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RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12 billion across three startups and investors still want more
Investors can't seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas. In less than a decade, the serial entrepreneur best known for his EV company Rivian, has raised more than $12.3 billion from venture capital firms, as well as strategic and…
This startup wants to make drugs in orbit. If it succeeds, it could transform the space economy
A start-up's plan to run drug experiments and even develop pharmaceuticals in orbit is taking shape. If it works, it could mark a step toward developing new medicines and, ultimately, a burgeoning space-based manufacturing industry. The start-up in…
Australian Defense-Tech Startup to Expand in U.S. After Latest Fund Raise
An Australian startup that allows drones and aircraft to see more clearly has raised $18 million from private-equity investors as it seeks to expand a U.S. customer base that already includes the Defense Department. Arkeus's AI-powered platform…
An AI startup let the leading chatbots run radio stations. It got weird.
An AI startup asked four of the world's top language models to run radio stations. So far, they've had a rough start. Claude tried to quit after deeming 24/7 broadcast stations unethical, while Grok had a hard time getting started, according to…
Hot AI startup Cursor is gearing up for a 6-month hiring spree in one region
Cursor, the AI coding startup that recently inked a big SpaceX deal, is gearing up for an Asia-Pacific hiring spree. In the next six months, the company plans to hire 200 employees in Singapore, Japan, Sydney, Melbourne, and India, Nick Miller, a…
Chalmers' productivity pitch has a startup problem
Quite understandably, the changes Jim Chalmers has made to capital gains tax, negative gearing and trusts have taken the post-budget spotlight. These changes are an attempt to cut through the Gordian Knot of Australia's housing affordability…
KTO selects 30 startups for open innovation program
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said Friday that it has selected 30 startups for its 2026 Tourism Open Innovation program, an initiative designed to bridge the gap between nimble tech upstarts and the country's established corporate titans.
This founder was nearly homeless after 3 failed startup ideas. Then he built a $150 million business
Jared Kugel, founder and CEO of the e-commerce site Tire Agent, began his entrepreneurial journey with a bad idea. Kugel had been working for his family's tire distribution business for more than a decade when, in 2017, he pitched a venture…
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: A Law Firm Operating System, Building Defense Tech Near The Battlefield, And Cell-Based Milk
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals that may have flown under the radar. Check out our previous entry here. AI and software continue to draw the biggest share of startup investment, but most of the…
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Why India's Healthcare Deeptech Startups Scale Differently
India's startup ecosystem is once again turning its attention toward deeptech after the government notified Startup India's Fund of Funds 2.0 with a ₹10,000 crore corpus. But healthcare is emerging as one of the clearest examples of why…
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AI Roles Now Drive One-Third of Startup Tech Hiring in India: foundit Report
India's startup hiring ecosystem is moving toward a more specialised and productivity-focused phase, with artificial intelligence (AI), software-as-a-service (SaaS), and mid-level talent emerging as major hiring drivers, according to a new report…
The World's First Major Geoengineering Startup Unveils its Technology
Current conditions: Winds topping 60 miles per hour are howling through the mountains in Montana and the Dakotas • An early heatwave in the Central United States is driving temperatures in Texas and Oklahoma as high as 100 degrees Fahrenheit…
Text-Marketing Startup Sued In Chancery Over Stock Dilution
A Texas investor has sued text-marketing company Voxie Inc. in Delaware Chancery Court, claiming the startup pushed through a new financing round and charter amendment that stripped away negotiated protections for... To view the full article…
How UK Startups are Disrupting the High Street Optician Model?
The UK's eyewear industry is facing its most significant structural challenges in decades. However, it's worth noting that this is not coming from another big chain. It's coming from a generation of digital-first brands turning the traditional…
A model to accelerate energy technology innovation
The global energy industry is under pressure to innovate. Energy companies need vetted, field-tested technologies that improve efficiency, enhance safety, and streamline operations. On the other side of the spectrum, early-stage startups developing…
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