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PointFive? This cloud startup is the real deal
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own Businesses are increasingly adopting cloud-first strategies to stay competitive, making cloud adoption a core element of their digital transformation. As more companies embrace…
SpaceX $350B Valuation Would Make The World's Most Valuable Startup
SpaceX may now be valued at $350 billion, making it the world's most valuable startup. In a tender offer expected to occur later this month, insiders are looking to receive a dramatically higher valuation than the $210 billion figure reported…
Celebrities Have An Unquenchable Thirst For Beverage Startups
If you're thirsty, you could drink plain water. It's got zero calories, quenches your thirst, and keeps you hydrated. But what would be the fun in that? And who would it impress? No. You need a drink that's iconic and offbeat. Something with the…
IPO Readiness: What Biotech Startups And Others Need To Know
To say that the biotechnology sector is booming would be a significant understatement. The industry has grown to $1.38 trillion as of 2023 and is projected to balloon to $4.25 trillion by 2033. Given this success, many biotech companies are looking…
The startup trying to turn the web into a database
Websets is aimed at power users who need to look for things that other search engines aren't great at finding, such as types of people or companies. Ask it for “startups making futuristic hardware” and you get a list of specific…
30 Under 30 Venture Capital 2025: Meet The Investors Funding A New Generation Of Startup Leaders
When film student turned graphic designer Molly Mielke decided to launch her venture capital firm Moth Fund in 2021, she raised some eyebrows. “I definitely don't look like a model VC,” Mielke, 24, said. “I started to…
Orange County startup team sees big future in drone racing
California Comets FPV Race Team pilots Justin Pascua of the City of Orange (Pilot Name, MineGuyz), left, Allen Vannordstrand of Long Beach (Pilot Name, After Burner), and Carson Grier of San Clemente (Pilot Name, C. Greed Visuals), with their…
Tech startup focused on helping government employees shuts down - Boston Business Journal
A Boston-based startup building an analytics platform for small governments is the latest business casualty in the local innovation ecosystem. Civin Inc., founded by the city of Boston's former chief data officer, is no longer in business as of…
Few climate tech startups found an exit in 2024
Investors once again struggled this year to find an exit from their climate tech startups, posting hardly any public listings and only a handful of notable acquisitions. Why it matters: The bearish market for green investing shows no sign of…
Tech startups drive investment into Francophone Africa
Venture capital investment in French-speaking Africa has ballooned in the last three years, driven by pandemic-era tech innovation and regulatory changes, new research shows. The African Private Capital Association (AVCA) industry body, in a report…
A mom and son with tech roots at the University of Washington launch trip-mapping startup
When I was searching for a hotel earlier this year for a volleyball tournament, I could easily find information on lodging prices, ratings and availability. What I needed to know was how long the drive would be going to and from the venue over a…
Exclusive: Outgoing payments startup MakersHub raises $7M
MakersHub, a startup seeking to automate outgoing payments for companies, raised $7 million in additional seed funding led by QED Investors and TTV Capital. Why it matters: The recent AI boom has helped drive a resurgence of interest in the…
Peer support startup Fello received $7.3M seed
Peer support startup Fello, which is focused on individual loneliness, raised a $7.3 million seed, CEO Alyssa Pollack tells Axios exclusively. Why it matters: The company could come back to market for its next round as soon as next year. How it…
San Francisco tech startup CEO wants employees willing to work 84 hours a week
A tech startup CEO admits he is looking for employees willing to work 84 hours a week. Daksh Gupta, who runs an artificial intelligence startup Greptile in San Francisco, in a recent post on X explained he wants his team to work from 9 a.m. to 11…
Contentstack introduces exclusive program for developers and early-stage startups in India
Contentstack's headless CMS separates content from presentation, allowing independent content creation, storage, and management for seamless multi-channel distribution. Developers can work with any front-end framework, while content creators focus…
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