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Menopause Startup Funding: Why Alloy Raised Less Than A Rival
Anne Fulenwider and Monica Molenaar, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, Alloy Women's Health. Alloy Women's Health, a telehealth platform connecting women to board-certified, menopause-trained physicians for perimenopause and menopause care. Anne Fulenwider…
This Geothermal Startup Plans To Use Oil Tech For Green Energy
A new geothermal player. Upgrading the grid with wood veneers. How drones are leveling the military playing field. All that and more in this week's Prototype. To get it in your inbox, sign up here. Geothermal energy is hot right now. Energy demand…
Sector Snapshot: Robotics Startups On Fire As Venture Funding Surges To Record Numbers In 2026
Robotics startup funding hit a record high in 2025, per Crunchbase data. And that trend is continuing in 2026 so far, with funding to the sector already eclipsing 2025's totals. Globally, robotics startups have so far raised $18.8 billion in 2026…
This London Fund Returned 1000x From Its Revolut Bet. Now It's Backing Europe's Next Startups.
Midas List investor Reshma Sohoni's Seedcamp has backed some of Europe's best startups. Now, it's back with a new fund to back a new tranche of AI, robotics, and deeptech founders. When Reshma Sohoni cofounded London-based seed fund Seedcamp back…
Chinese Backing Helps African Startup Spiro Near Unicorn Status
Chinese investor NewTrails Capital will invest $55 million into African electric mobility startup Spiro, helping boost the company's valuation. The investment will lift the startup's valuation to nearly $1 billion, bringing the latest funding round…
European Investor Seedcamp Closes On $320M Across Two Funds To Back Seed Startups And Reaches $1B AUM
Seedcamp, one of Europe's earliest seed investors, has closed on its 7th fund of $220 million and a select fund 2 of $100 million to invest in winners from the core fund. Since its launch almost two decades ago in 2007, the firm — which had…
University of Seoul-supported startup to develop AI-based road safety management model
Mobilintec, a mobility and transportation data startup, plans to develop and demonstrate an agentic artificial intelligence (AI)-based traffic collision prediction and response system for local roads as part of a government-led project to develop…
PM nominee apologizes for information leak from 'Startup for All' website
Prime Minister nominee Han Seong-sook apologized Monday over a recent information leak from the government's website for an audition-style startup incubation program. An artificial intelligence solution firm serving as a project partner was found…
Sweet Stash, a proudly Nebraska-raised candy startup, brings a revolution to the sweets industry
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Thanks to AI, a Chinese startup has figured out the priciest fusion energy bottleneck
For decades, fusion energy has been the ultimate promise of clean energy. It's the process that powers the sun, capable of producing enormous amounts of energy without the carbon emissions associated with fossil fuels. Scientists have spent…
Dell Pro Max 18 Plus review: I tested this giant in an AI startup lab and it refused to sweat
“Unapologetically beefy, and pricey for a purpose.” Blistering performance Plenty of RAM and storage Big, beautiful screen Generous port selection Pretty solid build Very expensive Big and bulky OLED screen is amiss Tight arrow keys…
We Behave Like A Musk Deer': Kotak AMC's Shah Urges India To Fund Deep-Tech Startups Globally At Republic Summit 2026
India must quickly turn its massive pools of idle savings, including its huge reserves of physical gold, into active investment funds, Kotak AMC Managing Director Nilesh Shah said. He also warned that the country must stop letting retail wealth…
Govt. to provide trade secret certification for startup program applicants following data leak
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups said Monday it will provide trade secret original certification services to applicants of a government-backed startup program to help safeguard their business ideas following a major data leak. First Vice Minister…
Interview: How a startup mentality helps keep pace with AI | Computer Weekly
Thomson Reuters recently linked its CoCounsel legal tool to Anthropic's Claude large language model (LLM), providing an alternative way for CoCounsel subscribers to access the company's artificial intelligence (AI) system for legal professions.
5 More AI Predictions For The Year 2030
Prediction #2: TSMC's and ASML's monopolies will be broken. The semiconductor supply chain will be dramatically transformed. Two years ago, we published a list of 5 predictions about AI in the year 2030. The article sparked a lot of fascinating…
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