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Creator Startup Fanvue Raises $22 Million To Fuel The Future Of AI Influencers
Joel Morris, Will Monange and Harry Fitzgerald (left to right). Joel Morris was 13 years old when he uploaded his first YouTube video. Two million subscribers flocked to his channel of gaming streams and viral challenges until two years ago, when…
Investors Put More Than $55 Billion Behind Space Startups Last Year
In this week's edition of The Prototype, we look at the booming space industry, better space weather forecasts, the first medical evacuation from space and more. To get The Prototype in your inbox, sign up here. SpaceX's expected 2026 IPO could be…
AI cloud startup Runpod hits $120M in ARR - and it started with a Reddit post
Runpod, an AI app hosting platform that launched four years ago, has hit a $120 million annual revenue run rate, founders Zhen Lu and Pardeep Singh tell TechCrunch. Their startup journey is a wild example of how if you build it well and the timing…
Sam Altman Is Tearing Apart His Former Colleague's Startup
The AI industry's talent-poaching war is heating up, and it's starting to seem personal. This week, two Thinking Machines Lab co-founders, Barret Zoph and Luke Metz, left the startup to rejoin OpenAI. And more defections are reportedly on the way.
Innovation and purpose win big at the 2025 AXA Startup Angel award night
Every year, the AXA Startup Angel competition, run in partnership with The Standard, seeks out the UK's most exciting new businesses. This year's winners are practical and ambitious, but also quietly purpose-led, building companies that solve…
This tech startup is cutting through the noise at CES by railing against 'upgrade culture
As tech enthusiasts chase the next big launch at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, one company is trying to short-circuit the hype with another message: “End fast tech.” Back Market, the refurbished-electronics marketplace…
This AI startup says it's becoming less dependant on humans to train its robot
AI is taking another job from humans — training robots. Tesla rival 1X launched a new AI model on Monday that the OpenAI-backed startup's CEO said would allow the company to move away from using humans to train its humanoid robot, Neo.
Sam Altman's Latest Startup Takes On Elon Musk's Neuralink
One might think running OpenAI would be enough to keep Sam Altman occupied. But the CEO is also behind a diverse array of other startups, including Tools for Humanity, the company running the biometric data effort Worldcoin, and the nuclear fusion…
Media startups are hard. Semafor says it's working by targeting politicians, CEOs, and advertisers who want to reach them.
The news business is gloomy these days, and lots of companies are bracing for more grim news: Changes in the distribution landscape are making it harder to get the news you produce in front of people who want to consume it, which means you have…
A leading European AI startup says its edge over Silicon Valley isn't better tech - it's not being American
As the race to dominate AI accelerates, Europe's most prominent AI startup is betting that geography — not just technology — can be a competitive advantage in its home market. Arthur Mensch, the CEO and cofounder of French AI company…
OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as startup faces pressure to boost revenue
OpenAI said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT to some US users, ramping up efforts to generate revenue from the AI chatbot to fund the high costs of developing the technology. The ads will be tested with users on the company's free tier and the…
French Launch Startup Wins Breakthrough Eutelsat Launch Deal
MaiaSpace, a new European launch provider, had made a splash early in 2026 by winning a launch contract with Eutelsat. It is a multi-launch agreement for the future launch of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, starting next year. The agreement adds…
6 AR Shifts From Meta's 2026 Layoffs That Change The Game For Startups
Readers feel alarm as six clear shifts hit 2026 AR after Meta's Reality Labs cuts. The wave of reports this week matters because Meta plans to trim about 10% of Reality Labs staff, forcing rapid strategy shifts across headsets, studios, and apps.
Our Goal Is for India to Lead the World in Startup Trends: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India has full faith in the innovation and confidence of its startups, and added that the nation should lead globally in startup trends and technology in the coming decade.A nation that is…
From Rs 100 Cr to Global Ambitions, The Minimalist Co-Founder at Startup Pe Charcha
At the Startup Pe Charcha event held under the Startup India initiative on Friday, Mohit Yadav, co-founder of skincare brand The Minimalist, shared candid insights from his entrepreneurial journey, emphasizing lessons from failure, evolving…
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