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China to support IPOs by 'future industry' startups, large model companies
China took fresh steps on Wednesday to fund tech innovation amid an intensifying rivalry with the US, saying it would support listings of startups in 'future industries' like quantum technology, nuclear fusion and brain-computer interfaces. SCROLL…
AI-native startups are rewriting who wins the global startup race
Canada's flagship tech corridor just posted its strongest global ranking in years. Government policy just needs to keep up. Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network released the 2026 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER 2026) today…
Seoul hospital to promote biotech startups at BIO 2026
June 16 (Asia Today) -- Seoul National University Hospital will operate its first independent booth at the BIO International Convention, using the world's largest biotechnology industry gathering as a platform to help five South Korean startups…
This startup is betting GIFs and 'micro memes' will be supercharged in the AI era. Read its pitch deck.
Memes have become a fixture in how we communicate. We're reacting with GIFs in work Slack channels and sending memes in the family group chat. Klipy, a GIF and meme content startup, thinks that we'll be sending even more of those with a boost from…
SpaceX Buys Cursor In Largest Startup Acquisition Ever At $60 Billion
SpaceX just executed the largest acquisition of a venture-backed startup in history, exercising its option to buy Cursor parent Anysphere for $60 billion in an all-stock deal that pulls a rocket company straight into the center of the AI coding…
Incubator for clean tech startups launched
A sustainability-focused incubator to support early-stage enterprises working in climate and clean-tech, pollution management, resource efficiency, circular economy and sustainability innovation has been launched by Re Sustainability's social and…
One of legal's hottest startups is helping lawyers finally answer: Is the AI's work any good?
Legal technology wants its vibe-coding moment. But first, it has to prove the tools can think like a lawyer. Taking up the task is Crosby, a startup-meets-law-firm that sells basic legal services to companies, including Cursor and Rogo. On…
Australian Predictive Healthcare Startup Raises $46 Million
SYDNEY—An Australian startup that says its AI-enabled platform can detect and prevent health issues before they become serious has raised $46 million from private-equity investors as it looks to expand internationally. Everlab's platform…
Convey doesn't want to be called an AI agent startup. A16z just bet $38 million it can stand apart.
Convey, a startup founded last year that builds AI 'teammates,' has raised $38 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Khosla Ventures and Pear VC. AI agents have become one of the hottest corners of…
I Sold My AI Startup Before Revenue: Here's What Investors Missed - And Founders Shouldn't
I sold my AI research company while I was qualifying as a lawyer in the U.K. I built Safe Sign Technologies with researchers from Cambridge, DeepMind, Harvard and MIT who believed in the mission enough to trust a 21-year-old law student to lead the…
SpaceX purchases Bay Area AI coding startup for $60 billion
Days after SpaceX's massive initial public offering, which made CEO Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire, the company announced Tuesday it was purchasing Bay Area artificial intelligence startup Cursor for $60 billion. The move has been…
SpaceX Acquires AI Coding Tool Cursor For $60B In Year's Largest Startup M&A Deal
SpaceX, fresh off its record-breaking IPO, formalized plans to purchase the startup behind the popular AI coding tool Cursor for $60 billion in an all-stock deal, marking one of the largest acquisitions of a venture-backed startup in recent years…
AI startup Genspark valued at $2.6 billion in latest funding round
June 17: Technology company Genspark.ai said on Wednesday it had raised $100 million in its extended funding round that valued it at $2.6 billion, underscoring strong investor appetite for AI companies developing workplace productivity tools. The…
Exclusive: Cyber warfare startup Twenty is now worth $1 billion
Twenty, a cyber warfare startup, raised $100 million and is now valued at $1 billion. Why it matters: Cyber success stories like this are rare, as some investors latch onto things that go boom or can be hauled onto a conference floor. Even rarer is…
Startup drops first universal AI agent payment plug into Asia's $28.9 trillion ecommerce market
Singapore-based startup Stables is building AI-native payment middleware to route stablecoin transactions across Asia's fragmented cross-border trade infrastructure. CEO Bernardo Bilotta says the real growth opportunity is in machine-to-machine…
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