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16 of the most interesting startups from YC W'26 Demo Day
AI was once again the buzzword for this latest batch of YC Demo Day companies. Nearly 190 companies participated in Y Combinator's Winter ‘26 cohort and presented their startups in a Demo Day on Tuesday. These companies are working on…
Startup Successfully Ignites World's First Fusion Rocket
With current chemical propulsion technology, it takes a spacecraft up to 10 months to reach Mars. Reducing that transit time will be critical for future missions to the Red Planet, and a nuclear propulsion startup just took a major step toward…
A little-known Croatian startup is coming for the robotaxi market with help from Uber
Mate Rimac, the founder of Croatian electric vehicle maker Rimac Group, started working on electric robotaxis seven years ago. Now, part of his vision is coming to fruition through a strategic partnership between Uber, Chinese autonomous vehicle…
The one-person unicorn: Myth, miracle, or the future of startups?
Does the one person unicorn exist? Or is it the startup version of a ‘cryptid,' a mythical creature that is oft-discussed but may or may not actually exist? I wondered that when chatting recently with Ben Broca, CEO and founder of Polsia…
This startup raised $6 million from 8VC and Marc Benioff to find the hidden security flaws in AI code
Enclave, a startup focused on finding the most dangerous security flaws buried deep within code written by AI, is launching from stealth with $6 million in seed funding at a $33 million valuation, led by 8VC. The round includes a roster of…
Exclusive | Orbital Data-Center Startup Aetherflux Raising New Financing at $2 Billion Valuation
Aetherflux, a space startup developing orbital data centers, is raising a new funding round at a $2 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the situation. The startup, founded and led by Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood Markets…
Banning Nondisclosure Agreements Brings Tradeoffs for Women at Startups
In 2022, Zelda Perkins, a former assistant to Harvey Weinstein, described the draconian nondisclosure agreement she was forced to sign while working at Weinstein's production company, Miramax. “The NDA not only forbade us from talking about…
AI Startup Backed by Nvidia Plans to Take on China's DeepSeek
Reflection, an AI startup supported by chip manufacturer Nvidia, is currently in discussions to raise $2.5 billion at a valuation of $25 billion, with plans to take on China's open source approach to artificial intelligence popularized by DeepSeek.
GIFT City launches initiative to support women-led fintech startups
1 min read Ahmedabad Make us preferred source on Google Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) on Thursday announced the launch of Women in Fintech Accelerator, an initiative that aims to improve the participation of women-led startups…
Nvidia-backed startup Reflection, builder of open-source AI models, seeks $2.5B in latest round: report
Reflection, a startup that builds open-source large language models and is a member of Nvidia's (NVDA) Nemotron Coalition, is currently involved in a $2.5B funding round, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company has been called the…
Satellite navigation startup Xona Space nabs $170M investment
Xona Space Systems Inc., a startup working to build a more reliable alternative to GPS, today announced that it has raised $170 million in funding. The Series C round was led by Mohari Ventures Natural Capital. Samsung Next, ICONIQ and a number of…
Defense tech startups raise $405 million in new funding rounds
This artificial intelligence outfit has fetched $45 million in Series A capital to aid its work on developing an open architecture platform for unifying communication, sensing and edge intelligence functions in radio networks. Also known as ODC…
Defense startup Shield AI raises $2B, acquires flight simulation company Aechelon
Shield AI Inc. today announced that it's raising a $2 billion funding round at a post-money valuation of $12.7 billion. Three quarters of the capital will be provided through a Series G round led by Advent International, a large private equity…
Tom Brady's eMed Health Startup Scores $2 Billion Valuation
The company announced that valuation Thursday (March 26) as it completed a $200 million Series A funding round. Led by AON Consulting, the round's investors included retired NFL star Tom Brady, who became the company's chief wellness officer…
My Favorite Tech related Webcasts on Startups and Entrepreneurship
I can't believe I've made a 'Top X'-post, but I just wanted to get this off my chest. These are in my opinion the best tech-related webcasts on start-ups or entrepreneurship. Jessica Livingston is the author of Founders at Work and a partner at…
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