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A startup founder who served time in prison is looking to court an untapped market: ex-cons
Richard Bronson, an entrepreneur who recently launched a startup called Commissary Club, has an unusual background for a founder: in a previous life, he spent time in prison. In the 1980s, Bronson worked for the notorious Stratton Oakmont —…
Funding for Cyber Startups Climbs in Third Quarter
Fueled by demand for artificial intelligence, cybersecurity startups are raising funds at a record pace, as investors compete for equity in a booming market. Already awash in capital, cyber startups pulled in roughly $5.26 billion globally in the…
German Startup Trains Its Robots Using Humans Filming Themselves
Germany's Agile Robots is training its machines by filming humans performing tasks, in a bid to compensate for a shortfall of data that is holding back industrial automation, according to its chief executive officer. Its Robot Academy comprises…
How can a startup stand out in a crowded market?
What matters is whether the company gives customers a clear reason to notice it. Sometimes that comes from a better product, but not always. It can also come from focusing on a specific audience, solving one part of the problem better, or making…
'Owning Manhattan' Star Ryan Serhant Links With AI Startup HeyGen to Generate Social Media Avatar for Content
Ryan Serhant, the star realtor captured in Netflix's “ Owning Manhattan,” claims his company produces about 2,200 social posts a month. It's a hefty amount for a man who oversees a sprawling real estate empire across 19 U.S. regions…
AI Audio Startup Sonilo, Founded by TikTok Veterans, Raises $11 Million in B Capital-Led Round (EXCLUSIVE)
A generative audio startup run by people who came out of TikTok ‘s AI and music divisions has raised $11 million to build models that write music and sound effects to match what happens on screen. San Francisco-based Sonilo secured the round…
UC San Diego-Incubated Startup Awarded Up to $3.9M to Advance Personalized Care for Critically Ill
A startup incubated in the University of California San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI) will track the immune responses of more than 200 sepsis patients in real time in the largest trial yet for the company's wearable sensor. The work is part of a…
Autonomy, space and logistics startups detail their newest capital raises
This maker of autonomous precision payload systems has collected $17.5 million in new capital to aid efforts in accelerating current production efforts and expanding the tech roadmap. Aventra was founded in 2025 by Army veterans Michael Weigand…
AI startup Manus raises $500m after Meta acquisition blocked by China
It comes just weeks after the Chinese-developed, Singapore-based company said it had resumed independent operations after separating from the US tech giant. Manus is an agent tool that can carry out real-world tasks for users -- currently a hot…
North Bend startup helps small businesses retain leads
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Leadin Solutions answers phone calls and collects data for business owners. Fernando Gouvea knows what it takes to run a small business. An entrepreneur at heart, he has dabbled in everything from cake…
That Humanoid Fighting Robot Startup on Van Ness Just Got a Cease and Desist From the State
After a video went viral of an obviously dangerous cage match between a human and a humanoid robot, California state officials have ordered San Francisco-based Robot Entertainment Kombat to cease all such unlicensed cage fights. Robot Entertainment…
Nvidia, Samsung back $90M round for AI agent startup Nous Research - SiliconANGLE
Nous Research Inc., the developer of the popular Hermes artificial intelligence agent, today announced that it has raised $90 million in funding. Early-stage startup fund Robot Ventures led the Series B round. It was joined by Nvidia Corp., Samsung…
Exclusive: Gudea Lands $7M To Predict Which Online Narratives Will Go Viral
Gudea has raised $7 million in seed funding to help companies anticipate which online narratives will go viral and understand who is driving them, the startup tells Crunchbase News exclusively. Mudita Venture Partners and Silicon Road Ventures…
Kalshi's COO thinks prediction markets can beat the polls
Prediction markets incentivize truth. Everything else incentivizes clickbait. That's the core argument Luana Lopes Lara makes for Kalshi, the prediction market platform she co-founded that has gone from $5 billion to $22 billion in valuation in…
Why Google Rankings Don't Predict AI Visibility
Harold Bell is the Founder & CEO at MQL Magnet, with more than 16 years of content marketing experience across enterprise and startup teams. At some point before the calendar year is up, someone from your marketing team is going to present…
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