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Glīd won Startup Battlefield 2025 by building solutions to make logistis simpler, safer, and smarter
Build Mode is back with a holiday bonus episode. This week, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen is joined by the winner of this year's competition, Kevin Damoa, the CEO and founder of Glīd, a logistics infrastructure company that…
The Deep Fashion Roots Of London's Fizzy New Startup Label 'Debute'
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Lady Lola Bute and Jazzy de Lisser attend a Murder Mystery Dinner celebrating the 1-year anniversary of Debute at The London EDITION on October 29, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images for The…
Aerospace and defense startups have raised over $19 billion this year. Here are the top deals of 2025.
Defense and aerospace startups have already raised more than $19 billion in 2025, according to data firm PitchBook. This comes as the Pentagon, under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calls for a total overhaul of the military's acquisition system to…
Here are the 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025
Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,”…
Narendra Modi Opens Skyroot Infinity CModi inaugurates space startup, unveils orbital rocket Vikram-1ampus, Promotes Space Innovation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually inaugurated Indian space startup Skyroot's Infinity Campus, in Hyderabad, and highlighted the government's 'historic' space reforms. He also unveiled the company's first orbital rocket, Vikram-I…
What the head of IBM's $500 million AI and quantum venture fund is looking for in a startup
Emily Fontaine is the global head of venture capital at IBM. The company's venture fund, IBM Ventures, is a $500 million fund currently focused mostly on AI and quantum computing. So far it has made 23 investments in companies including Hugging…
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4 AI Startups Solving India's Most Complex Healthcare Challenges
India's AI healthcare market is accelerating toward a $1.6 billion valuation by 2026, growing at a staggering 40.6% CAGR. But beyond headline numbers, the real transformation is happening on the ground, where a handful of startups are tackling…
StartupTN launches State's first village startup community in Coimbatore district
StartupTN, the nodal agency for startups and innovation under the MSME Department, has launched the State's first village startup community at Pillaiappampalayam in Annur Block, Coimbatore district, under its flagship ‘Gramam Thorum…
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Dream Sports Launches HorizonOS: Open-Source Tech Engine for Indian Startups
Dream Sports has announced the launch of HorizonOS, an open-source initiative aimed at providing India's developer community with access to its proven, scalable tech platform. HorizonOS will empower startups and MSMEs across sectors such as…
Theia Ventures leads pre-seed round in Bio-AI startup Lemnisca to scale intelligent biomanufacturing systems
This fund will support Lemnisca's Bengaluru lab, AI platform development, and early pilots to scale sustainable bioproduction. The investment reinforces Theia's commitment to backing transformative technologies that enable sustainable industrial…
The 10 Hottest Semiconductor Startups Of 2025
As Nvidia demonstrated during its most recent earnings, demand for computer chips to fuel AI workloads remains voracious, even as critics continue to question whether the industry is nearing the peak of a dotcom-like bubble. This is potentially…
QBE backs leadership and startup culture to deliver transformation
QBE Insurance Group has a “multi-lever” transformation underway, with technology investments driving improvements to date but leadership and startup culture set to play an even bigger role. Speaking at the GuideWire Connections…
Paxos acquires crypto wallet startup Fordefi for $100M+
Paxos Trust Company LLC has acquired Fordefi Inc., a startup with a crypto wallet platform used by more than 200 institutional investors. Fortune reported on Tuesday that the deal is worth more than $100 million. That's a premium over the $83…
Funding for San Diego startups tumbles to smallest quarterly investment total in 8 years
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... San Diego County startups raised only $590 million in the third quarter, a 60% drop compared to a year ago and the smallest quarterly investment total in eight years. The number of deals told a similar…
Jeff Bezos' Project Prometheus reportedly acquires AI startup General Agents
Project Prometheus, a new company co-led by Jeff Bezos, has reportedly acquired a low-profile artificial intelligence startup called General Agents. The existence of Project Prometheus was revealed by the New York Times last week. The company is…
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