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Five Things Every Startup Retailer Should Know About Selling Diamonds
Alexej Kovernikov is the owner of Kove Jewelry s.r.o., a Prague-based, made-to-order online retailer of diamond jewelry. When I took over an existing Prague jewelry company in 2023 and rebuilt it as an online, made-to-order business, I assumed the…
From Startup To Scale-Up: Why Real Growth Means Knowing When To Evolve
Nick Rogers, Group Founder and Chair of Exacta Group. Every business has a beginning. Ours started in a place most wouldn't associate with long-term ambition: a small storage unit. There was no polished office, no detailed roadmap and no…
Data centers? In space?! Startup raises $250 million
A startup seeking to move AI data centers into space has raised a further $250 million from investors, including Nvidia, as it bets that some of the world's future computing infrastructure could operate beyond Earth. Starcloud, a Washington-based…
AI Startup DeepSeek Poised to Reach $74 Billion Valuation
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…
Japanese startups, IPOs set for boost with platform to trade unlisted companies
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…
This startup sold Wall Street on AI. Its existential challenge is doing it again.
Hebbia helped popularize AI for Wall Street. Now it's trying to stay ahead of the companies chasing the massive opportunity. The startup, one of the earliest companies to use AI to analyze large collections of financial documents, is overhauling…
Everyone says SaaS is dead. Startup Linear just doubled its valuation.
Artificial intelligence was supposed to kill software-as-a-service. Linear didn't get the memo. The startup behind a popular product management tool has doubled its valuation to $2.5 billion and surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue…
KT participates in TechSauce Global Summit 2026 in Bangkok with 12 partner startups
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…
Hearing tech startup Legato emerges from stealth with $12M and a peek at its AI hearing glasses
Hearing loss affects an estimated 50 million adults in the United States, but only around 20% of those with diagnosed hearing loss seek treatment. Legato, a new hearing tech company, aims to close that gap. The startup is emerging from stealth on…
Startup Behind 'Shopping Passports' Secures $17 Million in Funding
A Swedish startup eComID has secured $17 million in funding, giving it the boost it needs for international expansion. Although shopping through AI searches has been gaining momentum, eComID said the AI usually starts with almost no context of the…
Vanguard pays $4.6B for RIA software startup Altruist
Vanguard Group on Wednesday announced an agreement to acquire Altruist, a California-based provider of software for registered investment advisors. No terms were disclosed, but Axios has learned the price was $4.6 billion in cash. Why it matters:…
Cattle-tech startup could help with high beef prices
Breedr, a startup that's developed a digital system of record for cattle, today announced $27 million in new venture funding. Why it matters: The price of beef is just too damn high, causing pain for ranchers, consumers, and politicians. Breedr…
The First Black Woman to Co-Found a Unicorn Startup Breaks Down Her Business Advice: 'When I Tried to Be Less Nice I Sounded Ridiculous.'
Collins co-founded automated pizza parlor Zume Pizza, which hit unicorn status in 2018. She left the company to focus on Planet FWD, a sustainability platform for brands. Collins has raised more than $500 million in venture capital and extols…
'Want to create entrepreneurs, working on new startup policy': Bengal Minister at Indian Express event on MSMEs
3 min read Kolkata Make us preferred source on Google The state government is working on a new startup policy to strengthen the MSMEs in West Bengal, Minister Dipak Barman said Wednesday at an event hosted by The Indian Express. Addressing the…
NASA Set Up a Major Test of Its New Strategy Under Trump by Hiring a Startup to Launch a Daring Mission to Rescue a Dying Space Telescope in Orbit. The Unfortunate Result Will Have Long-Ranging Repercussions.
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech In 2022, billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman announced that he was willing to foot the bill for a daring rescue mission to fix NASA's aging Hubble Space Telescope. Isaacman, who…
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