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forbes.com - Julien Vantyghem - Your Startup's Theory Is Your Most Valuable Asset
Your Startup's Theory Is Your Most Valuable Asset
Forbes

Julien Vantyghem CTO of Quintess AI, automating industrial maintenance workflows. On a Friday afternoon, I received technical details on a customer's in-house authentication system, which enabled us to build federation. The team was maxed out and…

thestandard.com.hk - Effie Zhang - Embodied AI startup GigaAI plans Hong Kong IPO at US$3b valuation
Embodied AI startup GigaAI plans Hong Kong IPO at US$3b valuation
The Standard

Beijing-based embodied artificial intelligence and general-purpose robotics startup GigaAI is planning a Hong Kong initial public offering as early as this year, with an upcoming funding round targeting a valuation of US$3 billion (HK$23.4…

businessinsider.com - Lloyd Lee - Leading humanoid startup isn't interested in the 'bidding wars' for top AI and robotics talent
Leading humanoid startup isn't interested in the 'bidding wars' for top AI and robotics talent
Business Insider

Agility Robotics has a new hub in Silicon Valley, where it will be luring more world-class engineers to join the humanoid maker. Just don't expect the startup to get into a spending war for talent. Jonathan Hurst, Agility's cofounder and chief…

techcrunch.com - Dominic-Madori Davis - Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Athropic researchers
Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Athropic researchers
TechCrunch

AI infrastructure company Infinity announced a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation on Monday from investors including Touring Capital, Principal VC, and researchers from companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. The startup is building…

fastcompany.com - Sam Becker - Archer Aviation teams up with Palmer Luckey's military tech startup to create an 'autonomous attack rotorcraft
Archer Aviation teams up with Palmer Luckey's military tech startup to create an 'autonomous attack rotorcraft
Fast Company

Electric air taxis could soon start packing some serious firepower. Archer Aviation has teamed up with Anduril Industries, the military technology startup cofounded by Palmer Luckey, to create what the companies describe as a “Group 5…

wwd.com - Roy Stephen Canivel - This Startup Is Using AI to Bring Flat Lay Fashion to Life
This Startup Is Using AI to Bring Flat Lay Fashion to Life
WWD

All it takes is one picture of a dress on a flat surface. Then the AI makes it look like a product of a professional photoshoot, with an AI model wearing the dress. PixPix, an AI-powered image and video platform for e-commerce, has recently…

techcrunch.com - Morgan Little - StrictlyVC returns to New York City September 10 to celebrate a huge year for the city's startup community
StrictlyVC returns to New York City September 10 to celebrate a huge year for the city's startup community
TechCrunch

For the first time since 2024, StrictlyVC is coming back to New York City — and we're bringing the kind of access you'd expect from an under-wraps event to the whole startup, VC, and dealmaking community. For years, StrictlyVC has run a…

adweek.com - Trishla Ostwal - Tracksuit Acquires AI Brand-Monitoring Startup Hall
Tracksuit Acquires AI Brand-Monitoring Startup Hall
ADWEEK

The future of brands gets decided here. Join the industry's top marketers at Brandweek for the ideas, insights, and connections shaping what's next. Get your ticket. Brand tracking startup Tracksuit has acquired Hall, a Sydney based startup that…

spacenews.com - Jeff Foust - Italian startup ORiS raises funding for laser power-beaming technology
Italian startup ORiS raises funding for laser power-beaming technology
SpaceNews: The space industry's source

WASHINGTON — Italian startup ORiS has raised 5 million euros ($5.7 million) to help it develop wireless power-beaming technology for satellites using lasers. The company, based in Turin, Italy, announced July 21 that it raised 4.5 million…

hypebeast.com - Sophie Caraan - This PlayStation 1 Keepsake Ornament Fires Up the Console's Iconic Startup Sound at the Press of a Button
This PlayStation 1 Keepsake Ornament Fires Up the Console's Iconic Startup Sound at the Press of a Button
Hypebeast

Hallmark has added the PlayStation Console Ornament With Light and Sound to its 2026 Keepsake collection, turning the original PlayStation into a palm-sized Christmas ornament that does more than hang from a branch. Designed by artist Orville…

jpost.com - TOBIAS HOLCMAN - First home for Israeli startups in New York unveil by Hakibbutz NYC
First home for Israeli startups in New York unveil by Hakibbutz NYC
The Jerusalem Post

Israel will have its first dedicated home for Israeli startups based in New York, after Hakibbutz launched its NYC operations on Monday, aiming to become a hub for the hundreds of Israeli companies operating in the Big Apple. Created in…

jpost.com - ANNA AHRONHEIM - Israeli defense-tech startup ASIO Technologies raises $15 million
Israeli defense-tech startup ASIO Technologies raises $15 million
The Jerusalem Post

Israeli defense-tech startup ASIO Technologies announced on Monday the successful completion of its first funding round, raising $15 million as it accelerates the global expansion of its tactical systems. The investment was led by Protego Ventures…

axios.com - Sam Sabin - Anthropic says an AI security startup's logo looks too much like its own
Anthropic says an AI security startup's logo looks too much like its own
Axios

Anthropic is suing AI-enabled security firm Abnormal AI for trademark infringement, alleging that one of the startup's rebranded logos resembles its own. Why it matters: The case is an unusual move for Anthropic given Abnormal is also a customer.

axios.com - Lucinda Shen - Wooly Mammoth startup Colossal seeking at least $20B valuation
Wooly Mammoth startup Colossal seeking at least $20B valuation
Axios

Colossal, the de-extinction company seeking to recreate the dire wolf and wooly mammoth, is in talks to raise new money at a valuation of at least $20 billion, Axios has learned. That's up from $10.2 billion in early 2025. Why it matters: Investors…

spacenews.com - Andrew Jones - AI rocket engine startup LegendSpace raises $29.5 million angel round
AI rocket engine startup LegendSpace raises $29.5 million angel round
SpaceNews: The space industry's source

HELSINKI — A six-month-old Chinese startup aiming to use artificial intelligence to compress rocket engine development cycles has raised $29.5 million in angel funding. LegendSpace, full name Linjie Hangtian (Beijing) Intelligent Technology…

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