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techcrunch.com - Jagmeet Singh - Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year
Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year
TechCrunch

Prominent solo investor Lachy Groom has backed a Bengaluru startup attempting an ambitious feat: keeping an aircraft in the sky for more than a year by harvesting energy from ocean winds. Alteon, founded by 20-year-old Samay Sanghvi, announced…

washingtonexaminer.com - Claire Carter - American AI startup to set up data center in Saudi Arabia
American AI startup to set up data center in Saudi Arabia
Washington Examiner

A U.S.-based artificial intelligence startup is partnering with the Saudi Arabian government's AI firm for a major expansion of its computing infrastructure, as technology companies face growing resistance to data centers powering the AI boom in…

vox.com - Allie Volpe - Your loneliness is big business for these startups
Your loneliness is big business for these startups
Vox

Over the years, Julianne Holt-Lunstad has fielded many requests from startups looking for her help. These entrepreneurs came to the Brigham Young University professor with the well-meaning goal of “solving” loneliness; they believed…

gizmodo.com - Webb Wright - Fleeing Data Center Backlash at Home, American AI Startup Sets Up Shop In Saudi Arabia
Fleeing Data Center Backlash at Home, American AI Startup Sets Up Shop In Saudi Arabia
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Americans' hatred towards AI data centers is big business for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. San Francisco-based tech startup Together AI announced on Monday that it's partnering with Humain, the Saudi Arabian AI company founded last year by Crown…

republicworld.com - Initiative Desk - Kansaltancy Ventures - A Decade Of Venture Capital, Building Startups And SME's
Kansaltancy Ventures - A Decade Of Venture Capital, Building Startups And SME's
Republic World

From Early Skepticism to a Global Vision There are conference room conversations that end the moment everyone stands up and leaves. And there are the ones that don't - the ones that follow you out the door, into your career, and eventually into the…

entrepreneur.com - Demos Parneros - I've Backed 20 Startups. Here's What Actually Separates the Ones That Win From the Ones That Stall.
I've Backed 20 Startups. Here's What Actually Separates the Ones That Win From the Ones That Stall.
Homepage | Entrepreneur

A captivating idea is the entry ticket to early-stage investing, but the founders who succeed are the ones with a specific set of traits — humility, adaptability, decisiveness under uncertainty, and the self-awareness to build the right…

axios.com - Madison Mills - Exclusive: AI startup TrustedRouter raises $1.25 million
Exclusive: AI startup TrustedRouter raises $1.25 million
Axios

TrustedRouter, an AI routing startup, raised $1.25 million from a group of investors, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The interest in the startup is the latest example of Silicon Valley's obsession with routing, and the bet that businesses won't…

koreaherald.com - Im Eun-byel - Posco, Doosan join IMM-led bet on Japanese fusion startup
Posco, Doosan join IMM-led bet on Japanese fusion startup
The Korea Herald

IMM Investment Japan has led a Series D funding round for fusion energy startup Kyoto Fusioneering, backed by Korean industrial heavyweights. The investment was made through the Korea-Japan Fusion Fund, a cross-border vehicle established to connect…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - Bolt Seeks Up to $27 Million as CEO Works to Revive Payments Startup
Bolt Seeks Up to $27 Million as CEO Works to Revive Payments Startup
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

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gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - A single quarter of startup investment hit $330 billion for the first time in history, and 10 deals swallowed more than $206 billion of that record pile
A single quarter of startup investment hit $330 billion for the first time in history, and 10 deals swallowed more than $206 billion of that record pile
GCN

A wire transfer lands in a startup's account, then another, then seven more in the same week. The checks are not small. Several run to tens of billions each, wired to companies that had not yet turned a profit. By the time the quarter closed, a…

dnaindia.com - Prakash Chand - Vihaan Khanna: How a 22 Year Old Built a Business Around Startup Launches
Vihaan Khanna: How a 22 Year Old Built a Business Around Startup Launches
DNA India

Now, success in a start-up is not all about the product. Those companies that manage to capture attention know how to do it. A launch is no longer in the press release. It plays out in podcasts, influencers, Reddit communities and LinkedIn posts…

bmmagazine.co.uk - Jamie Young - Octopus Energy buys Danish startup BD Energy to bolster automated power trading
Octopus Energy buys Danish startup BD Energy to bolster automated power trading
Business Matters

The deal, announced on Tuesday, brings the Aarhus-based company into Octopus Energy Trading, the division of Octopus Energy Group that buys and sells electricity and helps manage the changing supply of renewable power. The transaction takes effect…

mpost.io - Alisa Davidson - Top 10 White Label Crypto Wallet Providers For Fintech Startups In 2026 | Metaverse Post
Top 10 White Label Crypto Wallet Providers For Fintech Startups In 2026 | Metaverse Post
Today's Top AI and Crypto News | Metaverse Post

Launching a cryptocurrency exchange from scratch can take months of development, extensive security testing, regulatory planning, liquidity partnerships, and significant capital investment. For many fintech startups, brokers, banks, and digital…

forbes.com - Gerui Wang - Why Nvidia's Hugging Face Acquisition Signals AI's Full Ecosystem Play
Why Nvidia's Hugging Face Acquisition Signals AI's Full Ecosystem Play
Forbes

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Nvidia's acquisition of Hugging Face marks a strategic shift towards vertical integration in AI. Having dominated hardware, Nvidia aims to…

theguardian.com - Mark Sweney - Shein shares slide on fast-fashion retailer's stock market debut
Shein shares slide on fast-fashion retailer's stock market debut
The Guardian

Shares in the fast-fashion brand Shein slumped as much as 10% as the China-founded company made its long-anticipated trading debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The Singapore-headquartered company, once valued at almost $100bn (£74bn)…

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