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techcrunch.com - Julie Bort - The 9 top biotech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
The 9 top biotech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
TechCrunch

Every year, TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup…

techcrunch.com - Julie Bort - The 14 top agtech, food tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
The 14 top agtech, food tech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
TechCrunch

Every year, TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and from them, the top 20 compete on the big stage for the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash…

techcrunch.com - Rebecca Szkutak - The European startup market's data doesn't match its energy - yet
The European startup market's data doesn't match its energy - yet
TechCrunch

The excitement for the E uropean startup market was hard to ignore at the annual Slush conference in Helsinki last month. But the actual data on the state of the region's venture market shows a different reality. The upshot: The European market has…

bloomberg.com - Ian King - Nvidia Reaches Licensing Deal With Chip Startup Groq
Nvidia Reaches Licensing Deal With Chip Startup Groq
Bloomberg

Nvidia Corp. agreed to a licensing deal with artificial intelligence startup Groq, furthering its investments in companies connected to the AI boom and gaining the right to add a new type of technology to its products. The world's largest publicly…

wsj.com - Yuliya Chernova - Work on Christmas? Startup Founders Make Different Choices
Work on Christmas? Startup Founders Make Different Choices
Wall Street Journal

fortune.com - Allie Garfinkle - The AI startups founders and VCs say could be acquisition targets in 2026
The AI startups founders and VCs say could be acquisition targets in 2026
Fortune

As we wind down 2025, I'm doing what just about everyone else is doing—thinking about 2026. For the private markets, this means thinking about more AI, all the time. That said, I do think next year the rubber is going to meet the road for AI…

cnbc.com - David Faber - Exclusive: Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq for about $20 billion in its largest acquisition on record
Exclusive: Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq for about $20 billion in its largest acquisition on record
CNBC

Nvidia is making its largest purchase ever, acquiring nine-year-old chip startup Groq for about $20 billion. The company was founded by creators of Google's tensor processing unit, or TPU, which competes with Nvidia for artificial intelligence…

seekingalpha.com - Manshi Mamtora - Snowflake eyes app monitoring startup Observe for $1B - report (SNOW:NYSE)
Snowflake eyes app monitoring startup Observe for $1B - report (SNOW:NYSE)
Seeking Alpha

Follow us on Google for the latest stock news Snowflake () is in advanced talks to acquire Observe—an AI-native observability startup—for approximately $1 billion, The Information reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The…

businessinsider.com - Agnes Applegate - We're cofounders who left Amazon to build our own startup. We learned the hard way why Big Tech habits don't always translate.
We're cofounders who left Amazon to build our own startup. We learned the hard way why Big Tech habits don't always translate.
Business Insider

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Shalini Aggarwal, a 50-year-old CEO in San Jose, California, and Andy Ratsirason, a 37-year-old CTO. The two left Amazon at different times and reconnected as cofounders of Tenfali, an AI…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Snowflake reportedly seeking to acquire observability startup Observe for $1B
Snowflake reportedly seeking to acquire observability startup Observe for $1B
SiliconANGLE

Snowflake Inc. is reportedly in talks to acquire Observe Inc., a startup with a cloud-based observability platform of the same name. The Information on Tuesday cited sources as saying that the acquisition will be worth about $1 billion if it…

channelnewsasia.com - Nvidia to buy AI chip startup Groq for $20 billion, CNBC reports
Nvidia to buy AI chip startup Groq for $20 billion, CNBC reports
CNA

25 Dec 2025 05:06AM (Updated: 25 Dec 2025 05:28AM) Dec 24: ‌Nvidia has agreed to buy Groq, a designer of high-performance artificial intelligence accelerator chips, for $20 billion in cash, CNBC reported on Wednesday. While the acquisition…

timesdaily.com - Griffin Traylor - Las Vegas Review-Journal: Startups offer hope on critical rare-earth materials
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Startups offer hope on critical rare-earth materials
TimesDaily

U.S. officials from across the political spectrum vow to ramp up efforts to wean the nation off rare-earth mineral imports from China. But the most promising path isn't central planning or a federal industrial policy, but a reliance on the…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Dazzle, a new AI startup led by Marissa Mayer, raises $8M
Dazzle, a new AI startup led by Marissa Mayer, raises $8M
SiliconANGLE

Dazzle AI Inc., a startup founded by former Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer, today announced that it has raised $8 million in funding. Prominent venture capitalist Kirsten Green led the investment. She was joined by Mayer, Kleiner Perkins…

sifted.eu - Tom Nugent - The roles startups will need to hire most in 2026
The roles startups will need to hire most in 2026
Sifted

It's been a rollercoaster 12 months for talent in European tech. The year started with predictions that AI would change which roles were most valuable. Olio founder Tessa Clarke picked out customer support as potentially one of the year's most…

thehindubusinessline.com - Kerala mental health startup Oppam raises ₹1.5 crore in seed funding
Kerala mental health startup Oppam raises ₹1.5 crore in seed funding
BusinessLine

Kerala-based mental health startup Oppam has raised ₹1.5 crore in seed funding to expand access to culturally rooted mental health care. The funding round is led by Phoenix Angels, along with participation from angel investor Sandeep Balaji…

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