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techcrunch.com - Dominic-Madori Davis - Fashion startup Atoire raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup
Fashion startup Atoire raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup
TechCrunch

Fashion startup Atoire announced Thursday a $9.5 million seed round with investors including a16z Speedrun, Night Capital, and Lightspeed Ventures' Jeremy Liew. Shoppers can visit the Atoire website and buy handbags or even clothes made from the…

businessinsider.com - Geoff Weiss - The chips powering AI can take years to design. This startup says AI did it in 2 weeks.
The chips powering AI can take years to design. This startup says AI did it in 2 weeks.
Business Insider

AI is coming for one of the hardest jobs in the technology industry: chip design. The nascent startup Architect Labs, founded last year, is betting on the promise of using AI to accelerate design for both chipmakers and companies seeking custom…

crunchbase.com - Mary Ann Azevedo - Socure Secures $156M at $5.2B Valuation, Acquires AI Fraud Investigation Startup Fravity
Socure Secures $156M at $5.2B Valuation, Acquires AI Fraud Investigation Startup Fravity
Crunchbase

Identity verification and fraud prevention company Socure announced Thursday that it raised $156 million in a strategic growth investment valuing it at $5.2 billion. The Incline Village, Nevada-based company is also acquiring Austin-based agentic…

wsj.com - Raffaele Huang - AI Startup DeepSeek Poised to Reach $74 Billion Valuation
AI Startup DeepSeek Poised to Reach $74 Billion Valuation
Wall Street Journal

DeepSeek is set to soon secure new funding that would value the Chinese artificial-intelligence startup at $74 billion, building its war chest as it targets an initial public offering next year. The Hangzhou-based company is seeking to raise $7.4…

cnbc.com - Justina Lee - Japanese startups, IPOs set for boost with platform to trade unlisted companies
Japanese startups, IPOs set for boost with platform to trade unlisted companies
CNBC

Registered as a specialist brokerage for unlisted shares, the Smartround unit was classified as a Type I Financial Instruments Business. Analysts noted that this is a significant milestone which would boost the country's IPO ecosystem. Japan is…

businessinsider.com - Jacob Zinkula - I worked 13-hour days at Apple while building my startup. Here's why I ignored advice to quit sooner.
I worked 13-hour days at Apple while building my startup. Here's why I ignored advice to quit sooner.
Business Insider

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julie Zhu, a 29-year-old entrepreneur in New York City who left Apple last year to focus on her startup, Odd One In. The following has been edited for length and clarity. A few years ago, I…

koreatimes.co.kr - Jhoo Dong-chan - KT participates in TechSauce Global Summit 2026 in Bangkok with 12 partner startups
KT participates in TechSauce Global Summit 2026 in Bangkok with 12 partner startups
The Korea Times

KT said Thursday it is taking part in TechSauce Global Summit 2026, a major Southeast Asian technology conference, alongside 12 partner small and mid-sized enterprises, running from Tuesday to Thursday at the Queen Sirikit National Convention…

glassalmanac.com - Michael Reed - Nvidia to Buy Hugging Face, a Station F Startup, for $12.9 Billion!
Nvidia to Buy Hugging Face, a Station F Startup, for $12.9 Billion!
Glass Almanac

According to a report from The Information, Hugging Face, a company initiated by French entrepreneurs, has apparently finalized a buyout deal with Nvidia. Originally distinguished as the first “alumni” of Station F to exceed a…

siliconangle.com - Kyt Dotson - Vulnerability-free container image startup Echo acquires Minimus - SiliconANGLE
Vulnerability-free container image startup Echo acquires Minimus - SiliconANGLE
Homepage - SiliconANGLE

Echo Software Ltd., a startup that's using artificial intelligence agents to secure container images, today announced it's acquiring the assets of Minimus Inc. following the company's wind-down. The core proposition of Echo is that it uses AI…

siliconangle.com - Duncan Riley - Socure raises $156M at $5.2B valuation and acquires AI startup Fravity - SiliconANGLE
Socure raises $156M at $5.2B valuation and acquires AI startup Fravity - SiliconANGLE
Homepage - SiliconANGLE

Identity verification company Socure Inc. today announced a $156 million strategic growth investment at a valuation of $5.2 billion. Part of that money went to agentic artificial intelligence startup Fravity AI, acquired in a separate transaction…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - Nvidia Nearing $13 Billion Deal For AI Startup Hugging Face
Nvidia Nearing $13 Billion Deal For AI Startup Hugging Face
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

Nvidia and Hugging Face have held discussions about a $13 billion deal in the last few weeks, according to a report Wednesday (Aug. 26) by Business Insider that cited a source familiar with the matter. Another report Wednesday by The Information…

retailbrew.com - Andrew Adam Newman - This startup got a dream order from Walmart. Fulfilling it almost turned into a nightmare.
This startup got a dream order from Walmart. Fulfilling it almost turned into a nightmare.
Retail Brew

Dakota Sheets's big break for DogSauce, a pourable food topper for dogs made with sweet potato and bone broth, came in 2024, when the DTC brand he founded a few years earlier landed a distribution deal with Walmart to go into about 1,400 stores.

siliconangle.com - Mike Wheatley - Workplace fraud monitoring startup Yardstik raises $30M to help employers keep tabs on their staff - SiliconANGLE
Workplace fraud monitoring startup Yardstik raises $30M to help employers keep tabs on their staff - SiliconANGLE
Homepage - SiliconANGLE

Yardstik Inc., a workforce screening startup that monitors companies' employees for potential fraudulent actions, said today it has closed on a $30 million growth round of funding that brings its total amount raised to date to $65 million. Harbert…

businessinsider.com - Geoff Weiss - Nvidia's interest in Hugging Face is a hedge against a future dominated by OpenAI and Anthropic
Nvidia's interest in Hugging Face is a hedge against a future dominated by OpenAI and Anthropic
Business Insider

What does $13 billion buy Nvidia these days? A bigger say in what AI gets built and what it runs on. Business Insider reported on Wednesday that the chip giant was in talks to acquire Hugging Face, which hosts open-source AI models. That lines up…

yalibnan.com - Russian-speaking cybercriminals of Israeli startup used SpaceX's Cursor AI tool to hack seven companies, Reuters - Ya Libnan
Russian-speaking cybercriminals of Israeli startup used SpaceX's Cursor AI tool to hack seven companies, Reuters - Ya Libnan
Beirut

Workers at Israeli startup Gambit Security sit at their desks at the company's offices in Tel Aviv, Israel August 27, 2026 REUTERS/Amir Cohen Russian-speaking hackers used SpaceX's (SPCX) AI coding assistant, Cursor, to help break in to a Belgian…

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