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Startup Deploys AI-Engineered Virus on Human Patient
When it comes to putting strange substances into your body in 2026, the sky's the limit. First there were black-market Russian peptides — and now there are AI-generated viruses, which one startup claims has been used to successfully treat a…
Vibe directing' startup OpenArt has hired a former Salesforce marketer to turn it into a household name
Salesforce and Meta marketing alum Scott Larson says OpenArt AI' s conversational text-to-video generator is the tool he wished he'd had earlier in his career. The platform helps whizz up short videos, arty images, and music by typing in a few…
OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech business
OpenAI on Tuesday acquired a four-year-old AI biotech software startup called Orchestra Bio, the company announced via its website. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the startup had reportedly raised around $20 million as of 2025 from…
When A Startup Sells, Its Employees' Equity Plans Can Change Overnight
Acquisitions are reshaping the technology industry. Venture-backed AI companies acquired 195 AI startups this year through late September, already exceeding the total for all of 2025, Crunchbase data shows. For investors and founders, such…
Legal AI Startup Legora Raises Funds at $8.8 Billion Valuation
Legora has raised $550 million in a funding round that will give the Swedish legal artificial intelligence startup an $8.8 billion post-money valuation and allow it to expand to new markets. The Series E round was led by Atreides Management, with…
Akash Ambani: 'Jio Has The Energy And Nimbleness Of A Startup
'... but runs with the rigour and discipline of a large enterprise.' A day before the mega initial public offering of Jio Platforms opens, its Managing Director Akash Ambani speaks about the company's future, the implications of the stock market…
Taking a swing at a pickleball startup
In corporate America, Stanley Anderson '79 says, executives often assume that their peers grew up in privileged circumstances. “I spent my early years trying not to get recruited into gangs, getting shot at, watching my friends get murdered…
Nvidia plans German startup investments under European AI push
Nvidia announced planned German startup investments under a nearly $10 billion European commitment to support companies, universities and research institutions, the chipmaker said in an Oct. 19 blog post. The company linked the investments to wider…
Exclusive: AI code-testing startup Blacksmith hits $1 billion valuation as AI-written code surges
Blacksmith, a startup that runs the infrastructure companies use to test code before it ships, has been valued at $1 billion following a new $66 million funding round led by Sequoia Capital. The round, which is Blacksmith's Series C, comes about…
Schulich Startups and North Horizon Strengthen Support for Canada's Innovation Ecosystem Through Investor Dialogue
TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2026 /CNW/ -- The Schulich Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Schulich Startups) and North Horizon Holdings Inc. continue to build on their partnership to support Canada's innovation ecosystem, connecting founders, investors…
Five things to know about Chinese AI startup DeepSeek
Here are five things to know about the Chinese AI startup following the new restrictions: Founded by Liang Wenfeng in the eastern Chinese tech hub Hangzhou, DeepSeek started life in 2023 as a side project of Liang's data-driven hedge fund that had…
Africa: The Big Deal Ranks Nigeria First for Startup Funding With $635 Million
Moove's $250 million round accounted for nearly 40% of the $635 million that put Nigeria first in Africa: The Big Deal's country funding ranking through September 2026. The tracker assigned Nigeria more than twice the $247 million it recorded for…
Blockchain Association Asks SEC to Double Crypto Startup Exemption to $10 Million
The trade group backed Regulation Crypto Assets in its comment letter and asked the Commission to raise both offering caps, write the Howey guidance into the rule, and let third parties file for tokens already trading. The trade group backed…
India's AI market could gain $100 billion from startup IPOs, says Goldman Sachs
India's listed artificial intelligence (AI) market could gain an additional USD 50 billion to USD 100 billion in market capitalisation over the next two to five years as privately held AI companies move towards initial public offerings (IPOs)…
AI infrastructure management software startup ASI hits $3B valuation after raising $325M in funding - SiliconANGLE
An artificial intelligence startup called ASI Inc., which builds complex models of air traffic and energy grids, said today it has scored $325 million in a Series C funding, bringing its valuation to a cool $3 billion. The round was led by Spark…
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