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The Startup Graveyard: What Every Failed Founder Wishes They'd Known
Anastasia Paruntseva, Founder & CEO of Visionary Partners Ltd. Global expansion expert, book author, with 15+ years in tech, AI & robotics. I've spent 15 years in the startup world, but not in the romanticized 'garage genius' version people like to…
Security startup Verkada hits $5.8 billion valuation in latest funding round led by CapitalG
Security startup Verkada reaches $5.8 billion valuation after its latest funding round led by Alphabet's CapitalG. The investment comes as Verkada surpasses $1 billion in annualized bookings. The startup provides physical security technology…
Startup Funding Continued On A Tear In November As Megarounds Hit 3-Year High
November was another outsized month for venture funding as investors poured $39.6 billion into startups globally. The funding total was on par with October and up 28% year over year from $31 billion, according to Crunchbase data. Capital continued…
Three best friends built an AI startup - and have a pact to drink one beer if it all collapses
When Ali Dastjerdi and Nathan Ondracek became freshman roommates at Harvard in 2015, they didn't expect they'd one day be cofounders together — or that they'd build a startup with a third friend they hadn't met yet. Ondracek met Samuel Ilkka…
Anthropic acquires developer tool startup Bun to scale AI coding
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic said on Tuesday it has acquired Bun, which helps developers run and manage codes more effectively, as the Claude maker looks to boost the speed and stability of its coding agent. Bun is…
Taking on ASML: U.S. Invests $150M in Gelsinger-Backed EUV Startup
In AI chips, it may be time to regard nothing, no matter what, as surprising. Driven by quenchless global demand, the advanced chip sector is changing, morphing and growing at a pace rarely seen in the technology industry. That said, it is…
Marvell to buy chip startup Celestial AI for $3.25 billion to boost networking portfolio
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Chipmaker Marvell Technology said on Tuesday it will buy semiconductor startup Celestial AI in a deal worth $3.25 billion and also forecast fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates. Marvell's shares were down 6% in…
New Orleans sports betting startup helps users make 'informed bets.' It just raised $11M.
Sports betting technology company Outlier, which has a five-person office in downtown New Orleans, has announced the close of a $10.7 million funding round. The company, founded in 2023 in Austin, Texas, runs a sports betting analytics platform…
The 10 Hottest Data Storage Startups Of 2025
The migration of data to the cloud is not letting up. Analyst firm Synergy Research Group, for instance, estimated in June that the 1,189 large data centers operated by hyperscale companies at the end of the first quarter 2025 accounted for about…
From Pitch Deck to Cover Story: The PR Strategy That's Helping Startups Raise Capital
Last Tuesday morning, a text message arrived that would have seemed impossible just five years ago—AJ Ignacio describes receiving a message from a startup founder in Singapore who had just closed their Series A funding round, crediting their…
Vishakha Singh on Films, Startups & Chaos: A Career Hat-Trick!
Q: Jumping right in, what first drew you towards acting, especially coming from a business and media background? A: Honestly, acting was pure destiny. Life just happened and I took every opportunity that came my way. It took me eight years to…
Breeze's David Neeleman: Why Startup Airlines Can't Compete With the Big Four
The U.S. airline industry is running out of space for startups, according to Breeze Airways CEO David Neeleman. The ultra-low-cost carrier, which started service in 2021, is among the last new entrants in the U.S., along with Avelo Airlines. Now…
Of nearly 1.97 lakh recognised startups, 6385 of them 'closed'; created over 21 lakh direct jobs
As many as 6,385 recognised startups have been categorised as ‘closed' as of October 31, according to the data from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. These recognised startups are eligible for a number of…
AI startup Vambe raises $14M to automate conversational commerce
Vambe AI Inc., the creator of a conversational business-to-consumer commerce platform that automates sales operations and customer support, said today it has raised $14 million in an early-stage funding. The Series A round was led by Monashees and…
Exclusive: S.F. 'sleeping pods' startup buys downtown building for 400-bed megadorm
When Brownstone Shared Housing's more than two dozen, $700-per-month sleeping pods in downtown San Francisco were slapped with an eviction notice this summer for over $150,000 in unpaid rent, most expected that might be the end of the co-living…
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