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From Startup To Scale-Up In The Age Of AI
Emma Westley is the VP Marketing for DCX, a fast-growth, US-based outsourcing company focused on top global talent and niche markets. Pushing through the startup phase of a business to achieve true scale-up status is hard. The constant pivots in…
Startup Battlefield 200 application deadline extended to June 8
Founders, the battlefield is still open, but not for much longer. After overwhelming demand from founders around the world, TechCrunch has extended the Startup Battlefield 200 application deadline to June 8. If you thought you missed your…
From Founding Engineer to CTO to CEO - At the Same Startup
Trisha Ballakur: I'm going to just speak a little bit about my journey, which might be boring. The ways to make it more exciting is think about it in terms of your takeaways. What you guys can go back to your office, to your own startups, to your…
Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, launches its iOS app
On Thursday, the AI startup Sesame, co-founded by Oculus's founders and others from the VR company that sold to Meta, released a public preview of the conversational AI agents it's been developing for over a year. With its new iOS app, Sesame is…
Stop investing in startups. Become their customer instead
Few things unnerve the corporate sector more than uncertainty. As management teams navigate geopolitical turbulence, persistent inflation, and accelerating AI adoption, large companies are turning increasingly to partnerships with smaller firms…
Fire TVs get new startup ad that takes over the entire screen
Fire TVs are starting to show full-screen ads on startup. The pop-up is directing users to download the recently redesigned Fire TV app. Earlier this week, Amazon confirmed that Android 16-based Fire OS 16 would be the operating system for future…
Twenty startups vie for top 10 HKTDC's Start-up Express 2026 spots
Twenty startup companies will compete in the Hong Kong Trade Development Council's annual Start-up Express 2026 program, with finalists showcasing innovations ranging from artificial intelligence and sustainable materials to healthcare and art…
Crunchbase Data: Venture Dollars For Black Startup Founders Stay Scarce Despite AI Funding Boom
The share of U.S. venture funding going to companies with Black founders in 2025 remained low, even as overall startup investment ticked slightly higher, Crunchbase data shows. Only around $942 million — or just 0.32% of total U.S. venture…
Bajaj Finserv's AI Investment: How It Will Boost Tech Startups
Bajaj Finserv is set to inject up to Rs 2,000 crore into artificial intelligence and technology startups over the next five years, fostering innovation and scalability in the Indian tech landscape. Bajaj Finserv plans to invest up to Rs 2,000 crore…
Seoul turns capital into giant test bed for startups
Seoul is throwing open its parks, bridges, hospitals and public squares to startups, betting that the city itself can become ground for the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and smart infrastructure technologies. The Seoul…
Africa Startups Turn Inward as US AI Boom Drains Venture Capital
African startups are rewriting their funding playbook as the global artificial intelligence boom pulls venture capital toward the US, forcing emerging markets to compete for cash. AI-related VC investment doubled to $259 billion last year from…
Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount
Remote, a seven-year-old, Amsterdam-based payroll service provider, says it recently surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue and became cash-flow positive. But the real story, it insists, is what happened behind the scenes: a 50%…
VC Circle Bengaluru Launch Witnesses 6 Strategic MoUs to Accelerate India's Startup Ecosystem
The launch of VC Circle by iQue Bengaluru Chapter marked a major step toward building a more connected and collaborative startup ecosystem in India, as six strategic Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and ecosystem partnership initiatives were…
Claude Code creator says 22-year-old CS grads should 'go start a startup': 'It's the golden age
Anthropic's Boris Cherny has a simple message for the 22-year-old computer science graduates looking to figure out what's next. 'If you want to work at a company, you can totally still do that — there are entry-level jobs, there's a lot you…
Airbnb host alleges $12k in damages after SF startup tested a robot in his house
Sean Donovan has rented his childhood home in San Francisco on Airbnb for years. Tech workers in town for conferences, and families coming for graduations are common customers, but last month he had a new guest: a robot that he said left a mess.
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