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crunchbase.com - Joanna Glasner - Semiconductor Giants Are Busy Backing Startups This Year
Semiconductor Giants Are Busy Backing Startups This Year
Crunchbase

Anyone with a stock portfolio has invariably noticed that semiconductor companies are on a tear this year. Massive AI spending has helped push earnings and valuations for industry leaders to record levels. In turn, semiconductor giants are…

businessinsider.com - Rya Jetha - The 25 most promising robotics startups in 2026, according to investors
The 25 most promising robotics startups in 2026, according to investors
Business Insider

Nominated by: Amy Yin, defy.vc (an investor) Total funding: $6.5 million, according to the company What it does: San Francisco-based Avatar Robotics uses remotely operated robots to sort and pack products in warehouses. The company uses data from…

techcrunch.com - Tim De Chant - Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic
Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic
TechCrunch

For over a century, fire protection has been limited to water and chemicals. And while they can prevent catastrophic fires, the cleanup bills can be significant. But maybe not for long. Sonic Fire Tech is testing a sound-powered fire protection…

businessinsider.com - Leo Ginsburg - $1 billion NYC-startup Dash0 acquires Berlin tech company to build software that fixes itself
$1 billion NYC-startup Dash0 acquires Berlin tech company to build software that fixes itself
Business Insider

The American software startup Dash0 is going on a shopping spree: the New York City-headquartered observability company, founded by Mirko Novakovic, is acquiring Berlin-based startup Polar Signals, the companies announced on Monday. The acquisition…

fastcompany.com - Sam Becker - This AI startup is using self-driving car technology to bring 3D video to live sports
This AI startup is using self-driving car technology to bring 3D video to live sports
Fast Company

If you've ever played a sports video game—such as an entry in the long-running Madden NFL series, or one of the annual releases focused on the NHL, NBA, or MLB—you're likely familiar with the ability to follow the action from every…

rediff.com - Rediff News - 3 In 4 Spacetech Startups Yet To Raise Equity Capital
3 In 4 Spacetech Startups Yet To Raise Equity Capital
Rediff.com

India may have joined a club of three nations with private orbital launch capability following Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 milestone, but three among four of the country's space startups are still waiting on their first funding round. Data from…

prnewswire.com - America250 Backs College Entrepreneurs with Re-Opening of 'America's Startup' National Competition
America250 Backs College Entrepreneurs with Re-Opening of 'America's Startup' National Competition
Cision PR Newswire

Applications are open August 17 through October 8, 2026, inviting undergraduate students (or the equivalent) enrolled at accredited U.S. colleges, universities, and trade schools to compete for a share of a $1 million total prize…

fortune.com - Joshua Hong - 'Only idiot startup founders stay in Cali': Mark Cuban rips Ro Khanna on billionaire tax-reveals a rift between Democrats and their wealthy supporters
'Only idiot startup founders stay in Cali': Mark Cuban rips Ro Khanna on billionaire tax-reveals a rift between Democrats and their wealthy supporters
Fortune

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban didn't hold back in a public squabble with Rep. Ro Khanna about the proposed wealth taxes in California—cracking open a feud between one of the wealthiest Democratic Party supporters and the left wing of…

thehindubusinessline.com - Saints & Masters launches ONAM Cloud for Indian startups and enterprises
Saints & Masters launches ONAM Cloud for Indian startups and enterprises
BusinessLine

Saints & Masters, a global technology advisory and execution firm, has launched ONAM (Orchestrated Networks, Applications and Machines) Cloud, a cloud platform designed to offer Indian startups, enterprises and industries enterprise-grade cloud…

cityam.com - Saskia Koopman - Goldman and Intel back $5.4bn AI video startup
Goldman and Intel back $5.4bn AI video startup
City AM

Goldman Sachs and Intel have backed AI video maker Higgsfield in a $400m (£295m) funding round that has more than quadrupled the two-year-old company's valuation since January. The fresh funding values the startup at $5.4bn, up from $1.3bn…

gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - AI companies claimed 80 percent of all startup investment in one quarter, and non-AI founders are dividing the smallest remaining share of venture capital on record
AI companies claimed 80 percent of all startup investment in one quarter, and non-AI founders are dividing the smallest remaining share of venture capital on record
GCN

Picture a room where a thousand founders are competing for the same pool of money. Now imagine four of them sweeping 65 cents of every dollar off the table before anyone else reaches for it. The remaining 996 founders divide what is left. That is…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - German drone maker Helsing enlists Rakuten to broker Japan military deal
German drone maker Helsing enlists Rakuten to broker Japan military deal
The Standard

German drone maker Helsing has enlisted Japanese e-commerce and finance firm Rakuten 4755.T to help finalise a deal to sell its unmanned systems to Japan's army, a spokesperson for Rakuten said on Monday. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Japan's…

verdict.co.uk - Anwesha Pattanaik - Stripe to acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for over $7bn
Stripe to acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for over $7bn
Home - Verdict

Stripe has finalised a deal to acquire OpenRouter, a startup that helps businesses switch between different AI models, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The transaction is valued at more than $7bn, although the final price…

techcrunch.com - Dominic-Madori Davis - Terra Industries closes $52M seed round to build defense infrastructure for the Global South
Terra Industries closes $52M seed round to build defense infrastructure for the Global South
TechCrunch

African defense tech company Terra Industries on Monday announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million. Investors in the round include Joe Lonsdale's 8VC, Silent Ventures, and Nova Global. Since its launch…

techcrunch.com - TechCrunch Events - Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21
Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21
TechCrunch

The lowest prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 end this Friday, August 21 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Once that window closes, your chance to save up to $300 on your pass, or get an even larger discount on group pricing, will come to an end. If you've been…

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