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A 20-minute pitch wins Indian startup Pronto backing from Lachy Groom
Lachy Groom, one of Silicon Valley's most closely watched solo investors, decided to back Indian startup Pronto just 20 minutes into his first meeting with its 24-year-old founder. The meeting, which took place in February through a mutual…
Insurance startup Corgi hits $1.3B valuation 4 months after its Series A
Business insurance startup Corgi announced on Wednesday a $160 million Series B, led by TCV, valuing the startup at $1.3 billion, the startup's co-founder Nico Laqua said on LinkedIn. This comes just four months after the company announced a $108…
AI evaluation startup Braintrust confirms breach, tells every customer to rotate sensitive keys
AI evaluation startup Braintrust has urged customers to revoke and replace their API keys after an earlier breach of customer secrets. According to an email sent to customers Monday and seen by TechCrunch, the startup confirmed “unauthorized…
Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full-stack, demo shows
Genesis AI, a startup that raised a $105 million seed round to build foundational AI for robotics, has unveiled its first model, GENE-26.5, and it comes with surprise hands. In a demo video, the company showcased various advanced tasks performed by…
AI Is Rewriting What Investors Should Look For In Early Startup Teams
Starting a company has never cost less. A founder with the right AI tools can ship a working product in a weekend, stand up a website in an afternoon, and fill out an accelerator application before lunch. But that speed hasn't made it easier to get…
Could Illinois AI rules hurt startups?
Illinois lawmakers are pushing for stronger guardrails around AI, but opponents fear that regulation could stifle progress. Why it matters: The Legislature is currently debating several bills focused on the technology, including one calling on…
Steve Rao: North Carolina's startup rebellion is here - And the Force is strong
On the heels of May the 4th, I wanted to reflect on North Carolina's startup economy through the lens of Star Wars—because right now, the Force is strong in our state's entrepreneurial ecosystem. A long time ago—in a galaxy not so far…
Citrine Angels Surpasses $2 Million Invested in Women-Led Startups and Welcomes First Executive Director
'As Citrine reaches this exciting milestone, we are seeing proof of what becomes possible when women are given access, education, and community around investing,' said Stephanie Marshall, Co-Founder and Board President of Citrine Angels. 'When we…
A startup wants to pay Philadelphians to power their EV chargers
A New York City-based startup wants to install hundreds of EV chargers throughout Philly — and pay some property owners to power them. The big picture: Philly and the state are pushing for more widespread adoption of zero-emission vehicles.
Inside Anduril: Meet the quiet engineer-CEO building America's $31 billion weapons startup
Somewhere in West Texas, Brian Schimpf hands me a warhead. It's small, this explosive-carrying tungsten lump, for something built to be so destructive. This warhead is a dense three pounds and fits completely in my hand. It's designed to be…
I Thought I Lost Myself to My Startup-Getting Dressed Brought Me Back
Before I launched my business, I still thought of myself as a “hot mom”—a phrase I used less as a statement of appearance than as a reminder that I was still a person with taste, humor, desire, and a life outside my children. I…
Security training startup Herd Security raises $3M to expand AI capabilities
Security training platform startup Herd Security Inc. today announced that it has raised $3 million in new funding to expand product development across new training categories in human resources and artificial intelligence, optimize its AI-powered…
Karnataka's deep tech programme ELEVATE NxT draws strong response from startups across India
The first cohort of ELEVATE NxT, the national grant-in-aid programme for deep tech startups by the Department of Electronics, IT, and Bt in Karnataka, has attracted a significant number of applications from outside Karnataka. Of the 983…
Cyprus startup develops AI tool for personalised cancer treatment
A Cyprus-based research and innovation team developing an AI-powered oncology software platform called Prognostic has outlined its progress, goals and challenges in an exclusive interview with the Cyprus Mail. Supported by non-profit organisation…
Fractile vs Nvidia: can a UK startup undercut AI's chip darling?
A little-known British startup is beginning to test one of the biggest assumptions underpinning the AI boom: that Nvidia will remain the unavoidable centre of the ecosystem. Founded in 2022 by Oxford researcher Walter Goodwin, Fractile is…
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