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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…
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…
SpaceX alum's aviation startup, Reliable Robotics, lands $115M, topping $1B valuation
Reliable Robotics has been working for nearly a decade to commercialize autonomous flying technology that can be installed on existing aircraft. Now, with a $115 million funding boost, the Mountain View, California-based startup has a longer runway…
Exclusive: Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language
Justin Mast's life was changed by a cyborg plant. A few years ago, Mast was reading through some scientific literature when he stumbled upon research about a houseplant wired to a motorized stand. When the plant wanted more light, electrical…
Former OpenAI exec has quietly built $1.5 billion startup, betting AI can revive U.S. manufacturing
Former OpenAI employee Bob McGrew has been quietly building a startup called Arda, which raised capital at a $1.5 billion valuation. McGrew, who spent parts of his career at Palantir and PayPal, said Arda is building an AI assistant for…
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…
AI startup ASI valued at $3 billion in latest funding round
Oct 20: Artificial intelligence startup ASI said on Tuesday it had raised $325 million in a funding round valuing the company at $3 billion, amid growing investor appetite for AI software used in real-world applications. • The Series C round…
Rare-earth magnet startup Vulcan inks research partnership with UNC
Durham-based startup Vulcan Elements is partnering with UNC-Chapel Hill researchers to develop a new generation of rare-earth magnets. Why it matters: Rare-earth magnets, a field currently dominated by China, have become a major focus of national…
10 AI Startups Catching The Channel's Eye
A new voice mode for making requests and hearing responses aloud, support for agents that act in Microsoft 365, and improved shadow AI scanning are among Hatz AI's recent platform enhancements for MSPs. The New York-based company aims to transform…
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…
Oxford University Innovation joins CO:LABS to help science startups grow
Oxford University Innovation (OUI) has been announced as a founding partner of CO:LABS, a major new development at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. CO:LABS is designed to connect, collaborate and grow science and technology businesses. OUI…
Kenyan Tele-Radiology and Accessibility Startups Win Meta AI Academy Pitchathon
Two Kenyan AI startups, Neural Labs Africa and Me-Nasoma, have won the inaugural Meta AI Academy Kenya Pitchathon, each receiving $5,000 (about KSh 645,000) in equity-free funding along with Meta advertising credits. The competition, run by Meta…
AI startup Firefly secures $20M to make the physical world a safer place - SiliconANGLE
The digital world has already become much smarter thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence, and now a startup called Firefly Technology Inc. wants to do the same for the physical world, beginning with workplace safety. It has just raised $20…
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