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This Billion-Dollar Startup Is Challenging NVIDIA's Grip On AI Computing
The AI boom is creating a massive computing crisis. As millions of users interact with AI every day, the hardware that powers modern models is hitting limits in speed, memory, and energy consumption. Enter SambaNova Systems: a startup that has…
How B2B Startups Can Turn Community Into A Growth Engine
Andrey Insarov, Founder and CEO at it.com Domains. Let's be honest: Launching a startup right now is tough. Even though 2025 saw venture funding grow for the first time since Covid, deal activity is sliding, with bigger checks issued to…
Warner Music acquires AI attribution startup Sureel AI
Warner Music Music (WMG) announced on Wednesday that it's acquiring AI attribution startup Sureel AI. Sureel's patented technology creates “AI DNA” for songs and breaks them down into component parts to trace how AI models use those…
AI routing' startups cash in on the messiest part of the AI boom
The backlash against rising AI costs is growing, and now investors are pouring cash into startups that help save companies from that sticker shock. These startups, known as AI-routing companies, help developers direct their tasks to different AI…
This $2.2 Billion AI Startup Is Helping The Country's Largest Landlords With Admin Work
Before starting EliseAI CEO Minna Song took a front-desk job at a real estate firm in Manhattan to learn the problems property manager and residents face. If you're interested in renting an apartment in one of Equity Residential's 300 properties…
Sector Snapshot: Semiconductor Startup Funding Still Running Hot
When we last wrote about semiconductor startup investment in January, enthusiasm was running high and funding tallies were on the rise. Checking in five months later, the space continues to sizzle from a startup funding standpoint, even though…
Meet a startup's futuristic air taxi that could reshape air travel
Commuting by air is largely a luxury reserved for the elite — but ambitious startups are betting that won't last much longer. Aerospace companies have spent years and billions of dollars trying to make battery-powered flying taxis a reality…
Consumer AI has a cost crisis. This AI voice startup is trying to help.
The soaring cost of running AI models has become one of the biggest threats to consumer AI startups. This is forcing some of these young companies to slow growth, pivot to business products, or risk being copied by larger rivals with deeper…
Datadog veterans launch AI coding startup Niteshift on a bet against Big AI lock-in
AI coding agent startup Niteshift has raised a $7 million seed round led by Greylock's Jerry Chen. That's a modest sum by AI standards, but the startup, founded by two former early Datadog engineers, has attracted some big-name angels like Reid…
Tether Backs German Robotics Startup Neura in $1.4 Billion Round
German startup Neura Robotics has raised about $1.4 billion in a funding round backed by stablecoin issuer Tether Holdings SA to develop and ship its artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robot. Other investors in the Series C financing included…
This health startup will create a weekly podcast just for you-starring your bloodwork
We're inundated with data, but for many people, finding a way to make sense of it is elusive. But when it comes to health data, one company thinks it's found a way to help: with weekly, AI -generated personal podcasts for users, updating users on…
VCs can't get enough of legal startups. Andreessen Horowitz just invested in one taking work from patent lawyers.
Legal tech giant Harvey is racing to help lawyers work faster. Startup Fearn wants to help inventors get further before they ever call a lawyer. The startup has raised $5.5 million to build AI software that lets inventors draft patents themselves.
How Kendra Scott used 3 simple elements to turn her jewelry startup into a $1 billion company
Building a retail brand from scratch is harder than it looks. However, after transforming her jewelry business into a $1 billion brand, Kendra Scott is sharing her learnings with other entrepreneurs, including the three elements that were crucial…
UK startup Applied Atomics to enter US market with focus on military space mobility
WASHINGTON — U.K.-based startup Applied Atomics has raised $4 million in pre-seed financing and established a U.S. presence as it seeks to carve out a position in the market for spacecraft mobility, a sector attracting interest from military…
Exclusive | Anti-Nvidia Data Center Startup Is Valued at $1.55 Billion in New Funding Round
In the artificial-intelligence world, pretty much everyone wants to lay hands on chips and other computing hardware made by the market leader, Nvidia. Everyone except Darrick Horton, that is. Horton is the 28-year-old co-founder and chief executive…
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