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African defense tech startup Terra Industries raises $52M
It turns out that it's not only U.S. and European companies pushing the concept of autonomous warfare. Nigeria-based Terra Industries is a defense technology startup that develops automated security systems for governments and infrastructure…
SoftBank invests $200 million in construction startup Gravis Robotics
SoftBank Group has invested $200 million in Gravis Robotics, a Swiss startup that makes autonomous software for construction machinery. Zurich-based Gravis announced the Series A investment in a statement on Monday but didn't share a valuation. It…
Semiconductor Giants Are Busy Backing Startups This Year
Anyone with a stock portfolio has invariably noticed that semiconductor companies are on a tear this year. Massive AI spending has helped push earnings and valuations for industry leaders to record levels. In turn, semiconductor giants are…
AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google's Chrome team
Relay, an AI-powered workflow automation tool that was launched in 2021 with the goal of becoming the new Zapier, is shutting down, and some of its staff — including its top executive — are joining Google's Chrome team. Jacob Bank…
AI proptech startup EliseAI is in talks to raise a new round of funding at a $3.7 billion valuation
The latest multi-billion dollar AI startup isn't for writing code or generating images. It's for answering your landlord. New York-based property and housing management company EliseAI is in talks to raise a new round of funding at a $3.7 billion…
The 25 most promising robotics startups in 2026, according to investors
Nominated by: Amy Yin, defy.vc (an investor) Total funding: $6.5 million, according to the company What it does: San Francisco-based Avatar Robotics uses remotely operated robots to sort and pack products in warehouses. The company uses data from…
Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic
For over a century, fire protection has been limited to water and chemicals. And while they can prevent catastrophic fires, the cleanup bills can be significant. But maybe not for long. Sonic Fire Tech is testing a sound-powered fire protection…
Israeli AI startup Decart nears multibillion-dollar Anthropic deal
Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev, the founders of Israeli AI startup Decart are in the final stages of signing a huge deal with Anthropic, the US AI company behind Claude. The deal is expected to not only bring one of the world's most successful…
$1 billion NYC-startup Dash0 acquires Berlin tech company to build software that fixes itself
The American software startup Dash0 is going on a shopping spree: the New York City-headquartered observability company, founded by Mirko Novakovic, is acquiring Berlin-based startup Polar Signals, the companies announced on Monday. The acquisition…
This AI startup is using self-driving car technology to bring 3D video to live sports
If you've ever played a sports video game—such as an entry in the long-running Madden NFL series, or one of the annual releases focused on the NHL, NBA, or MLB—you're likely familiar with the ability to follow the action from every…
3 In 4 Spacetech Startups Yet To Raise Equity Capital
India may have joined a club of three nations with private orbital launch capability following Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 milestone, but three among four of the country's space startups are still waiting on their first funding round. Data from…
America250 Backs College Entrepreneurs with Re-Opening of 'America's Startup' National Competition
Applications are open August 17 through October 8, 2026, inviting undergraduate students (or the equivalent) enrolled at accredited U.S. colleges, universities, and trade schools to compete for a share of a $1 million total prize…
Adaptive Biotech co-founder raises $15M for new startup to rethink how AI trains on science
Harlan Robins spent years as the co-founder and chief scientific officer of Adaptive Biotechnologies, helping build massive datasets to decode the human immune system. But as artificial intelligence exploded across life sciences, he recognized a…
OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI called this S.F. building home. Now another startup is moving in
The Pioneer Building has become something like a revolving door for San Francisco's tech elite. Stripe once called the three-story historic Mission District building home, followed by OpenAI and Elon Musk 's xAI. Now another buzzy artificial…
'Only idiot startup founders stay in Cali': Mark Cuban rips Ro Khanna on billionaire tax-reveals a rift between Democrats and their wealthy supporters
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban didn't hold back in a public squabble with Rep. Ro Khanna about the proposed wealth taxes in California—cracking open a feud between one of the wealthiest Democratic Party supporters and the left wing of…
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