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The 5 Mistakes That Kill Startups
The startup landscape is full of great ideas that never make it past the first few customers, often because they are imbalanced. Scaling is a systematic game. The startups able to withstand are the ones that align products, people, and processes…
How This Founder Sold Startup For $35 Million In Just 4 Years
Selling a startup feels elusive to many. For Aaron Spivak, the answer blends relentless execution with an unconventional mindset. Raised in a working-class immigrant family in Toronto, Spivak built his entrepreneurial instincts early—long…
Stanford's star reporter takes on Silicon Valley's 'money-soaked' startup culture
Theo Baker is truly an outlier. While journalism as a major has seen shrinking enrollment for years and is even being dropped by some schools entirely, Baker, a senior at Stanford University, has doubled down on old-school investigative reporting…
Elon Musk Abandoned the Name 'Twitter,' This Startup Wants to Claim it
Everyone might still refer to X as Twitter, but for all legal purposes, that name is dead and gone. But if X owner Elon Musk doesn't see the value in the name, a startup called Operation Bluebird apparently does. The company filed a petition this…
This AI matchmaking startup says it can find your 'soulmate' - but be prepared to spend $50K
Keeper, an AI matchmaking startup, thinks it can help deliver your 'soulmate' to you. And if it can't, it'll let you know. 'We're saying we actually know who could be your soulmate or not,' Jake Kozloski, Keeper's CEO, told Business Insider. 'We're…
Startups love to boast about 'ARR.' AI could bring this to an abrupt end.
Startups and other tech companies love to boast about ' annual recurring revenue.' AI could make this metric obsolete, though. According to a new report by consultant AlixPartners, investors are on the cusp of abandoning the traditional…
These 16 AI startup founders have collectively raised over $100M - and they're all under 27
Zach Yadegari, 18, sold his first video gaming app at age 16 for almost $100,000 and used the proceeds to fund Cal AI, an AI-powered nutrition app he co-founded. He first discovered an interest in coding at a coding camp his parents sent him to…
Exclusive-AI software startup Harness valued at $5.5 billion in latest financing round
Dec 11 (Reuters) - Harness, an AI software development startup, has raised $200 million in a Goldman Sachs-led fundraising round that values it at $5.5 billion, the company said on Thursday. The financing marks a 49% jump in the firm's valuation…
Chennai startup Tvasta partners with CEPT University to build platform for 3D construction tech
Chennai-based deep tech startup Tvasta Manufacturing Solutions, which specialises in construction 3D-printing, is partnering with CEPT University, Ahmedabad, to create a national platform to boost 3D construction technology. An MoU towards this…
Honda to Release AI-Equipped Autonomous HV, EV in Fy27 with Technology Developed with U.S. Startup
Honda Motor Co. is set to release a hybrid vehicle model and electric vehicle model equipped with AI-powered self-driving technology in Japan in fiscal 2027, the Japanese automaker revealed Thursday at a meeting with dealers. The company cooperated…
Startup ideas must meet global standards: SVU RUSA CEO
Sri Venkateswara University Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (SVU RUSA) CEO Vamsi Krishna Rayala advised students to shape startup ideas to meet international standards at the ‘Capacity Building Programme on Entrepreneurship & Startup…
AI inference startup Runware raises $50M to make AI run faster
Artificial intelligence startup Runware Ltd. wants to make high-performance inference accessible to every company and application developer after raising $50 million in an early-stage funding round. Announced today, the Series A round is backed by…
Cambridge startup targets 15% module efficiency gain
A UK startup is trying to commercialize technology it claims can boost solar panel output by up to 15% without interfering with existing manufacturing processes. Cambridge Photon Technology has a patented material for photon multiplication, which…
Startups love to boast about 'ARR.' AI could bring this to an abrupt end.
Start-ups and other tech business like to boast about “yearly repeating profits.” AI might make this metric outdated, though. According to a brand-new report by expert AlixPartners, financiers are on the cusp of deserting the standard…
Music League, Roxxem Take Top Honors in Music Tectonics Startup Competition 2025
Music tech startup Music League and Roxxem claimed the top prizes at Music Tectonics' 2025 ‘ Swimming with Narwhals' competition. Each year the competition highlights companies reshaping how music connects people, powers creativity, and…
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