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Lachy Groom to back India startup Pronto at a $200M valuation, sources say
Pronto, an Indian instant house-help startup, is finalizing a funding round led by tech investor Lachy Groom that would value the fast-growing company at about $200 million after investment, TechCrunch has learned. The deal is expected to bring in…
AI startups are inflating a key revenue metric to win VC attention, says this founder
Thousands of AI startups are fighting for the VC funding needed to win a slice of the enterprise market. But, according to Scott Stevenson, founder and CEO of the legal AI startup Spellbook, many are inflating their real revenues to get it. In an…
How a new Amazon-backed Hollywood production startup deploys AI for speed and cost-cutting
At a time when Hollywood is torn between fear of artificial intelligence stealing jobs and the pressure to cut costs, a new kind of hybrid production studio is launching with the latest AI tools. Innovative Dreams is a new production services…
Government issued detailed guidelines to operationalise 2nd tranche of fund of funds scheme for startups
The government on Saturday issued detailed guidelines for operationalisation of the second tranche of ₹10,000 crore fund of funds (FoF) scheme for startups. The guidelines include mechanisms for fund deployment, governance and monitoring…
AI startups Cohere, Aleph Alpha to merge with $600M in new funding
Artificial intelligence startups Cohere Inc. and Aleph Alpha GmbH today announced that they intend to merge. The transaction is backed by Schwarz Group GmbH, Germany's largest retailer. It plans to lead a funding round into the combined company by…
Egyptian Startup Releases Open-Source AI Model That Outperforms Larger Global Rivals on Key Benchmarks
A Cairo-based artificial intelligence startup has released Horus 1.0-4B, a fully open-source large language model built in Egypt that outperforms several significantly larger global models on multilingual and Arabic-language benchmarks, in what…
Orange Egypt and Partners Launch Country's First AI Campus in New Cairo, Targeting 100 Startups by 2030
Orange Egypt has signed a memorandum of understanding with smart urban developer Paragon Adeer and global innovation platform Plug and Play to launch Egypt's first artificial intelligence campus at the Sumou Boulevard development in New Cairo, with…
eMerge day 2 cut through the noise on AI, startups, and what it really takes to scale in South Florida
“Our moment is here and now. We are open for business in Miami Beach.” These words from Miami Beach mayor Steven Meiner kicked of the second main conference day of eMerge, the annual conference aiming to showcase everything #MiamiTech…
Bengaluru firm Shree Bhagavathi Tech Labs to raise ₹50,000 cr to float, fuel 18 startup ventures
City-based Shree Bhagavathi TechLabs, owned by Bhagavathi Devi Temple Trust at Solur in Ramanagara district, said it will receive ₹50,000 crore from multiple investors to float, fund, and scale 18 different start-up ventures across business…
TechDocs - A startup idea for technical writing
I'm interested in learning how to use technical writing in a business. This is an idea that I have looked into. I'd love to know if you think this idea can grow into a business. TechDocs is a startup idea. Over the course of Product Design from…
The climate tech IPO window could finally be cracking open
Climate tech startups are capital intensive, timelines are long, and the technology is often considered “first of its kind.” What's more, a key value proposition is addressing pollution — an externality that is, at best, poorly…
Why Tokyo is the most important tech destination of 2026
Every major tech conference has themes. Most are vague enough to mean everything and nothing at the same time. SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 is doing something different — four tightly defined technology domains, each backed by live demonstrations…
ComfyUI hits $500M valuation as creators seek more control over AI-generated media
ComfyUI, a startup that helps creators control image, video, and audio outputs from diffusion models with a node-based workflow, has raised a $30 million funding round at a $500 million valuation. The round was led by Craft Ventures, with…
India's Snabbit seeks fresh funding at a $400M valuation, sources say
Snabbit, an Indian instant house-help startup, is close to raising fresh funding at a valuation of around $400 million in a round led by Susquehanna Venture Capital, TechCrunch has learned. The Bengaluru-based startup is in talks to raise around…
Facing AI and a tough job market, gen Z turns to entrepreneurship: 'I have to prove myself'
When Ashley Terrell graduated from the University of Hawaii in 2024, she planned to find a job in marketing, maybe for a tech company. She had a bachelor's degree in business administration and a college résumé that included a student…
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