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When Startups Fail In Spite Of Great Solutions: The Missing Ingredient
Lindsey Witmer Collins is Founder and CEO of WLCM.AI, an Inc. 5000 company building AI solutions for enterprises, and Scribbly Books. I have lived and breathed Silicon Valley for my entire career. I've helped more than 100 startups go to…
This AI startup says it can generate permit-ready blueprints in minutes
Nearly two decades ago, a young college student wrote his final thesis about software capable of generating design documents for school buildings. Al Drams was studying architecture — following in the footsteps of his parents and grandfather…
The Startup Hiring Mistake That Looks Like a Win
Many founders make the mistake of hiring a senior leader before the infrastructure exists to support it. They expect the leader to produce results off of a strategy that doesn't exist yet. Read the signs before you hire: no repeatable way leads or…
Startups are betting on AI to predict the future
Several startups are betting that they can leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to make better forecasts than even the most specialised experts when it comes to topics as varied as stock market movements, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, or…
11 of the Best-Funded GEO Startups Racing to Win AI Search
Today, roughly one in 10 online searches globally goes through a standalone AI tool like ChatGPT or Claude rather than a traditional search engine like Google or Bing, according to Similarweb data. Of course, Google itself is also transforming its…
New York Fashion Tech Lab Puts Female-Led Tech Startups Front and Center
There always seems to be another ceiling to break. In the U.S., for example, only a fraction of venture capital has gone to solely female-founded startups. In fact, historical data points to a decline, with startups that only have female founders…
My cofounder and I were rivals at hackathons. At 21, I put college on hold to build a startup with him.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Raymond Loong Ng, 21, the cofounder of Makeable, a San Francisco-based startup. It's been edited for length and clarity. I was born in Vietnam and moved to Singapore when I was 9. As a kid, I…
Who is Decart? From AI startup to $7B acquisition target of Amazon (AMZN:NASDAQ)
The AI startup has developed technology spanning real-time video generation, simulated environments, and software that helps developers run AI models across different chips, drawing interest from major technology players including Amazon.com…
Startup from Penn State research to scale-up domestic critical mineral recovery | Penn State University
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Old electronics and solar panels could become a new, domestic source for critical and strategic materials through Intel-E-Waste, a startup whose technology builds on foundational research from Penn State. The U.S.
This Miami startup thinks your home should have a signature scent
There is a reason walking into a luxury hotel can feel different before you have even checked in. Sometimes, you can smell it. Miami startup The Scent Standard thinks that experience should not be limited to hotels, high-end retailers, and other…
Quantum computer maker IonQ to buy cybersecurity startup Elisity for $1.3B - SiliconANGLE
IonQ Inc., a publicly traded supplier of quantum computers, today announced plans to acquire Elisity Inc. for $1.3 billion. The price tag includes $150 million in performance incentives that are contingent on Elisity meeting certain business…
25-Year-Old Microsoft Engineer Quits Rs 1.9 Crore Job To Chase AI Startup Dream: 'Living Off My Savings'
Treasury has begun attracting paying customers and generated more than $6,000 in revenue. Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed A former Microsoft engineer quit a $200,000+ job to start his AI startup Treasury He built Treasury, an AI money…
Startup Funding: Q3 2026
AI dominated funding in the third quarter of 2026, with two inference companies each announcing $1 billion in funding. But with the data center buildout driving insatiable demand for memory, investors also rewarded startups with alternatives to…
E-commerce AI startup Loops raises $3.5M to create smoother online shopping experiences - SiliconANGLE
Agentic e-commerce startup Loops Smart AI wants to help online retailers create more seamless buying journeys and streamline the shopping experience after raising $3.5 million in seed funding today. Andreessen Horowitz's a16z speedrun accelerator…
A coding startup closed a $2.3 billion round valuing it near $29 billion, but its $20 monthly plan still runs out after a handful of prompts
A developer opens a laptop, types a single prompt into a coding assistant, and watches a usage meter tick upward before the second request even finishes. That small bar is easy to miss at first. It sits inside one of the most valuable startups in…
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