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Exclusive: This startup wants to build a fusion reactor - on a boat
There's only one fusion device on earth that has been able to meet a key scientific threshold, but Martime Fusion CEO Justin Cohen is already preparing to put a fusion reactor on a boat. Stay with me — it's not entirely far-fetched. Thanks…
The 18 most promising startups in healthcare in 2025, according to investors
Nominated by: Julie Yoo, Andreessen Horowitz (an investor) Total funding: $250 million, according to the company What it does: Akasa, also known as Akasa Health, aims to automate hospital revenue cycle management using AI. Why it's promising:…
Swedish startup wants to fly cheap carbon fiber mini-missiles into Russian drones
Sleek, black, and sporting foldable wings, the footlong Kreuger-100XR looks almost like something you'd find in a toy store aisle. The rocket-shaped device is what a new Swedish startup hopes will be the future of point air defense against drones.
How A New Pan-European Legal Entity Could Transform Startup Funding
European flags fly at half-mast during a meeting of EU energy ministers to find solutions to rising energy prices at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Septembre 9, 2022, one day after the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II…
AI Startup Raises $75 Million to Take Junior Bankers' Grunt Work
The artificial intelligence startup Model ML raised $75 million as it looks to develop technology to replace much of the grunt work done by investment bankers — from creating pitch decks to working up due-diligence reports. The early stage…
This top young technical VC reunited with his former colleague to deploy an unusually bold strategy for investing in AI startups.
At just 29, Brian Zhan, who practices what he describes as 'nerdy investing,' has already made early bets on buzzy AI companies now valued in the billions. After quietly leaving Silicon Valley VC firm CRV this summer, Zhan recently joined Striker…
This Sam Altman startup might have the most butal work culture in Silicon Valley
How hard can you get away with asking your employees to work? What if they think they're doing something deeply important for the future of mankind? That's the messaging at the Sam Altman-founded eye-scanning company Tools for Humanity, which has…
AI startup stars face tough competition
Investors have handed billions of dollars to star AI executives, but those startups still face an uphill battle to compete with giants like OpenAI and Google. Why it matters: Even with star power and funding, competing in frontier AI demands…
'Startups should explore debt market opportunities for growth' - The Nation Newspaper
Startups in Nigeria have been advised to explore debt market in their search for capital to grow and expand their operations. Speaking during the Business and Finance Roundtable with the theme Scaling Smarter: “Debt Markets as a Growth…
African startups driving innovation get recognition - The Nation Newspaper
Verto, global B2B payments platform, has announced winners of its inaugural Verto Global Business Award, an initiative to spotlight early-stage African startups driving innovation, economic inclusion, and the continent's growing participation in…
Brown Brothers Media Acquires European Startup Media Platform Silicon Canals
Brown Brothers Media, a Singapore-based digital publisher, announces the acquisition of SiliconCanals.com, the European technology startup media platform and community founded by Remco Janssen and operated under Proudly Media. The six-figure…
Building Europe's AI future, together
One of my favourite things about my role is that I get to work with leaders of businesses from all sizes, to make AI helpful to them and drive their growth. Earlier in my career, I was a founder of a small children's food company. I know the…
Americans Are Microdosing Obesity Drugs, Driven by 'Thin Is In' Marketing Blitz
Weight-loss drugs are coming for a new kind of customer. “You don't need to be obese to start a GLP-1,” reads an ad from a telehealth startup, the words scrawled in icing on a cake. Another one features a slender woman excited to lose…
Market Bubbles: A Rational Guide To An Irrational Market
Market bubbles carry a negative reputation because we witness the devastation in the aftermath of their collapse. However, from a broader perspective, market bubbles also carry active value. Valuations can exceed what you consider reasonable and…
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