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Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices
As competition among AI startups heats up, founders and VCs are turning to novel valuation mechanisms to manufacture a perception of market dominance. Until recently, the most sought-after companies raised multiple rounds of funding in quick…
This Startup Claims It Can Stop Lightning Strikes
Skyward Wildfire has a bold plan to prevent wildfires: stop the lightning that causes them. The Vancouver-based startup raised $5.7 million claiming it can prevent lightning strikes using cloud seeding with aluminum-coated glass fibers—the…
Nvidia Backs Another UK Driverless Startup in $103 Million Round
Nvidia Corp. is investing in Oxa, the latest British autonomous driving startup to receive backing from the world's most valuable company. The US chipmaker's venture capital arm NVentures joined a funding round for Oxa that raised $103 million, the…
The startup that turned Texas's book ban law into big business
In 2023, as Texas lawmakers debated Senate Bill 13—a controversial bill aimed at restricting certain books in public school libraries and expanding parental oversight—Steve Wandler was among the dozen-plus parents, educators, and…
This startup claims it can stop lightning and prevent catastrophic wildfires
Now a Vancouver-based weather modification startup, Skyward Wildfire, says it can prevent such catastrophic fires in the future—by stopping the lightning strikes that ignite them. It just raised millions of dollars in a funding round that it…
The Download: The startup that says it can stop lightning, and inside OpenAI's Pentagon deal
It just raised millions of dollars to accelerate its product development and expand its operations. But researchers and environmental observers say uncertainties remain, including how well the seeding may work under varying conditions, how much…
Massive AI Deals Drive $189B Startup Funding Record In February While Public Software Stocks Reel
Crunchbase data shows global venture investment totaled $189 billion in February — the largest startup funding month on record — although 83% of capital raised went to just three companies. They include OpenAI, which raised $110…
Startups urge Hyundai Motor to take broader view on self-driving initiative
South Korea is stepping up efforts to develop its autonomous driving industry, aiming to bring it on par with China and the United States. The most ambitious initiative is to take place in the southwestern city of Gwangju, where the entire city is…
Blue Biotech Summit will gather startups, policymakers and investors
The North Atlantic Blue Biotech Summit, to be held March 19 in Portland, will bring together biotech startups, policymakers, investors and innovators to help foster growth in the emerging sector. Co-hosted by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences…
Argyle named a 2026 Startup Employer of the Year by Forbes
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., March 3, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Argyle, the leading provider of direct-source income, employment and asset verifications, today announced it has been named a 2026 Startup Employer of the Year by Forbes, marking the…
2026 Partner Program Guide: 5-Star Stellar Startup Programs
The most comprehensive, most developed partner programs are usually provided by the large, more established IT vendors. Solution providers naturally expect more resources, assistance and incentives from the partner programs offered by such…
Co-packaged optics startup Ayar Labs raises $500M round backed by Nvidia, AMD
Networking startup Ayar Labs Inc. has raised $500 million in late-stage funding at a $3.75 billion valuation. The Series E round was led by Neuberger Berman. Ayar Labs stated in its late Monday funding announcement that Nvidia Corp., Advanced Micro…
Rent a Tree, an agri-startup from Kochi, provides mango trees for lease across India
Kochi-based entrepreneur Umesh Damodaran ran an edu-tech startup in Bengaluru from 2018 to 2023, constantly shuttling between the two cities. During one of his travels, he came across a few export-quality Alphonso mangoes in Palakkad, Kerala, which…
Self-driving startup Oxa raises $103m round backed by Nvidia and BP
Self-driving software startup Oxa has raised $103m in Series D funding from Nvidia's venture capital arm NVentures, BP Ventures, IP Group and Hostplus. Half of the round ($50m) also came from the UK's £27.8bn National Wealth Fund, which…
How equipment finance can supercharge European startups
Securing funding for your startup used to mean engaging with VCs or angel investors, and selling company shares in return for equity. Over the past decade, however, a broad range of new funding models has emerged. Today's founders don't view equity…
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