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entrepreneur.com - Will Fan - Why Transferable Skills Are a Game-Changer in Startups Today
Why Transferable Skills Are a Game-Changer in Startups Today
Homepage | Entrepreneur

Founders who shift across sectors succeed not because they master the new field before entering it, but because they bring core execution skills that translate across domains. What once took a decade can now happen in a few years, thanks to…

reviewjournal.com - Emerson Drewes - Las Vegas startup joins global AI effort in telecom industry
Las Vegas startup joins global AI effort in telecom industry
Las Vegas Review-Journal

A Las Vegas-based startup is making global waves in the telecommunications industry. Announced Monday, TensorWave is a launch partner for Open Telco AI from GSMA. The Las Vegas-based AI cloud startup joins as a key collaborator, alongside industry…

theguardian.com - Julia Kollewe - Nvidia and UK Wealth Fund to invest in British autonomous driving startup Oxa
Nvidia and UK Wealth Fund to invest in British autonomous driving startup Oxa
The Guardian

Nvidia is investing in the British autonomous driving startup Oxa, alongside backing from the UK's National Wealth Fund, in a boost to the country's technology sector. The Oxford-based company, which has developed software for self-driving…

bloomberg.com - Bob Van Voris - Fashion Startup Founder Pleads Guilty in $300 Million Fraud Case
Fashion Startup Founder Pleads Guilty in $300 Million Fraud Case
Bloomberg

The founder of fashion-rental and technology company CaaStle Inc. pleaded guilty to vastly inflating revenue figures to defraud investors who poured more than $300 million into her company. Christine Hunsicker entered her plea Wednesday in…

techcrunch.com - Marina Temkin - Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices
Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices
TechCrunch

As competition among AI startups heats up, founders and VCs are turning to novel valuation mechanisms to manufacture a perception of market dominance. Until recently, the most sought-after companies raised multiple rounds of funding in quick…

fortune.com - Lily Mae Lazarus - The French AI startup gunning for Workday, Oracle, and SAP
The French AI startup gunning for Workday, Oracle, and SAP
Fortune

For Eléonore Crespo, the French attitude of “ jamais content, ” or never happy, is a business strategy, not a stereotype. The Paris-trained fundamental physicist turned co-founder and CEO has built Pigment around a…

bloomberg.com - Jamie Nimmo - Nvidia Backs Another UK Driverless Startup in $103 Million Round
Nvidia Backs Another UK Driverless Startup in $103 Million Round
Bloomberg

Nvidia Corp. is investing in Oxa, the latest British autonomous driving startup to receive backing from the world's most valuable company. The US chipmaker's venture capital arm NVentures joined a funding round for Oxa that raised $103 million, the…

businessinsider.com - Ben Bergman - The early-stage startups in 2026 most likely to become tech's next unicorns, according to a proprietary AI model known as 'Moneyball for VC
The early-stage startups in 2026 most likely to become tech's next unicorns, according to a proprietary AI model known as 'Moneyball for VC
Business Insider

What it does: A Virtual care platform for women's health, covered by insurance Last post-money valuation: $145 million, according to Pitchbook Total raised: $46.99 million, according to Pitchbook Select investors: Index Ventures, GV, Vanterra…

nypost.com - Ariel Zilber - Anthropic investors grow frustrated with CEO after feds ban AI startup
Anthropic investors grow frustrated with CEO after feds ban AI startup
New York Post

Some Anthropic investors are growing frustrated with CEO Dario Amodei's combative stance toward the Trump administration — even as as defense contractor Lockheed Martin said it will comply with the government's ban on the AI startup…

wbjournal.com - Eric Casey - StartUp Week Worcester returns as collegiate pitch competition adds two new schools
StartUp Week Worcester returns as collegiate pitch competition adds two new schools
Worcester Business Journal

StartUp Week Worcester, a multi-day event highlighting the growing local entrepreneurial scene, is back for its second year, with an expanded lineup of programming and two new competitors in its collegiate pitch competition. Scheduled for April…

coindesk.com - Krisztian Sandor - Crypto firm Tether (USDT) invests $50 million in sleep tech startup Eight Sleep
Crypto firm Tether (USDT) invests $50 million in sleep tech startup Eight Sleep
CoinDesk

Tether, the crypto firm behind the most popular stablecoin USDT, has invested $50 million in sleep technology startup Eight Sleep at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to a Wednesday press release and data from Crunchbase. With the funding, Eight…

siliconangle.com - Paul Gillin - Exclusive: American Express partners with and invests in AI operations startup Traversal
Exclusive: American Express partners with and invests in AI operations startup Traversal
SiliconANGLE

American Express Co. is deepening its relationship with site reliability engineering startup Traversal Inc., making a strategic investment through Amex Ventures while deploying Traversal's artificial intelligence-driven site reliability engineering…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Co-packaged optics startup Ayar Labs raises $500M round backed by Nvidia, AMD
Co-packaged optics startup Ayar Labs raises $500M round backed by Nvidia, AMD
SiliconANGLE

Networking startup Ayar Labs Inc. has raised $500 million in late-stage funding at a $3.75 billion valuation. The Series E round was led by Neuberger Berman. Ayar Labs stated in its late Monday funding announcement that Nvidia Corp., Advanced Micro…

cyprus-mail.com - Cyprus Business Now: banks, shipping, India ties, budget, CySEC, startups
Cyprus Business Now: banks, shipping, India ties, budget, CySEC, startups
Cyprus Mail

In a statement, the ministry said it has been closely monitoring developments in the region “ from the very beginning ” and remains in contact with the management companies of Cyprus-flagged ships operating in the area. “There…

sifted.eu - Éanna Kelly - 'Rocket fuel for growth and burnout': Inside startups' wild dash to keep up with AI
'Rocket fuel for growth and burnout': Inside startups' wild dash to keep up with AI
Sifted

You can find Daniel Drabo in the office at midnight on weekdays, but sometimes Saturdays and Sundays too. Ted Chalouhi's dating life is on hold. Jasmine Sayyari is frustrated her team isn't moving as fast on AI as she is. And Kate Hofman is doing…

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