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AI Startup Collate Raises $95 Million To Automate Life Sciences Paperwork
In this week's edition of InnovationRx, we look at cancer breakthroughs from the ASCO conference, Clear's move into healthcare, Harrison.ai's U.S. expansion, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Just 17 months after emerging from…
AI music startup Suno raises funding at $5.4 billion valuation
Suno said on Wednesday it has raised more than US$400 million (HK$3,120 million) in a funding round at a US$5.4 billion valuation, as the AI music startup looks to enhance its platform by creating new tools. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The…
Commentary: Why RPS is the most successful transportation startup ever
On Monday, FedEx Corp. spun-off its Freight division. What is left is the combined network of FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. It's an opportune time to remember that FedEx (NYSE: FDX) would be a distant third-place parcel carrier in the U.S. market…
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Why startups rely on marketing automation for rapid growth
For startups today, marketing is no longer only about visibility or campaign execution. Growth today depends on how quickly brands can respond, adapt, and maintain continuity across customer journeys without proportionately scaling operational…
Live Auction Startup Raises $26 Million in Funding
A London-based live auction startup, which uses AI to help match buyers with relevant streams, said it has secured $26 million in funding, as younger generations drive the adoption of live commerce. Tilt said in a statement on Tuesday that the…
Anthropic Funding Pushed Startup Investment To Near-Record Levels In May As Exit Market Reopened
May set the stage for a new phase for the startup market. While Anthropic 's $50 billion raise — the second-largest startup funding deal on record — pushed global startup investment to one of the highest monthly totals of all time…
Sitecore Snaps Up GEO Startup Scrunch for an Alleged $225M
The future of brands gets decided here. Join the industry's top marketers at Brandweek for the ideas, insights, and connections shaping what's next. Get your ticket. Sitecore, an enterprise content and digital experiences platform, has acquired…
This Weather Startup Is Beating the World's Top Forecaster. Here's Its Unlikely Secret Weapon.
A balloon startup out of Stanford now makes sharper weather forecasts than the European supercomputers that have ruled the field for decades, according to TechCrunch. WindBorne's newly released WeatherMesh-6 is more accurate than the European…
Exclusive | SNAP Payments Are Complicated for Grocers and Consumers. A Startup Wants to Help.
San Francisco payments startup Forage is bringing tech savvy to a market that few in Silicon Valley have been interested in: government food assistance. Fintech venture firm Mouro Capital led a $40 million Series B round for Forage at a $225…
Martin Scorsese Shilling an AI Startup Could Threaten His Entire Legacy
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The film community is in meltdown after acclaimed director Martin Scorsese promoted a new AI startup called Black Forest Labs, saying that he's already using its tech to help plan…
This Startup CEO Works 7 Days a Week and Sleeps on a Mattress in the Office: 'Most Intense Workplace Culture in America
Corgi cofounder and CEO Nico Laqua has engineered an extreme, seven-days-a-week office-centered culture, including keeping a mattress at the office so he can sleep at work. He frames this intensity as a rational trade-off, saying he would rather…
Three Countries Own the Lithium Market. An MIT Startup Wants to Break Their Grip.
A new process for mining lithium-rich rock could slash costs and pollution—and decentralize global lithium production. Lithium mining is like a modern gold rush. The element is the main ingredient in batteries powering smartphones, electric…
Nscale has raised billions to power Europe's AI ambitions. Now the startup must prove the hype can survive reality
Sheryl Sandberg has a habit of joining tech firms before they become household names. She joined Google at roughly 250 employees and Facebook at 550. When Josh Payne set out to recruit her to the board of his AI infrastructure startup Nscale, it…
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Chennai Startup ePlane Lands NVIDIA Backing for AI-Driven Aircraft Certification
NVIDIA's growing focus on 'Physical AI' is beginning to extend beyond robotics and industrial automation into aerospace, with Indian electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) startup ePlane emerging as one of the companies highlighted during…
3rd cohort of AIC T-Hub SpaceTech accelerator Orbit takes off with 13 startups
The third cohort of AIC T-Hub SpaceTech accelerator programme Orbit comprising 13 startups seeking to handhold the enterprises through multiple initiatives has been launched. The selected startups are engaged in building critical technologies…
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