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techcrunch.com - Anna Heim - As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space
As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space
TechCrunch

A trip to Europe often means adjusting to a lot of walking, but don't let it fool you: cars are still the default for urban mobility. However, entrepreneurs are seeking to challenge this status quo — and the first step is understanding why…

techcrunch.com - Dominic-Madori Davis - Fashion startup Atoire raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup
Fashion startup Atoire raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup
TechCrunch

Fashion startup Atoire announced Thursday a $9.5 million seed round with investors including a16z Speedrun, Night Capital, and Lightspeed Ventures' Jeremy Liew. Shoppers can visit the Atoire website and buy handbags or even clothes made from the…

crunchbase.com - Mary Ann Azevedo - Socure Secures $156M at $5.2B Valuation, Acquires AI Fraud Investigation Startup Fravity
Socure Secures $156M at $5.2B Valuation, Acquires AI Fraud Investigation Startup Fravity
Crunchbase

Identity verification and fraud prevention company Socure announced Thursday that it raised $156 million in a strategic growth investment valuing it at $5.2 billion. The Incline Village, Nevada-based company is also acquiring Austin-based agentic…

technologyreview.com - Antonio Regalado - A startup claims it's found a drug to make your blood young
A startup claims it's found a drug to make your blood young
MIT Technology Review

“There's a long wait list including a lot of celebrities, well-known people, people who you have heard of,” Generation Lab's CEO Alina Su told me in a conference call. “So we're super excited to, like, create this drug and…

glassalmanac.com - Michael Reed - Nvidia to Buy Hugging Face, a Station F Startup, for $12.9 Billion!
Nvidia to Buy Hugging Face, a Station F Startup, for $12.9 Billion!
Glass Almanac

According to a report from The Information, Hugging Face, a company initiated by French entrepreneurs, has apparently finalized a buyout deal with Nvidia. Originally distinguished as the first “alumni” of Station F to exceed a…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Consumer-focused AI assistant startup Instinct reportedly raising $250M - SiliconANGLE
Consumer-focused AI assistant startup Instinct reportedly raising $250M - SiliconANGLE
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Instinct, the developer of an artificial intelligence assistant popular among Silicon Valley tech workers, is reportedly raising $250 million in funding. The company told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that the round is being co-led by Index…

siliconangle.com - Kyt Dotson - Vulnerability-free container image startup Echo acquires Minimus - SiliconANGLE
Vulnerability-free container image startup Echo acquires Minimus - SiliconANGLE
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Echo Software Ltd., a startup that's using artificial intelligence agents to secure container images, today announced it's acquiring the assets of Minimus Inc. following the company's wind-down. The core proposition of Echo is that it uses AI…

businessinsider.com - Charissa Cheong - I gave up on getting an H-1B visa because of the $100k fee. I'm optimistic about my future outside the US.
I gave up on getting an H-1B visa because of the $100k fee. I'm optimistic about my future outside the US.
Business Insider

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shreya Mishra Reddy, 34, an Indian national currently staying in Toronto on a tourist visa. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I moved to the US from India to do my master's…

siliconangle.com - Duncan Riley - Socure raises $156M at $5.2B valuation and acquires AI startup Fravity - SiliconANGLE
Socure raises $156M at $5.2B valuation and acquires AI startup Fravity - SiliconANGLE
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Identity verification company Socure Inc. today announced a $156 million strategic growth investment at a valuation of $5.2 billion. Part of that money went to agentic artificial intelligence startup Fravity AI, acquired in a separate transaction…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - Nvidia Nearing $13 Billion Deal For AI Startup Hugging Face
Nvidia Nearing $13 Billion Deal For AI Startup Hugging Face
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

Nvidia and Hugging Face have held discussions about a $13 billion deal in the last few weeks, according to a report Wednesday (Aug. 26) by Business Insider that cited a source familiar with the matter. Another report Wednesday by The Information…

retailbrew.com - Andrew Adam Newman - This startup got a dream order from Walmart. Fulfilling it almost turned into a nightmare.
This startup got a dream order from Walmart. Fulfilling it almost turned into a nightmare.
Retail Brew

Dakota Sheets's big break for DogSauce, a pourable food topper for dogs made with sweet potato and bone broth, came in 2024, when the DTC brand he founded a few years earlier landed a distribution deal with Walmart to go into about 1,400 stores.

siliconangle.com - Mike Wheatley - Workplace fraud monitoring startup Yardstik raises $30M to help employers keep tabs on their staff - SiliconANGLE
Workplace fraud monitoring startup Yardstik raises $30M to help employers keep tabs on their staff - SiliconANGLE
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Yardstik Inc., a workforce screening startup that monitors companies' employees for potential fraudulent actions, said today it has closed on a $30 million growth round of funding that brings its total amount raised to date to $65 million. Harbert…

wsvn.com - Sebastian Cuervo - New startup launches 3D-printed living seawalls to fight Florida floods amid changing climate - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
New startup launches 3D-printed living seawalls to fight Florida floods amid changing climate - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - As South Florida prepares for rising sea levels, a new startup has fortified the state's seawalls to better prepare it for the future. Climate change has threatened coastal communities around the world, South Florida…

businessinsider.com - Geoff Weiss - Nvidia's interest in Hugging Face is a hedge against a future dominated by OpenAI and Anthropic
Nvidia's interest in Hugging Face is a hedge against a future dominated by OpenAI and Anthropic
Business Insider

What does $13 billion buy Nvidia these days? A bigger say in what AI gets built and what it runs on. Business Insider reported on Wednesday that the chip giant was in talks to acquire Hugging Face, which hosts open-source AI models. That lines up…

yalibnan.com - Russian-speaking cybercriminals of Israeli startup used SpaceX's Cursor AI tool to hack seven companies, Reuters - Ya Libnan
Russian-speaking cybercriminals of Israeli startup used SpaceX's Cursor AI tool to hack seven companies, Reuters - Ya Libnan
Beirut

Workers at Israeli startup Gambit Security sit at their desks at the company's offices in Tel Aviv, Israel August 27, 2026 REUTERS/Amir Cohen Russian-speaking hackers used SpaceX's (SPCX) AI coding assistant, Cursor, to help break in to a Belgian…

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