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AI law startup Norm raises $120M, hits unicorn valuation
AI law startup Norm on Tuesday said it has raised $120 million in a Series C funding round led by Khosla Ventures, valuing the almost three-year-old startup at $1.2 billion. Norm has built an AI-native law firm, called Norm Law, that uses the…
This startup pits dealerships against each other to bid on your used car
Selling a car is a pain. You can take the easy route and use services like Carvana, but you may wind up with thousands of dollars less than your car is worth. Or, you could hope for more by going to a dealership, but the dealer's offer can vary…
This startup spent 2 years redesigning the toothpaste tube into a toothpaste pump
The toothpaste tube is the type of badly designed everyday object that tends to go unnoticed: It's messy, the crumpled tubes look bad on a countertop, and tens of billions of the single-use plastic packages end up in landfills each year. But it's…
AI Legal Startup Norm Valued at $1.2 Billion in Funding Round
Norm Ai has raised $120 million from investors in a new funding round to help automate legal services and rethink how the industry bills for its work. The financing, set to be announced Tuesday, values the startup at $1.2 billion. Khosla Ventures…
North American Startup Funding Shattered Records In First Half Of 2026, Driven By AI
North American venture investment hit all-time highs in the first half of 2026, driven by late-stage megarounds for AI industry leaders, Crunchbase data shows. If that introductory sentence sounds familiar, that's because it's the same storyline we…
The $1.2 billion startup that wants to become Amazon Prime for savings
In 2022, Hussein Fazal flew 200 of his employees to Las Vegas to cash a $200 check at a payday loan shop. He then asked them to buy a week of groceries for a family on what was left so they could understand their customers' experience. His company…
Google and RWE Back German Nuclear Startup Proxima Fusion at €2.4 Billion Valuation
German startup Proxima Fusion has raised €411 million ($469 million) from a range of investors, including national energy firm RWE AG and Alphabet Inc.'s Google, to develop a nuclear fusion plant it hopes will be operational in the 2030s.
Google backs nuclear fusion startup targeting Europe's first commercial power plant
Google backed Proxima Fusion in a €411 million, or $468 million, funding round. Proxima is targeting Europe's first commercial fusion power plant. The company aims to have a fusion demonstrator running in the early 2030s. Google has backed…
Woori Financial Group unveils $4.5 bil. investment roadmap to support startups
Woori Financial Group on Tuesday unveiled a roadmap to invest 7 trillion won ($4.5 billion) in innovative companies, detailing a financing system that supports startups from seed funding through initial public offerings (IPOs) as part of its…
U.S. SEC to propose crypto rule as soon as this month to ease startups, fundraising
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is set to tackle a new crypto rule proposal as soon as this month that would shield crypto businesses from securities regulatory demands in significant ways, according to an updated agenda flagged on…
Las Vegas-based medical device startup finds 'holy grail'
A medical device startup with a lab in Las Vegas has developed a previously elusive method of blood pressure monitoring. Vena Vitals, which launched out of the University of California, Irvine, and is incubating at Roseman Bioventures, makes a…
UP Cabinet approves new startup, data centre policies to boost investment and innovation
Minister for IT & Electronics Sunil Sharma said, “Under the new policy, the state government has made provisions for comprehensive financial and institutional support for startups from the initial stage by scaling up. The sustenance…
A Fusion Startup Lit Bulbs With Electricity Pulled Straight From Plasma
A fusion company has made a few light bulbs glow by converting plasma straight into electricity for the very first time. The demonstration was reported by Madison startup Realta Fusion using the University of Wisconsin-Madison's WHAM device. It…
Smart glasses startup Even Realities raises $150M
Even Realities Ltd., a Shenzhen-based smart glasses startup, has raised $150 million in funding at a $1 billion valuation. TechCrunch reported today that the round was led by Meituan, China's largest food delivery provider. WeChat parent company…
Ex-Tesla Optimus scientist unveils European humanoid robot startup
A scientist who worked on Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot is now building a rival of his own — in Europe, not Silicon Valley. Rémi Cadène, co-founder and CEO of Paris-based startup UMA, unveiled plans for a lightweight humanoid…
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