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Scottish rocket startup nears collapse despite £26m in taxpayer loans
A British space company hoping to launch the first homegrown rocket from Scotland is on the brink of collapse, threatening 150 jobs and throwing doubt over the UK's extraterrestrial ambitions. Orbex, which is based in the Scottish Highlands, is…
Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation
University of Texas spinout Apptronik, a builder of humanoid robots for Google DeepMind among others, on Wednesday announced that it re-opened its Series A to raise a total of $935 million for the round. While the company did not disclose the…
Israeli startups invest $50 million in 'Waze of marketing'
Two Israeli-based startups announced on Wednesday investment rounds that raised almost $50 million to develop Artificial Intelligence platforms focused on business-to-business (B2B) models, especially in sales and marketing. Brandlight, a platform…
This startup raised $250 million to help dogs live longer
A canine health startup called Loyal has now raised more than $250 million to develop drugs that could help dogs—and perhaps one day humans—live longer, healthier lives. The company on February 11 announced it had raised $100 million…
Former Founders Fund VC Sam Blond launches AI sales startup to upend Salesforce
When Sam Blond left his job as a VC for Founders Fund a year ago — just 18 months after he started — he told the world that being a VC wasn't for him and he was “going back to operating.” On Wednesday, he officially…
Twilio co-founder's fusion power startup raises $450M from Bessemer and Alphabet's GV
Inertia Enterprises has raised $450 million to build one of the world's most powerful lasers, which it hopes will serve as the foundation of a grid-scale power plant the fusion startup intends to start construction on in 2030. Inertia Enterprises…
Waiting on Silicon Valley Funding Is Killing Your Startup's Potential
Regional markets are fostering a new breed of entrepreneurs who build businesses with global ambitions despite limited access to venture capital, solving local problems and achieving early profitability. The rise of regional founders is rooted in a…
Spotify Favorite Drone Startup Wins German Military Contracts
A defense AI company backed by Spotify founder Daniel Ek will supply up to €1.46 billion (roughly $1.74 billion) worth of unmanned kamikaze drones to the German armed forces, according to a Financial Times report. Also making money from…
German drone startups win suicide drone contracts
The German government has placed orders for loitering munitions (LMs) and suicide drones, worth 4.3 billion euros, from German start-ups Helsing and Stark Defense, despite field setbacks for both companies. The contracts, outlined in documents seen…
Humanoid startup Apptronik raises $520 million with backing from Google and Mercedes-Benz
Feb 11 (Reuters) - Humanoid robotics startup Apptronik raised $520 million in a funding round backed by investors including Google and Mercedes-Benz, the company said on Wednesday, as it seeks to commercialize its robots for…
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China Inches Ahead Of US In Humanoid Robot Startups
The market for humanoid robots has been growing significantly recently. In 2025, $2.65 billion was invested in humanoid robotics startups, more than in the years 2018 to 2024 combined, according to data published by the market research platform…
Blackstone boosts stake in AI startup Anthropic to about $1 billion, source says
Feb 10 (Reuters) - Blackstone is increasing its investment in the Claude chatbot maker Anthropic, raising its stake to about $1 billion at a valuation of roughly $350 billion, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters…
Chrome on Windows will let users launch the browser in the foreground at startup
No matter how many dedicated apps you have installed on your PC, you probably live most of your life in the browser. Google's well aware of this — it's the entire concept behind ChromeOS, after all — and now, it's bringing a new…
What a Siberian Startup and a Saudi Ticketing App Reveal About Travel's Future
On my recent visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, I “discovered” a new local app that bills itself as the “super app for fun.” It's called Webook, and I've been obsessed with it — so much so that I asked every local I…
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