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The Startup Hub Metrics That Actually Matter
Sabeer Nelliparamban is the founder & CEO of Zil Money Corporation, Online Check Writer and Tyler Petroleum Inc. A filled desk is easy to count. So is an event, an application or a social media mention. But none of these tells us whether a new…
Startups don't need to go viral to win customers
Getting initial customers as a startup can be one of the most grueling challenges in business. Even when companies manage to snag some early interest, there's no guarantee those customers will stick around. At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, Elia…
South Korea plans startup support extensions, regulatory reforms
Oct. 23 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's government unveiled plans Friday to ease regulations affecting startups, including extending support eligibility for entrepreneurs whose businesses are interrupted by military service or childbirth. The…
Carta and NewView partner, hoping to entice more startups to let employees sell shares early
Startups are staying private longer leaving employees, who typically take a portion of their compensation as stock they can't sell, with little hope of early liquidity. An increasing number of late-stage startups are recognizing this and offering…
Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who's who of angels
Daytona Platforms announced on Friday that it had raised a $60 million Series B round at a $1 billion valuation led by FirstMark Growth. The company says it has now raised a total of $91 million. The New York-based startup has attracted not just…
Israeli AI startup Vizby sold in multimillion-shekel deal
Four young Israeli entrepreneurs, all aged 28, sold their startup in a multimillion-shekel deal closed before the first year since the company's founding and without requiring any external funding from venture capitalists (VCs). Vizby, an…
AI Giant Nvidia Invests in Entertainment Startup Higgsfield
Higgsfield, the AI video and image generation company dabbling across both marketing and entertainment spaces, extended its Series B funding round with new investments from Nvidia and the investment firm TCV. The San Francisco-based company…
Palmer Luckey is launching a genetically engineered war dog startup
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It is a truth universally acknowledged that rich people love a designer dog. TikTok influencers walk their viewers through the…
US Startup Claims It Turned Mercury Into Gold, Says It Beat CERN's 2025 Record 10-Fold
A US-based startup has claimed a major scientific breakthrough, saying it successfully converted mercury into stable gold using nuclear fusion technology, a feat long associated with the centuries-old pursuit of alchemy. However, the company's…
She Built a $100 Million Business in 7 Years. Here's How She Scaled From Scrappy Startup to Costco and Whole Foods.
The idea for Trubar emerged during a family trip to Disney, where existing snack options left Groussman feeling “ucky” and “uncomfortable.” She started selling protein bars by the checkout counter at local stores.
Chinese startup claims its $2,000 mini PC can outperform Nvidia's DGX Spark
Sipeed claims its 256 TOPS mini PC can outperform Nvidia on Qwen The 128GB Sipeed MaixStation costs less than Nvidia's reported $6,949 DGX Spark Nvidia advertises 1,000 sparse FP4 TOPS, while Sipeed emphasizes practical inference performance…
AI startup World launches proof-of-human tools aimed at agentic commerce
The future of agentic commerce hinges on the ability to know whether it's a human or an AI agent that's making a purchase, and the tools to do that are arriving fast. Proof-of-human technology, which can let a person vouch for the AI agents acting…
Silicon Valley startup raises $200M to create genetically engineered military dogs: 'Captain America meets Iron Man'
The dogs of war could soon be getting a DNA upgrade. Silicon Valley heavyweights are pouring $200 million into a straight-out-of-sci-fi plan to genetically engineer military dogs — potentially giving them wolf-like sniffing powers and…
AI drug development startup Pathos AI closes $237M investment - SiliconANGLE
Pathos AI Inc. today announced that it has raised $237 million in funding at a $3 billion valuation. Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb Co. led the Series E round with participation from several unnamed returning backers. Pathos' investor…
Warhound: Genetically Enhanced War Dogs Startup Claims It Could Have Major Applications for Pet Owners
What brave new world is this where genetically engineered military work dogs are not the stuff of science fiction but, soon, the stuff of science fact? That is one of the upshots from news that Forbes first broke Thursday evening about American…
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