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Robotics startup FieldAI closes new funding round at $10 billion valuation
FieldAI is building a general-purpose brain for robots, from humanoids to drones. Investors are betting big on that vision. The robotics company has raised $700 million at a $10 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the deal, more…
Nautical And Marine Startups See Stepped-Up Funding
Considering that more than 70% of Earth's surface is covered by water, one might expect nautical- and marine-focused startups would capture more than just a pittance of venture investment. Historically that wasn't the case. But more recently…
Your Investors Can Make Or Break Your Startup. Here's Who Founders Actually Need On Their Cap Table
For founders raising venture capital, the instinct is often to get the money, as much and as quickly as possible. And it's no secret that fundraising can be grueling, especially after dozens of pitches, follow-ups and rejections. It can almost feel…
Kevin Mandia's new 'agent swarm' security startup Armadin raises $255.5M at $2.5B valuation
Kevin Mandia, best known as the founder of cybersecurity startup Mandiant, which sold to Google for $5.4 billion in 2022, has raised $255.5 million for his latest startup, Armadin, at a valuation of more than $2.5 billion, the company announced on…
African startups showcase health innovations that could shape medical care
At the Africa HealthTech Summit in Kigali, innovators showcased technologies that are changing how health services are delivered, including tools for monitoring pregnancies, supporting community health workers, detecting illness and helping people…
Novartis signs $7.8 billion drug deal with Chinese startup
Novartis on Friday signed a drug licensing deal with China's Abogen Biosciences that could be worth up to $7.8 billion. Why it matters: This is the latest example of a Western pharma giant partnering with a Chinese biotech — a trend that…
Manufacturing startups face capacity-demand funding dilemma
India's manufacturing startup ecosystem is drawing greater interest from venture and growth investors, but companies are running into a structural funding challenge: investors want evidence of customer demand and repeat orders before committing…
Neocloud demand shifts as AI startups prioritize burst capacity - SiliconANGLE
The neocloud market is moving past its origins as a stopgap for scarce graphics processing units. AI-native startups now choose their infrastructure on latency, burst capacity and openness, not just chip availability. That shift is playing out at…
India's Defence startups look beyond drones, towards maritime opportunities
India's defence-tech ecosystem is entering a new phase underwater, with the Indian Navy increasingly turning to startups for technologies spanning autonomous vessels, underwater surveillance and mine-countermeasure systems as maritime security…
AI fall-prevention startup wins Seoul's foreign entrepreneur contest
A startup developing artificial intelligence technology to detect fall risks before an accident won the top prize at Seoul's second startup competition for foreign entrepreneurs, earning cash and points toward a technology startup visa.
Startup Seeks More Than 450 Nuclear Reactors on Utah Public Land to Power a Data Center Complex
A nuclear startup is proposing to place some 456 small reactors on public land in central Utah to power a massive data center campus, according to documents reviewed by NPR and reported Sept. 30. The plan, which Valar Atomics calls Project Beehive…
Limassol startup seeks to make quantum computing useful for businesses
Superpositions Studio is building a quantum computing software platform from Limassol, aiming to help businesses determine whether the rapidly developing technology can deliver practical value without requiring them to employ specialist quantum…
Salesforce to acquire AI customer research startup Listen Labs in reported $2B deal - SiliconANGLE
Salesforce Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire artificial intelligence customer research startup Listen Labs Inc., three weeks after reports first surfaced that the two companies were in talks. Business Insider broke the news of the…
Italian startup unveils double-layer PV system prototype for space-constrained applications
A group of researchers from Italy's Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria and Italian startup AMPS Srl has developed a double-layer PV system for potential use in utility-scale and agrivoltaic projects. “The system superimposes two…
What Leadership Gets Wrong About Deploying AI In Regulated Industries
Olufunsho Peters is the CEO of INFINION Technologies. Every month, an executive team walks into a boardroom convinced they are six weeks from an AI breakthrough. They have a dazzling demo and the pilot works. Yet, the project stalls the moment it…
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