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techcrunch.com - Dominic-Madori Davis - Breaking down the boom in the Nordic's startup ecosystem
Breaking down the boom in the Nordic's startup ecosystem
TechCrunch

The always-a-good-time Slush conference took place last week in Helsinki and, as always, it was a showcase of the growing power of the European ecosystem. The Nordics, specifically, are having a moment, led this time around by Sweden's vibe coding…

forbes.com - Josipa Majic Predin - Function Health's $2.5 Billion Bet And Are Blood Testing Startups Sustainable
Function Health's $2.5 Billion Bet And Are Blood Testing Startups Sustainable
Forbes

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 24: A technician works in a lab at Sinovac Biotech where the company is producing their potential COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac during a media tour on September 24, 2020 in Beijing, China. Sinovacs inactivated vaccine…

forbes.com - Ilona Limonta-Volkova - AI Commerce Startup Onton Raises $7.5M To Take On Retail Giants
AI Commerce Startup Onton Raises $7.5M To Take On Retail Giants
Forbes

AI commerce startup Onton recently announced their $7.5 mln seed round AI powered commerce is accelerating. Walmart's e-commerce division surpassed $100 billion in annualized GMV earlier this year, driven by rapid adoption of AI-enhanced search…

techcrunch.com - Rebecca Szkutak - Here are the 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025
Here are the 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025
TechCrunch

Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,”…

businessinsider.com - Rebecca Torrence - 9 healthcare AI startups used these pitch decks to raise millions in 2025
9 healthcare AI startups used these pitch decks to raise millions in 2025
Business Insider

Investors have been breaking out their checkbooks this year for healthcare startups, especially when AI is involved. Digital health startups raised $9.9 billion in the first three quarters of the year, surpassing the sector's fundraising pace from…

crunchbase.com - Mary Ann Azevedo - The Toy Startups Getting Funded This Year: Talking Dinosaurs, Sticker Cubes And Tin Can Phones
The Toy Startups Getting Funded This Year: Talking Dinosaurs, Sticker Cubes And Tin Can Phones
Crunchbase

It's that time of year again, where parents are frantically looking for the new cool thing to wrap up and surprise their kids with this holiday season. The choices are more diverse than ever, especially as artificial intelligence has been…

thestar.com.my - Krystal Hu - Robinhood CEO's math-focused AI startup Harmonic valued at $1.45 billion in latest fundraising
Robinhood CEO's math-focused AI startup Harmonic valued at $1.45 billion in latest fundraising
The Star Online

(Reuters) -Harmonic, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, has raised $120 million in new funding, valuing the company at $1.45 billion, as it tackles AI 'hallucinations' — or incorrect or nonsensical…

crn.com - Dylan Martin - The 10 Hottest Semiconductor Startups Of 2025
The 10 Hottest Semiconductor Startups Of 2025
CRN

As Nvidia demonstrated during its most recent earnings, demand for computer chips to fuel AI workloads remains voracious, even as critics continue to question whether the industry is nearing the peak of a dotcom-like bubble. This is potentially…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Paxos acquires crypto wallet startup Fordefi for $100M+
Paxos acquires crypto wallet startup Fordefi for $100M+
SiliconANGLE

Paxos Trust Company LLC has acquired Fordefi Inc., a startup with a crypto wallet platform used by more than 200 institutional investors. Fortune reported on Tuesday that the deal is worth more than $100 million. That's a premium over the $83…

republicworld.com - Asian News International - UAE to Provide Five Indian Startups Soft Landing Package to Expand Business: UAE-India CEPA Council Director
UAE to Provide Five Indian Startups Soft Landing Package to Expand Business: UAE-India CEPA Council Director
Republic World

New Delhi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will extend a comprehensive soft landing package to five Indian startups, enabling them to expand operations in the UAE and scale their businesses globally. The startups were selected under the India-UAE…

cityam.com - Jon Robinson - Budget: Blow to investors and startups 'hidden' in small print
Budget: Blow to investors and startups 'hidden' in small print
City AM

A blow to investors and early-stage businesses has been revealed in the small print of Rachel Reeves ‘ Budget. The tax relief available on venture capital trusts has been slashed, according to the full Budget document released by the…

forem.com - Aziro Tech - Agentic AI for Startups: How Founders Can Use Agents to Scale Faster
Agentic AI for Startups: How Founders Can Use Agents to Scale Faster
Forem

Every startup founder knows the feeling of being spread too thin. You're answering customer questions, fixing bugs, pitching investors and trying to sleep at some point between. Over the past decade I've seen how the tools we use have evolved from…

un.org - Defying the odds: Young entrepreneurs vow to take their chances and build the industries of tomorrow
Defying the odds: Young entrepreneurs vow to take their chances and build the industries of tomorrow
United Nations

With a 90 per cent failure rate for startups, you could forgive young people if they concluded that founding a company, particularly at such a turbulent time for the global economy, would be too risky an option. “But there's a 10 per cent…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Prominent tech executives back $36M round for cybersecurity startup Clover Security
Prominent tech executives back $36M round for cybersecurity startup Clover Security
SiliconANGLE

Clover Security Ltd., a startup focused on helping developers fix software vulnerabilities, launched today with $36 million in funding. Notable Capital and Team8 led the round. They were joined by more than a half dozen other investors including…

verdict.co.uk - Lara Williams - Autumn Budget 2025: What does it mean for the UK's tech startup ecosystem?
Autumn Budget 2025: What does it mean for the UK's tech startup ecosystem?
Home - Verdict

After a turbulent few months of speculation, it is hoped that the delivery of one of the most highly anticipated and chaotic Budget's in UK history will lead to greater stability across all business sectors. Markets have reacted without notable…

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