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Startup Battlefield 200 applications close today
Today is the final day to apply or nominate a startup for Startup Battlefield 200. Once the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. PT, the window closes on your chance to compete for $100,000 in equity-free funding, gain global visibility, connect directly with…
How AI Mega-Startups Rewired Venture Capital And The Midas List
A tiny group of AI companies absorbed hundreds of billions in capital, created historic paper fortunes and reshaped the 2026 Forbes Midas List—while testing whether public markets can absorb trillion-dollar startups. For most of venture…
Seoul turns capital into giant test bed for startups
Seoul is throwing open its parks, bridges, hospitals and public squares to startups, betting that the city itself can become ground for the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and smart infrastructure technologies. The Seoul…
AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation
Cognition, the makers of the autonomous AI software engineer named Devin, has raised more than $1 billion at a $25 billion pre-money valuation, the company announced on Wednesday. That's a major leap from its $10.2 billion post-money valuation when…
Africa Startups Turn Inward as US AI Boom Drains Venture Capital
African startups are rewriting their funding playbook as the global artificial intelligence boom pulls venture capital toward the US, forcing emerging markets to compete for cash. AI-related VC investment doubled to $259 billion last year from…
Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount
Remote, a seven-year-old, Amsterdam-based payroll service provider, says it recently surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue and became cash-flow positive. But the real story, it insists, is what happened behind the scenes: a 50%…
Chinese Startup Fires 'Blazing' Oxygen-Rich Engine for Deep Space Missions
The space industry is gearing up for longer-duration missions to the Moon and beyond, and that requires new types of propulsion systems with higher efficiency and more thrust. That's why rocket companies are rushing to test new combustion…
SOND, a sleep tech startup from Bose's former head of sleep, exits stealth with $7M
Traditionally, sleep earbuds have been designed to mask outside noise and promote sleep with calming sounds. But today, a Boston-based startup called SOND is introducing a new type of earbuds designed to actively intervene to encourage better…
Claude Code creator says 22-year-old CS grads should 'go start a startup': 'It's the golden age
Anthropic's Boris Cherny has a simple message for the 22-year-old computer science graduates looking to figure out what's next. 'If you want to work at a company, you can totally still do that — there are entry-level jobs, there's a lot you…
AI Coding Startup Cognition Raises $1 Billion at $26 Billion Value
Cognition AI Inc. has raised more than $1 billion in a new funding round at a $26 billion valuation, the latest sign of strong demand for companies using artificial intelligence for software development. Venture firms Lux Capital, General Catalyst…
Maritime Startup Fund Aims to Help U.S. Catch China in Shipbuilding
The investment arm of warehousing giant Prologis and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) are the chief backers of a new venture capital fund aimed at investing in shipbuilding projects as the U.S. seeks to revitalize the industry. Early-stage…
Airbnb host alleges $12k in damages after SF startup tested a robot in his house
Sean Donovan has rented his childhood home in San Francisco on Airbnb for years. Tech workers in town for conferences, and families coming for graduations are common customers, but last month he had a new guest: a robot that he said left a mess.
Exclusive | Nuclear Power Startup Newcleo to Go Public in SPAC Deal
Nuclear power developer Newcleo said Wednesday that it plans to go public through a merger with a blank-check company in a deal valuing it at about $2.4 billion. The Paris-based company, which operates in seven countries including the U.S., says…
'It was a bloodbath': S.F. startup Webflow announces abrupt round of layoffs
San Francisco startup Webflow on Wednesday became the latest tech company to announce layoffs, abruptly notifying workers that their jobs were another casualty in an industry that is restructuring around artificial intelligence. The announcement…
This $7.2 Billion Startup CEO Gets Applications From Thousands of Job-Seekers a Day. Here's What He's Looking For.
Arvind Jain's $7.2 billion AI startup Glean receives thousands of job applications a day, but he says the real challenge is finding candidates with a strong work ethic. Jain believes the best candidates always have multiple offers at once, because…
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