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Kenyan startup makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids
In a school for the deaf in Kenya, children signed their excitement as a team demonstrated how a robotic arm could revolutionize their studies. Roughly 300,000 children in the east African nation are deaf or hard of hearing, according to the Kenya…
AI research startup Listen Labs scrubbed a $1.5B funding round for Salesforce talks
Listen Labs, a market research startup that uses voice AI to conduct customer interviews, recently signed a term sheet for a $125 million Series C at a $1.5 billion valuation, with Menlo Ventures set to lead the round, according to several people…
AMD-Backed Korean AI Startup Upstage Considers Pre-IPO Round
South Korean artificial intelligence startup Upstage is considering a pre-listing funding round as one of several capital-market options, according to its co-founder. The Seoul-based company closed a 560 billion won ($420 million) Series C…
VitalMatch Accelerator: Demo Day for selected startups at the Allianz Stadium
The Allianz Stadium today - Wednesday, 9 September - hosted the 2026 Demo Day of VitalMatch Accelerator, the concluding event of a program held entirely in Turin for the first time, which supported seven startups in developing innovative solutions…
New startup looks to build robots for entertainment
A new startup wants to make American robotics fun again. Dynamic Creatures, a spinoff of Boston Dynamics, launched out of stealth yesterday with a focus on making robots for hospitality and entertainment, starting with theme parks and retail…
Seattle mayor wants fund for startups after report cites tech job instability
(The Center Square) - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed at retaining startup companies after they grow big enough to leave their local incubators. The order proposes that Seattle set up a fund that would allow…
Sales automation startup Clay boosts valuation to $7.1B in $115M funding round - SiliconANGLE
Clay Labs Inc., a startup using artificial intelligence to make business-to-business sales teams more productive, today announced that it has raised $115 million in funding. Wellington Management led the Series D round. It was joined by Alphabet…
Musk's tunnel startup The Boring Company raises $3 billion at $23 billion valuation
The Boring Company, a tunnel construction startup founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has raised $3 billion in a new funding round that values it at $23 billion, according to a statement on Wednesday. The funding round…
AI-native CRM startup Lightfield raises $47M to build an AI agent-ready replacement for Salesforce - SiliconANGLE
Lightfield, an artificial intelligence-native customer relationship management startup, has ambitions to take on industry giants like Salesforce Inc. and Hubspot Inc. after raising $47 million in Series A funding today. The round was led by the…
From Process Control To Industrial AI: What Actually Changes
Gregory Shahnovsky is CEO of Modcon Systems, specializing in process analytics and AI-driven optimization for complex industrial operations. The industrial AI market is moving rapidly from the ambitions of startups to capital allocation. Schneider…
3 ways VCs can unlock more value for their portfolio at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The best investment opportunities start with knowing where the market is going and who is building a sustainable company positioned to address those shifts. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, you can discover emerging companies, expand your deal flow…
Elizabeth Holmes Is 'Shameless and Delusional,' Says Insider as She Plots Biotech Comeback From Prison Behind $18 Million Startup
Article continues below advertisement Elizabeth Holmes is attempting to build a future in biotechnology while serving time for the massive fraud that brought down her company, Theranos. The disgraced entrepreneur, 42, has reportedly remained…
Exclusive | Drone Deal Kicks Off Consolidation in Ukraine's 500-Company Industry
A drone company backed by Erik Prince— the Blackwater founder and an ally to President Trump—is buying one of Ukraine 's leading makers of battlefield robots, an early sign of consolidation across the country's sprawling drone…
FosterBridge aligning with Qazaq Creative to drive growth in creative industries
FosterBridge, a Korea-based global startup growth platform, will join forces with Qazaq Creative, a digital platform for discovering and connecting startups and individuals in creative industries, according to FosterBridge on Sept. 2. Qazaq…
How To Measure An Innovation Economy: South Korea
At Mind the Bridge, we are regularly asked to put numbers on something that is, by nature, hard to pin down: the health of an innovation ecosystem. Governments, corporates and investors all want the same thing: A benchmark that tells them how their…
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