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Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica
Presentation startup Gamma has acquired Accel-backed design startup Lica in a bid to build out its own design research lab, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. Lica's co-founders will lead the effort. Lica started off as an app that could turn…
Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal
Gatik, the autonomous vehicle startup known for its self-driving box trucks, has raised $200 million just two months after striking a multi-year commercial agreement with PepsiCo. The round was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive…
Andy Dunn's startup Pie becomes less of an events app and more of a social network
Pie, the social app from Bonobos' founder Andy Dunn, is taking its mission to connect people in real life one step further. On Tuesday, the startup launched a new communities feature that allows people to establish more permanent homes for their…
Forget bamboo. This startup wants the next toilet paper to be made from rice straw
Over the past decade, bamboo toilet paper started to go mainstream as an alternative to turning trees into something we flush down the drain. A startup called Paddy Paper now wants to use a more unusual alternative material: rice straw, a byproduct…
$2.75B AI Startup Hightouch Poaches Google's Agency Whisperer Jitendra Kumar
The future of brands gets decided here. Join the industry's top marketers at Brandweek for the ideas, insights, and connections shaping what's next. Get your ticket. Hightouch, the customer-data-platform-turned-agentic-marketing-system that in…
Polish startup Ares Shield hired to protect data center satellites with high-power microwave weapons
The final frontier is getting more and more contested, so satellite companies are investing in some self-defense. At least one of them is, anyway. Florida-based Lonestar Data Holdings announced today (Aug. 25) that it has contracted Polish startup…
Lady Gaga's Fiancé Michael Polansky Has a Biotech Startup Involving AI & Living Skin
Lady Gaga has a thriving skincare line in Haus Labs, the cosmetics brand she built from her kitchen floor to worldwide prominence. Now, fiancé Michael Polansky says the engaged couple are mixing up Polanksy's background in applied…
Exclusive: Supply chain tech startup Nauta eyes $20M-$30M Series A
Nauta is targeting $20 million to $30 million in Series A funding after closing a strategic round, CEO Valentina Jordan tells Axios Pro exclusively. Why it matters: The logistics orchestration startup is moving into handling supply chain payments…
Hugging Face Startup, From Station F, Could Sell for $13 Billion!
Hugging Face, a prominent platform specializing in artificial intelligence, is reportedly on the brink of being acquired for at least $13 billion. Originally founded by French entrepreneurs, Hugging Face holds the distinction of being the first…
Agentic web search infrastructure startup Keenable raises $26M - SiliconANGLE
Artificial intelligence startup Keenable.ai Inc. said today it has exited stealth with $26 million in funding to try and revamp a web search infrastructure that was built for humans, rather than the billions of autonomous agents that many believe…
India's space startups are taking off. But can they scale?
BENGALURU: When Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 lifted off on Jul 18, it marked a historic breakthrough for India's commercial space industry. India is now the third country, after the United States and China, capable of orbital launches through a…
Data center power startup Emerald AI raises $150M at $1.05B valuation - SiliconANGLE
Data center power startup Emerald AI Inc. today said that it has raised $150 million in new funding in an oversubscribed round at a valuation of $1.05 billion. Emerald will put the money into scaling up commercial deployments worldwide. The…
Pune Inc | Couple's startup finds way to reuse hard-to-recycle multi-layered plastic
A few seemingly unrelated items were arranged on a table at a recent showcase of startup innovations at the National Chemicals Laboratory in Pune. On one side were packets crammed with medicine wrappers and food packets, among other things. At the…
FGV Announces $35 Million Fund For AI-FinTech Startups
The fund invests in early-state startups at the intersections of FinTech, financial access and artificial intelligence (AI), the company—now known as FGV Capital—said in a Tuesday (Aug. 25) news release. Led by Marcos Fernandez, Drew…
Beyond Capital: Building Innovation Ecosystems For The Future
Shelli Brunswick is CEO & Founder of SB Global LLC and an international keynote speaker on tech used for the betterment of humanity. Every generation of business leaders faces a defining moment when the rules of competition begin to change. For…
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