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The Startup Hub Metrics That Actually Matter
Sabeer Nelliparamban is the founder & CEO of Zil Money Corporation, Online Check Writer and Tyler Petroleum Inc. A filled desk is easy to count. So is an event, an application or a social media mention. But none of these tells us whether a new…
Carta and NewView partner, hoping to entice more startups to let employees sell shares early
Startups are staying private longer leaving employees, who typically take a portion of their compensation as stock they can't sell, with little hope of early liquidity. An increasing number of late-stage startups are recognizing this and offering…
Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who's who of angels
Daytona Platforms announced on Friday that it had raised a $60 million Series B round at a $1 billion valuation led by FirstMark Growth. The company says it has now raised a total of $91 million. The New York-based startup has attracted not just…
A startup called Warhound is genetically engineering dogs for the military
Warhound, a new startup that has just raised $200 million in funding, aims to genetically engineer war dogs for the US military and fit them with high-tech gear. It's a project by Colossal Biosciences' Ben Lamm and Anduril's Palmer Luckey. Lamm has…
AI Giant Nvidia Invests in Entertainment Startup Higgsfield
Higgsfield, the AI video and image generation company dabbling across both marketing and entertainment spaces, extended its Series B funding round with new investments from Nvidia and the investment firm TCV. The San Francisco-based company…
Rivian buys world model startup to accelerate self-driving ambitions
EV maker Rivian has acquired Third Dimension, a UK startup founded by veterans of the gaming and autonomous vehicle industries that uses AI to turn images and videos into lifelike 3D worlds. Rivian isn't getting into gaming, but it does want to…
Startup equips genetically enhanced dogs with Palmer Luckey's military tech
‘Man's best friend deserves man's best tech.' ‘Man's best friend deserves man's best tech.' Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at…
AI Video Startup Higgsfield Draws Investment From Nvidia
Higgsfield Inc., an AI video startup founded by a former Snap Inc. executive, said it has attracted investment from Nvidia Corp. and TCV to help fund global infrastructure and hiring to capture growing demand. The San Francisco-based company has…
Palmer Luckey is launching a genetically engineered war dog startup
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It is a truth universally acknowledged that rich people love a designer dog. TikTok influencers walk their viewers through the…
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Robot Training, Space Lasers And Greener Cement
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals that may have flown under the radar. Check out our previous entry here. From teaching robots to do everyday household chores to using lasers to track satellites in…
Startup Pursues Palmer Luckey's Vision of Enhanced Military Dogs
A startup aiming to supply genetically enhanced working dogs to the US military and law enforcement raised $200 million to deliver on plans conceived by Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Anduril Industries Inc., and biotech entrepreneur Ben Lamm.
KSD channels $1.17 mil. funding this year into regional talent, startups in Busan
The Korea Securities Depository (KSD) has directed funding toward social welfare and innovative businesses, contributing an average of around 1.78 billion won ($1.34 million) annually from 2023 to 2025 and 1.55 billion won for this year, the…
AI startup World launches proof-of-human tools aimed at agentic commerce
The future of agentic commerce hinges on the ability to know whether it's a human or an AI agent that's making a purchase, and the tools to do that are arriving fast. Proof-of-human technology, which can let a person vouch for the AI agents acting…
Modi Says India Is Among Leaders in Digital Innovation and Startups
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is among the leading nations in digital innovation and startup ecosystems, while separately describing government efforts to strengthen domestic capabilities and reduce foreign dependence, NDTV reported…
Microsoft, MeitY Startup Hub, 1M1B launch Green Skills, Applied AI Centre in Hyd
The Ministry of Information Technology (IT), Industries & Commerce, along with the 1M1B Foundation, in partnership with MeitY Startup Hub and Microsoft, inaugurated the Green Skills & Applied AI Centre of Excellence (CoE) here on Friday. With a…
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