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When Outsourcing Social Media Is The Right Move For Startups
Effective social media management relies on strategy, collaboration and measurable results. Every startup founder thinks they can handle social media, until they realize they're competing with creators, AI-generated content and algorithms that…
Hydration Startups Raise Millions While The Category Leader Stalls
FIFA's mandatory World Cup hydration breaks are a $250 million ad goldmine, underscoring the commercial boom in hydration. This trend drives massive investment into companies like Waterdrop, Cirkul, and air up, which have raised hundreds of…
AI Cognitive Health Startup Mantis Biotech Rethinks How Women Are Diagnosed
Rather than a monthly snapshot, Parva builds a continuous record: focus trends, daily rhythms and workflow patterns drawn from ordinary computer use. Credit: Mantis Biotech Mantis Biotech, maker of Parva, AI software that monitors cognitive health…
The Startup Behind The Pill For Sleep Apnea Raises $192 Million In IPO
E ven before it gets approval for its sleep apnea pill, Apnimed is testing investor appetite. The Cambridge, Mass.-based biotech priced its shares at $16 to raise $192 million in an upsized IPO that would value the company at more than $600…
Repeat founder Ryan Williams raises $10M seed for an AI startup for private credit managers
Ellis AI announced Thursday its emergence from stealth with $10 million in seed funding from investors including First Round Capital, 645 Ventures, Harlem Capital, Khosla Ventures, Thrive Capital, Slow Capital, and Ariel Alternatives CEO Mellody…
Trump's robot ban aims to counter China. US startups fear it could leave them behind.
The Trump administration has opened a new front in its tech crackdown on China: robots. The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday effectively shut the door on new foreign-made 'advanced robotic devices,' citing 'unacceptable risks' to…
Startup Founder Apologizes After Offering Interviews to People Who Got Tattoos
“I messed up,” LemonLime co-founder Jordan Zietz wrote on X Thursday, addressing backlash after his AI startup offered job interviews to people who got tattooed at a company party. LemonLime is a San Francisco startup founded this…
A Major Insurer Backed This Startup After It Solved a Costly Problem No One Else Could
Harry DiFrancesco has been his father's sole caregiver for more than a decade. After his dad had a serious heart event, he was prescribed a rehabilitation program, a series of exercises and nutrition interventions designed to get him back to…
An AI startup's tattoo-for-an-interview stunt set off a Silicon Valley backlash. Now the founder is apologizing.
Tattoos, company logos, and deleted apologies — oh my. A Y Combinator-backed startup founder is in hot water after saying his company would offer job interviews to anyone who got a tattoo of its logo at a party in San Francisco last weekend.
Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A
Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile. Just five months after emerging from stealth and announcing a $100 million Series A led by Index Ventures, it has closed a $200 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, the…
An SF startup founder offered tattoos for interviews. 7 took the bait.
It's a particularly dismal time for a job hunt, especially in the layoff-ridden tech industry, and one San Francisco startup is getting flak online for a controversial hiring stunt meant to find committed talent. LemonLime, a Y Combinator-backed…
A Y-Combinator startup offered job interviews in exchange for getting a tattoo-because they want employees 'just as crazy as we are
The job market may feel more crowded than ever, but how far would candidates go to set themselves apart? One startup put that to the test, challenging hopeful candidates to get a permanent tattoo in exchange for a guaranteed interview. Y Combinator…
This startup just raised nearly $500 million to build nuclear reactors for the US military
Antares closes $470 million Series C, $370 million in equity and $100 million in debt, co-led by Paradigm and Caffeinated Capital The move follows the Mark-0 reaching criticality at Idaho National Laboratory and helps fund an electricity-producing…
Tech startup boss faces humiliating new low after apologizing for cringe stunt
Some companies want a cover letter. This one wants body art. The boss of an AI startup is eating crow after a jaw-dropping hiring gimmick blew up in his face—offering job seekers an instant interview if they permanently branded themselves…
Programmable networking chip startup Xsight Labs raises $300M
Israeli network chip startup Xsight Labs Ltd. said today it has closed on a $300 million funding round that brings its valuation to $2.8 billion. It's planning to use the funds to help its programmable Ethernet switches and 800-gigabit data…
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