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techcrunch.com - Marina Temkin - Former Sequoia partner's new startup uses AI to negotiate your calendar for you
Former Sequoia partner's new startup uses AI to negotiate your calendar for you
TechCrunch

Kais Khimji has spent most of his professional career as a venture investor, including six years as a partner at the prominent VC firm Sequoia Capital. But just like several other former Sequoia partners — including David Vélez, who…

forbes.com - Karin Eldor - Doone Roisin Is On A Mission To Help Women Build Wealth With Female Startup Club
Doone Roisin Is On A Mission To Help Women Build Wealth With Female Startup Club
Forbes

Doone Roisin, founder of Female Startup Club, Photo Credit: Courtesy of Doone Roisin Photo Credit: Courtesy of Doone Roisin While conversations about women's economic participation are unfolding inside the halls of the World Economic Forum in…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Industrial cybersecurity startup Claroty nabs $150M funding round
Industrial cybersecurity startup Claroty nabs $150M funding round
SiliconANGLE

Claroty Ltd., a startup that helps companies protect their industrial equipment from hackers, has secured $150 million in new funding. Golub Growth led the investment with participation from several unnamed returning backers. Calcalist reported…

techcrunch.com - Rebecca Bellan - Google reportedly snags up team behind AI voice startup Hume AI
Google reportedly snags up team behind AI voice startup Hume AI
TechCrunch

The top talent behind yet another promising AI startup has been gobbled up by an incumbent. As part of a new licensing agreement, Google DeepMind is bringing on the CEO and several of the top engineers at voice AI startup Hume AI, reports Wired.

cnbc.com - Hugh Son - Capital One is buying startup Brex for $5.15 billion in credit card firm's latest deal
Capital One is buying startup Brex for $5.15 billion in credit card firm's latest deal
CNBC

Capital One said Thursday that it was acquiring startup Brex for $5.15 billion, the latest splashy deal undertaken by CEO Richard Fairbank. The firm, which disclosed the deal in its fourth-quarter earnings statement, said it would pay 50% cash and…

sonicstate.com - The Iconic PS2 Startup Sound
The Iconic PS2 Startup Sound
Sonic State

US Not the 6-pin mini-DIN connector 22/01/26 The Sony PS2 is the best selling console of all time, with some legendary games (Gran Turismo 3, Gran Turismo Concept, Gran Turismo 4 etc) - down in part to the fact it could play DVDs when dedicated…

wqad.com - Maddie Franz - Elevator tech startup shares plans for the KONE Tower
Elevator tech startup shares plans for the KONE Tower
wqad.com

MOLINE, Ill. — A Silicon Valley elevator startup is moving its prototype into the KONE Tower as early as next month. Moline signed a 10-year lease with Hyprlift, Inc. at the Tuesday night City Council meeting. When you think of a tech…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Startup communities launched at two villages in Erode district
Startup communities launched at two villages in Erode district
The Hindu

Collector S. Kandasamy on Wednesday (January 21, 2026) launched the village startup communities at Thandampalayam and Annamalai Kottai villages under the State Government's “Gramam Thorum Puthozhil” (Establishing Startups in Every…

fortune.com - Allie Garfinkle - Startup Cubby is bringing a tech mindset to the wild world of self-storage-and just raised a $63 million Series A
Startup Cubby is bringing a tech mindset to the wild world of self-storage-and just raised a $63 million Series A
Fortune

Wild things happen in the self-storage business. In 2023, Matt Engfer was at back-to-back lien auctions in Texas. At auctions like this, bidders buy abandoned units with no idea what's inside, gambling on mysteries. So, the opening of a unit can…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Startup revolution key to growth in space technology, says NRSC Director
Startup revolution key to growth in space technology, says NRSC Director
The Hindu

With a strong call for a startup-driven transformation of India's space sector, the Andhra Pradesh Space Tech Summit–2026 was inaugurated at Vignan's University, Vadlamudi in Guntur district on Thursday. Addressing the gathering, Dr. Prakash…

globes.co.il - Assaf Gilead - PayPal buying Israeli startup Cymbio
PayPal buying Israeli startup Cymbio
גלובס

Payments company PayPal is buying Tel Aviv-based startup Cymbio. Cymbio was founded in 2015 by Roy Avidor, Gilad Zirkel and Mor Lavi, and has about 80 employees. Market sources estimate the acquisition price at $150-200 million. Cymbio specializes…

sfchronicle.com - Zara Irshad - Robin Williams' son teams up with S.F. startup to use AI as mental health resource
Robin Williams' son teams up with S.F. startup to use AI as mental health resource
San Francisco Chronicle

The son of legendary actor and comedian Robin Williams has partnered with a San Francisco artificial intelligence startup to make mental health care more accessible and efficient. Zak Williams, who is the CEO and co-founder of neurotransmitter…

siliconangle.com - Duncan Riley - Yelp to acquire AI lead management startup Hatch for up to $300M
Yelp to acquire AI lead management startup Hatch for up to $300M
SiliconANGLE

Yelp Inc. announced today that it will buy Hatch, an artificial intelligence-powered lead management and communication platform provider, for up to $300 million. Under the terms of the deal, Yelp will initially pay $270 million in cash to acquire…

siliconangle.com - Mike Wheatley - Intelligent cloud infrastructure startup Railway gets $100M to simplify application deployment
Intelligent cloud infrastructure startup Railway gets $100M to simplify application deployment
SiliconANGLE

Railway Corp. says it's going to make software deployment easier for thousands of developers after closing on $100 million in Series B funding today. The round was led by TQ Ventures and saw the participation of FPV Ventures, Redpoint and Unusual…

siliconangle.com - Duncan Riley - Yelp Inc. to acquire AI lead management startup Hatch for up to $300M
Yelp Inc. to acquire AI lead management startup Hatch for up to $300M
SiliconANGLE

Yelp Inc. announced today that it had entered an agreement to buy Hatch, an artificial intelligence-powered lead management and communication platform provider, for up to $300 million. Under the terms of the deal, Yelp will initially pay $270…

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