup Modular to bolster software stack, data center buildout
Qualcomm is buying AI infrastructure startup Modular to bolster its AI portfolio. Modular's tools help businesses run AI more efficiently. Qualcomm wants to expand its footprint in the data center market Qualcomm on Wednesday said it's buying…
Indian Deep-Tech Startup Completes Assembly Of E200X Electric Air Taxi
Chennai's deep-tech startup, The ePlane Company, has achieved a major milestone by completing the assembly of its e200X electric air taxi prototype, poised to revolutionise urban air mobility with its versatile design for passenger, cargo, and…
NATO opens challenge to startups, engineers and defense companies
NATO seeks technologies capable of shutting down enemy airfields longer Competition focuses on aircraft, runways, fuel depots and infrastructure Proposed systems must survive electronic warfare and navigation disruptions NATO and Ukraine have…
Israeli AI startup sold to French media giant Netgem
BARY, an Israeli AI company founded in Tel Aviv, was sold to the French media and technology group Netgem, as part of another Israeli exit in the artificial intelligence sector. Netgem, which is traded on the Euronext exchange, said it is acquiring…
Canada's venture capital crunch is squeezing early-stage startups
New RBCx data shows early-stage founders raised 40% less capital in Q1 2026 while funding needs remain steady TORONTO, June 24, 2026 /CNW/ - New data from RBCx reveals Canada's early-stage startup ecosystem is facing growing pressure, with both the…
Exclusive: Seltz, a startup trying to reinvent web search for AI agents, raises $12.5 seed round
The rise of AI has rekindled the long-dormant search wars. Chatbots and AI agents need to surface timely, relevant information about news and all kinds of products and services. AI startup Seltz is among the players lining up to take on Google…
Qualcomm Acquires AI Startup Modular To Challenge NVIDIA's Dominance
The battle for AI hardware is heating up, and Qualcomm just launched a direct assault on NVIDIA's dominance. The company has reached a deal to acquire Modular Inc., an AI software infrastructure startup, in an all-stock transaction that is reported…
The 10 Hottest Cloud Computing Startups Of 2026 (So Far)
An artificial intelligence cloud and model life-cycle management platform. Financial operations tools that aim to follow AI waste from cloud to coding agent. And a company taking data centers to space. Fireworks AI, PointFive and Starcloud are…
Calling all creatives: How you can win AED 80,000 for your startup in Dubai
Dubai: For any entrepreneur working in the creative and culture industry – this is your chance to boost your business and win up to AED 80,000 in funding. Dubai Culture is organising the third Al Quoz Creative Entrepreneurship Forum…
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