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techcrunch.com - Julie Bort - OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro
OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro
TechCrunch

OpenAI has acquired personal finance startup Hiro Finance, founder Ethan Bloch announced on Monday and OpenAI confirmed to TechCrunch. The startup was backed by A-list fintech VC firm Ribbit, as well as General Catalyst and Restive. Terms of the…

ajc.com - Zachary Hansen - Data centers in space? This Georgia startup says it's not science fiction.
Data centers in space? This Georgia startup says it's not science fiction.
ajc

This is a Space Armor tile by Marietta-based startup Atomic-6, which is a lightweight structure used to protect orbital equipment from debris. (Courtesy of Atomic-6) Connectivity is key for data centers on Earth, requiring fiber lines to transmit…

bloomberg.com - Gabrielle Coppola - Bezos-Backed EV Truck Startup Slate Auto Raises $650 Million
Bezos-Backed EV Truck Startup Slate Auto Raises $650 Million
Bloomberg

Slate Auto, the electric vehicle startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has raised $650 million to fund its effort to bring a mid-$20,000 electric pickup truck to the US market by year-end. TWG Global, headed by Guggenheim Partners founder Mark Walter and…

winnipegfreepress.com - Gabrielle Piché - Province creating resource-focused website for tech sector startups
Province creating resource-focused website for tech sector startups
Winnipeg Free Press

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abovethelaw.com - Olga V. Mack - The Startup Bet Lawyers Keep Misunderstanding
The Startup Bet Lawyers Keep Misunderstanding
Above the Law

Lawyers love certainty. Startups run on everything but. That gap is where many legal careers either stagnate or accelerate. The difference is rarely about raw talent. It is about how honestly you see the bet you are placing on your own time…

ttnews.com - Gabrielle Coppola - EV Truck Startup Slate, Backed by Bezos, Raises $650 Million - TT
EV Truck Startup Slate, Backed by Bezos, Raises $650 Million - TT
Transport Topics

Slate wants to bring its pickups to market by year-end. (Slate via LinkedIn) Slate Auto, the electric vehicle startup backed by Jeff Bezos, has raised $650 million to fund its effort to bring a mid-$20,000 electric pickup truck to the U.S. market…

cnbc.com - Michael Wayland - Ineos Automotive: Startup backed by a knighted billionaire and soccer mogul wants to rekindle the rugged SUV market
Ineos Automotive: Startup backed by a knighted billionaire and soccer mogul wants to rekindle the rugged SUV market
CNBC

Ineos Automotive, a startup backed by British billionaire James Ratcliffe, has set its sights on growing its U.S. business. The automaker has plans to grow sales in the U.S. by roughly 30% to 35% year over year, as well as a target to achieve…

crunchbase.com - Joanna Glasner - China Leads Asia's Startup Funding To Its Highest Level In More Than 3 Years
China Leads Asia's Startup Funding To Its Highest Level In More Than 3 Years
Crunchbase

Asia's startup funding swung higher in the first quarter of this year, boosted by a rebound in Chinese venture investment. Overall, investors put $27.4 billion to work across seed- through growth-stage financings for Asian companies in Q1, per…

semafor.com - Preeti Jha - African startup funding surges to $705M in first quarter
African startup funding surges to $705M in first quarter
Semafor

African startups raised $705 million in the first three months of 2026, a 26.5% increase on the same period last year, according to new analysis. The sum covers 59 deals in 14 countries, African Business reported, pointing to data compiled by…

republicworld.com - Initiative Desk - Snitch, AIPL Group, Star Plus, Delta Group, FrameBoxx and More Trust the New-Age Startup Redefining DOOH Advertising in India
Snitch, AIPL Group, Star Plus, Delta Group, FrameBoxx and More Trust the New-Age Startup Redefining DOOH Advertising in India
Republic World

In an increasingly fragmented media landscape, It's Spotlight is emerging as a trusted partner for leading brands including Snitch, AIPL Group, Star Plus, Delta Group, Paradise Group, Arihant Builders, FrameBoxx, and Homeland Group, positioning…

theadvocate.com - Adam Daigle - Opportunity Machine now drawing startups back to Lafayette
Opportunity Machine now drawing startups back to Lafayette
The Advocate

Now in its 16th year, Opportunity Machine is now luring some startups back to Lafayette. Director Destin Ortego, in a discussion with Jan Swift of the Discover Lafayette podcast, said his office is no longer just nurturing startups but also…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Electric pickup truck startup Slate Auto raises $650M in funding
Electric pickup truck startup Slate Auto raises $650M in funding
SiliconANGLE

Slate Auto Inc., a startup that plans to make electric pickup trucks based on a cost-optimized design, has closed a $650 million funding round. The company stated in its announcement of the Series C round today that TWG Global was the lead…

thehindu.com - Nidhi Adlakha - Turn old clothes into cash: How a Bengaluru startup is tackling textile waste
Turn old clothes into cash: How a Bengaluru startup is tackling textile waste
The Hindu

In a year, India generates a whopping 7.1 to 7.8 million tonnes of textile waste. So last month, when my colleague was looking for places she could dispose of gently used apparel, I went down the rabbit hole of looking for individuals or NGOs who…

dev.to - Manoj Mishra - Microservices Destroyed Our Startup. Yours Could Be Next.
Microservices Destroyed Our Startup. Yours Could Be Next.
DEV Community

You've seen it happen. Maybe you've lived it. A startup is doing well. The monolith works. Deployments are fast. Customers are happy. Then someone reads a blog post about how Netflix runs 1,000+ microservices. The CTO gets a gleam in their eye. A…

thehindubusinessline.com - Indian spacetech startups shift gears from R&D to scalable manufacturing
Indian spacetech startups shift gears from R&D to scalable manufacturing
BusinessLine

India's spacetech startups are entering a new phase of growth, moving beyond experimentation to focus on scaled manufacturing, faster turnaround times, and execution reliability as global demand for satellite constellations surges. Companies across…

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