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upi.com - South Korea to nurture 100 defense startups by 2030
South Korea to nurture 100 defense startups by 2030
UPI

Feb. 23 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups said Sunday it plans to foster 100 startups in the defense sector and 30 venture firms with annual sales exceeding 100 billion won ($75 million) by 2030. The ministry announced the…

businessinsider.com - Sydney Bradley - From strangers to lovers: How this startup is simulating the 'meet-cute' with AI
From strangers to lovers: How this startup is simulating the 'meet-cute' with AI
Business Insider

It'd be nice to meet someone the old-fashioned way: Passing by them on the street, meeting at a restaurant, or sharing an exchange at a party. However, apps dominate the modern dating experience, replacing kismet meet-cutes with scrolling and DMs.

entrepreneur.com - Aytekin Tank - Read This Before You Publish Another Useless Startup Blog Post
Read This Before You Publish Another Useless Startup Blog Post
Entrepreneur

Understanding your audience and being genuine are crucial for creating content that resonates and establishes trust. High-quality content with consistent delivery paves the way for brand loyalty, especially among millennial and Gen Z consumers.

wsj.com - Belle Lin - How Staying Small Became AI Startups' Biggest Flex
How Staying Small Became AI Startups' Biggest Flex
Wall Street Journal

Boosted by powerful new artificial-intelligence tools, Silicon Valley startups are running leaner than ever, spawning new benchmarks like revenue-per-employee and even talk of the billion-dollar, one-person company. AI coding products like…

dmnews.com - Melody Glass - Golisano Institute and GrowthX foster local startups
Golisano Institute and GrowthX foster local startups
DMNews

Add DMNews to your Google News feed. This article was published in 2026 and references a historical event from 2023, included here for context and accuracy. Tension: Regional startups need enterprise-level strategy and mentorship, yet most…

axios.com - Nicole Cobler - Austin AI startup Circuit raises $30M in angel round
Austin AI startup Circuit raises $30M in angel round
Axios

Austin-based Circuit, an AI startup co-founded by former Silicon Labs CEO Tyson Tuttle, raised $30 million from angel investors to build an AI software for manufacturing and service operations. Why it matters: It's one of Texas' largest angel…

crunchbase.com - Marlize van Romburgh - 5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Plant-Based Clothing Dyes, A Shoebox-Picking Robot, And Power Generated On The Moon
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Plant-Based Clothing Dyes, A Shoebox-Picking Robot, And Power Generated On The Moon
Crunchbase

This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out our December entry here. A host of interesting, under-the-radar recently funded startups caught our attention…

thehindu.com - Maritime Security importance highlighted at Defence Startups' summit
Maritime Security importance highlighted at Defence Startups' summit
The Hindu

Keeping in mind global maritime security, Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, Flag-Officer-Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command (ENC), stressed the need for more sophisticated startups in the defence sector. Participating as a chief guest at the ICC…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Space networking startup Aalyria nabs $100M investment
Space networking startup Aalyria nabs $100M investment
SiliconANGLE

Aalyria Technologies Inc., a developer of space-based communications technology, today announced that it has raised $100 million at a $1.3 billion valuation. The investment was led by Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures. It comes four years after…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Pure Storage to rebrand as Everpure, acquire data management startup 1touch
Pure Storage to rebrand as Everpure, acquire data management startup 1touch
SiliconANGLE

Pure Storage Inc. today announced a rebrand and a startup acquisition designed to enhance its data management capabilities. Starting next Thursday, the data storage provider will operate under the name Everpure. The company won't change its ticker…

refreshmiami.com - Nancy Dahlberg - After the exit: High-tech hustle meets Main Street for this former startup CTO
After the exit: High-tech hustle meets Main Street for this former startup CTO
Refresh Miami

When Career Karma was acquired last year, co-founder Artur Meyster had already determined his next adventure would be all about applying a tech founder's skills to the “real world.” After leaving Silicon Valley for Miami, he found a…

thenationonlineng.net - Damian Duruiheoma, Enugu - Youth startups win big at maiden Enugu campus hackathon - The Nation Newspaper
Youth startups win big at maiden Enugu campus hackathon - The Nation Newspaper
The Nation Newspaper - Latest Nigeria news update

Youth innovators in Enugu State stole the spotlight at the weekend as they clinched top prizes at the maiden edition of the state-backed Enugu Campus Hackathon, a competition designed to position the state as a leading hub for youth-led digital…

iafrica.com - Sean Whitehead - Sygnia CEO Launches Venture Capital Fund to Keep South African AI Startups at Home
Sygnia CEO Launches Venture Capital Fund to Keep South African AI Startups at Home
iAfrica.com

Sygnia founder and CEO Magda Wierzycka is launching a venture capital fund to invest in South African startups developing artificial intelligence tools, as she warns the country risks losing its best engineering talent and intellectual property to…

arstechnica.com - Stephen Clark - Pentagon buyer: We're happy with our launch industry, but payloads are lagging
Pentagon buyer: We're happy with our launch industry, but payloads are lagging
Ars Technica

DALLAS—The Space Force officer tasked with overseeing more than $24 billion in research and development spending says the Pentagon is more interested in supporting startups building new space sensors and payloads than adding yet another…

dev.to - Philip McClarence - Best PostgreSQL Monitoring Tools for Startups and Growing Teams in 2026
Best PostgreSQL Monitoring Tools for Startups and Growing Teams in 2026
DEV Community

You shipped your MVP on PostgreSQL. Users are signing up. Queries that ran in 2ms now take 200ms. Your indexes are a mess, vacuum is falling behind, and you have no idea which query is eating your CPU budget. Sound familiar? For startups and small…

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