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The Defense Startup Betting On Peace
Lithuania is combining battlefield feedback, technical founders, state urgency and foreign industrial demand. The next test is whether successful companies leave behind domestic ownership, intellectual property and procurement influence.(Photo by…
Your Startup's Theory Is Your Most Valuable Asset
Julien Vantyghem CTO of Quintess AI, automating industrial maintenance workflows. On a Friday afternoon, I received technical details on a customer's in-house authentication system, which enabled us to build federation. The team was maxed out and…
AI Startups Are Pivoting From Flashy Demos To Tech That Pays The Bills
In early 2023, Keith Peiris's AI-powered presentation startup Tome was growing quickly. It had become the fastest productivity tool to reach 1 million users, Forbes reported at the time, a number that eventually climbed to 25 million. He raised $80…
13 legal startups to watch in 2026, according to investors
Nominated by: Ann Crady Weiss, True Ventures (an investor) Total funding: more than $100 million, according to the company What it does: Atticus helps disabled and injured Americans figure out what kind of legal help they need, then connects them…
This $46 Million Toilet Startup Is Betting Smart Seats Can Be A Billion-Dollar Business
Health tracking watches, bracelets and rings are a multi-billion dollar business attracting tech-savvy customers obsessed with body metrics. Today, the market gets a new competitor: the smart toilet company Casana, which has raised $46 million in…
Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI
Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, and the UK government have invested in a £2bn British artificial intelligence startup that is aiming to become the “search engine for rare materials” that accelerates the next wave of technological…
Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Athropic researchers
AI infrastructure company Infinity announced a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation on Monday from investors including Touring Capital, Principal VC, and researchers from companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. The startup is building…
Archer Aviation teams up with Palmer Luckey's military tech startup to create an 'autonomous attack rotorcraft
Electric air taxis could soon start packing some serious firepower. Archer Aviation has teamed up with Anduril Industries, the military technology startup cofounded by Palmer Luckey, to create what the companies describe as a “Group 5…
StrictlyVC returns to New York City September 10 to celebrate a huge year for the city's startup community
For the first time since 2024, StrictlyVC is coming back to New York City — and we're bringing the kind of access you'd expect from an under-wraps event to the whole startup, VC, and dealmaking community. For years, StrictlyVC has run a…
Tracksuit Acquires AI Brand-Monitoring Startup Hall
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. Brand tracking startup Tracksuit has acquired Hall, a Sydney based startup that…
Bezos backs CuspAI as startup teams up with Nvidia to hunt for chipmaking materials
Jeff Bezos' Bezos Expeditions has invested in British startup CuspAI, which is using artificial intelligence to find new materials. CuspAI has also launched a new partnership with Nvidia and others to hunt for new materials in the chip sector and…
Bezos Backs AI Startup to Discover New Materials for Chipmaking
Producing the world's most in-demand semiconductors requires enormous amounts of energy and access to rare minerals. CuspAI, a two-year-old British startup, has raised nearly half a billion dollars on its bet that artificial intelligence can…
First home for Israeli startups in New York unveil by Hakibbutz NYC
Israel will have its first dedicated home for Israeli startups based in New York, after Hakibbutz launched its NYC operations on Monday, aiming to become a hub for the hundreds of Israeli companies operating in the Big Apple. Created in…
Israeli defense-tech startup ASIO Technologies raises $15 million
Israeli defense-tech startup ASIO Technologies announced on Monday the successful completion of its first funding round, raising $15 million as it accelerates the global expansion of its tactical systems. The investment was led by Protego Ventures…
I'm celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis. Here's a day in my life running my grocery startup and cooking for my family.
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Giada De Laurentiis, a 55-year-old chef, restaurateur, and entrepreneur, based in Los Angeles. This story has been edited for length and clarity. I'm an Emmy Award-winning chef, cookbook…
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