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From the stage to the future: Where are Startup Battlefield's alumni now?
Some of the most consequential companies in tech history didn't launch with a splashy fundraising announcement. They started with a pitch. Dropbox demoed to a room of skeptics. Cloudflare took the stage before most people understood what edge…
Legora is buying another startup as the battle for Big Law's business heats up
Legora, the Swedish startup building software for law firms, has acquired a company as it races to close the gap with rival Harvey. Legora tells Business Insider it has bought Stockholm startup Qura, which built a search engine for lawyers that…
Bristol Startup ServiceStamp Expands to Germany, Europe's Largest Used Car Market
ServiceStamp closes that gap by sourcing service history data directly from Original Equipment (OE) manufacturer databases, the same systems used by authorised dealerships. Reports are delivered within seconds of a vehicle identification number…
I'm 40 and $300,000 in debt after my startup failed. I'm living on $10 a day in South Korea.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kang Gwang-sik, a 40-year-old content creator from South Korea. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. I'm the guy on Instagram with $300,000 in debt in South Korea, living on…
This Startup Wants to Fix the Slog of Adtech Vendor Selection With a AI-Supported Matchmaking
The future of brands gets decided here. Join the industry's top marketers at Brandweek for the ideas, insights, and connections shaping what's next. Get your ticket. A new platform could help marketing leaders more easily compare the capabilities…
Cathie Woods' ARK makes its first lead investment in startup Lucra - and it isn't AI
ARK Invest Venture Fund has made its first-ever lead investment in an early-stage startup called Lucra, firm founder Cathie Woods told TechCrunch. “We feel pretty excited about it,” Woods (pictured above) said in the recent interview…
We're former Google coworkers who raised $4.5M for an AI startup. We didn't build a big team - we built fast instead.
This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Praneet Dutta, a 32-year-old CEO in Palo Alto, and Joe Cheuk, a 33-year-old CTO in Seattle. The two met at Google and later reunited to cofound their AI startup Pomo, which Business Insider…
Workers Sue $10 Billion AI Startup for Collecting and Exposing Personal Data
Training artificial-intelligence models demands massive amounts of fresh data. Mercor, a $10 billion startup that hires contractors to provide AI training feedback, is among those leading the high-stakes hunt. Sometimes that quest for data leads to…
SpaceX strikes $60 billion deal for the right to buy AI coding startup Cursor
SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) on Tuesday announced that it had struck a deal with AI coding tool maker Cursor, which gives SpaceX the option to purchase the startup later this year for $60 billion. “SpaceXAI and @cursor_ai are now working closely…
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AWS Wants to Be More Than Cloud in India's Startup Story
India's startup story has often been told through the language of scale, funding, and founder energy. What is changing now is the tone of that story. AWS may be best known for cloud infrastructure, but its startup play has become much broader than…
A startup called Astor plugs into your brokerage account and texts you AI-driven financial advice for $15 a month
When you open a brokerage account, you're automatically paired with a financial advisor. Well, that's how it works in Brazil, where Bruno Koba and Daniel Tulha grew up. When they came to the U.S., the pair was surprised to discover that advisors…
When is Venture Capital the Wrong Path for Deep-Tech Startups? - AR Insider
In XR and the broader deep technology landscape — which spans AI, robotics, quantum computing, biotech, and advanced materials — traditional funding narratives often elevate venture capital as the default path to scale. While venture…
CIOs caught in the middle as AI startups disrupt vertical Saas
A new generation of fast-moving AI startups threaten to take a corner of the market dominated by vertical SaaS tools. Now, CIOs must decide whether to adopt these upstart software offerings or hold onto familiar, yet potentially lagging, platforms.
Startup Stairs launches 'Startup League 2026' to support deep tech ecosystem
Startup Stairs has announced the launch of Startup League 2026, a national-level hackathon and funding platform focused on early-stage innovation, to address gaps in India's deep technology ecosystem. The event is scheduled to be held on June 11…
Cyera buys Israeli startup Ryft for over $100m
Israeli AI and data security company Cyera today announced the acquisition of Israeli automated data lake platform Ryft. No financial details were disclosed but market sources estimate the acquisition is for between $100 and $130 million. Ryft has…
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