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Why Energy And Industrial Startups Head To The Munich-Dresden Corridor
Road sign on a German autobahn. As Europe searches for its next wave of energy transition and industry 4.0 solutions, technology startups driving the continent's fourth industrial revolution or '4IR' are increasingly warming up to a particular part…
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Some startups are finding Japan to be a land of opportunity given challenges related to aging and other connected trends. “We have always seen Japan as having the elements in place because of the demographics,” said Kira Burns, CEO of…
World Model Startups Raise Billions As VCs Bet Past LLMs
DeepSeek AI app logo photo illustration, of the Chinese artificial intelligence company that develops open-source large language models LLM in a fraction of the cost of the US based competition. Close up of DeepSeek application thumbnail logo…
This $5.5 billion robotics startup built a school for humanoids
Before the robots go to work, they have to go to school. Apptronik, a Texas-based humanoid startup that counts Google and Mercedes among its investors, has opened a 'Robot Park' in Austin. At the nearly 90,000-square-foot warehouse, its Apollo…
Exclusive: No More Side Hustles: Why AI Startup Omnea Will Give Employees $250K To Openly Plan Their Next Startup
Omnea, a London-based artificial intelligence software company that helps businesses manage their supplier spending, is challenging traditional venture models with the launch of the Omnea Future Founders Fund. Created in partnership with the…
Europe Startups in Search of Cash Opt for SPAC Route
This article is for subscribers only. Hi, it's Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Yazhou Sun and Crystal Tse in London, with a report on how European startups are flocking back to SPACs. Also today, India's equity capital markets are on track for another record…
Lawmaker warns of administration's 'fetishization' of Silicon Valley startups
Rep. James Walkinshaw has big plans for the federal government's sprawling tech stack, including scrutinizing the contracting practices of the current administration. In an extensive sit-down interview with Nextgov/FCW and other GovExec reporters…
Tech Talk: Lightkey, the AI-powered Israeli startup transforming writing
For decades, applications like Microsoft Word and email clients were synonymous with professional writing. It was easy to assume that the amount of text people produced rose and fell with the use of those tools. That assumption no longer reflects…
Claude coding addiction and why it can lead to startup burnout
Any new technology tool is a double-edged sword for a startup founder. It can be a powerful force multiplier, accelerating processes, cutting back on costs, streamlining communication, and empowering time-saving automations. But it can also become…
The 10 Hottest AI Startups of 2026 (So Far)
The hottest AI startups in 2026 are capturing billions in investments, expanding globally and acquiring other startups at a rapid pace this year to drive agentic, security and AI infrastructure innovation. From large language model superstars…
Inference chip startup Etched launches with $800M in funding
Etched Inc., a developer of artificial intelligence inference chips, launched today with $800 million in funding. The startup raised the capital over multiple rounds. The most recent investment, which closed in December, valued Etched at $5…
Startups Look To Family For Food Inspiration
Memories of two grandmothers made their way to CitySeed's James Street headquarters on Monday night, in the form of dried rose hips and Albanian Sheqerpare cookies. The grandmothers were honored by two different up-and-coming local entrepreneurs at…
Restrictive regulations will slow Indian startup formation by 20%, VC flows by 25%: Report
Restrictive digital regulations in India could lead to creation of 2,130 fewer startups annually; a loss of approximately ₹91,500 crore in venture investments each year and a reduction of some 2,45,000 startup jobs in India, says a study by…
Startup OpenMatter wants to make enterprises prove what their AI agents do
OpenMatter Network Inc. today launched a platform it says lets organizations collaborate, run sensitive workloads and deploy artificial intelligence agents across computing environments they do not fully control, using cryptography to prove what…
Healthy cookware startup The Indus Valley raises $17 million from Gaja Capital
Healthy cookware brand The Indus Valley has raised $17 million (around ₹145 crore) in a Series B funding round led by private equity firm Gaja Capital, as investors continue to place selective bets on consumer brands riding India's…
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