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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…
Breaking down the boom in the Nordic's startup ecosystem
The always-a-good-time Slush conference took place last week in Helsinki and, as always, it was a showcase of the growing power of the European ecosystem. The Nordics, specifically, are having a moment, led this time around by Sweden's vibe coding…
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…
Function Health's $2.5 Billion Bet And Are Blood Testing Startups Sustainable
BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24: A technician works in a lab at Sinovac Biotech where the company is producing their potential COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac during a media tour on September 24, 2020 in Beijing, China. Sinovacs inactivated vaccine…
AI Commerce Startup Onton Raises $7.5M To Take On Retail Giants
AI commerce startup Onton recently announced their $7.5 mln seed round AI powered commerce is accelerating. Walmart's e-commerce division surpassed $100 billion in annualized GMV earlier this year, driven by rapid adoption of AI-enhanced search…
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…
The Toy Startups Getting Funded This Year: Talking Dinosaurs, Sticker Cubes And Tin Can Phones
It's that time of year again, where parents are frantically looking for the new cool thing to wrap up and surprise their kids with this holiday season. The choices are more diverse than ever, especially as artificial intelligence has been…
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…
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…
Budget: Blow to investors and startups 'hidden' in small print
A blow to investors and early-stage businesses has been revealed in the small print of Rachel Reeves ‘ Budget. The tax relief available on venture capital trusts has been slashed, according to the full Budget document released by the…
The future will be explained to you in Palo Alto
On Wednesday evening at PlayGround Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don't understand yet will explain what's coming. This is the final StrictlyVC event of 2025, and truly, the lineup is ridiculous. The series…
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