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What Trump's Critical Mineral Stockpile Means for Green Startups
The Trump administration is hostile to clean tech. But its national security moves have had some unexpected benefits for the industry. The latest example? The plan to invest $12 billion to build a critical mineral stockpile. Today's newsletter…
Two Stanford students launch $2M startup accelerator for students nationwide
Two Stanford students announced Monday that they have raised $2 million for an accelerator program called Breakthrough Ventures, which aims to fund businesses founded by college students and recent graduates nationwide. Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi…
This startup uses AI to get you on a date - fast. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $9.2 million.
Allen Wang and Eric Liu, two UC Berkeley dropouts, think they can help college students find love using AI. Their dating startup, Ditto, leverages AI to match people based on the data users input into the service. It then plans the date for them.
Famed startup incubator Y Combinator to let founders receive funds in stablecoins
In the latest sign of digital currencies going mainstream, Silicon Valley's most prominent startup incubator will allow its spring cohort of entrepreneurs to receive their funding in stablecoins. YCombinator, whose alumni include the founders of…
3 Questions For A Litigation Funding Startup Founder (Part I)
It has been a while since we profiled someone working at a litigation funder on these pages, by my count since the summer of 2020, when I interviewed Legalist's Eva Shang, right on the heels of Longford's John Garda. A lot has changed in the…
How a Texas ranching startup became a carbon removal leader
A San Antonio startup that aims to make cattle ranching more profitable and environmentally friendly is now the largest carbon removal company in the U.S. Why it matters: Ranchers have struggled amid drought and rising costs. Grazing fields, which…
Week-long Science, Technology and Startup Innovation fest concludes in Dindigul
The week-long ‘Science, Technology and Startup Innovation Fest 2026' jointly organised by the Dindigul district administration and Professor S.S. Nagarajan Memorial Trust at the MSP School auditorium in Dindigul concluded on Tuesday. School…
Women-founded Utah AI startup helps real estate agents track shifting housing market
SALT LAKE CITY — A new women-founded Utah startup is using AI to help real estate agents navigate the state's shifting housing market and price homes more accurately. Stairtop, founded by Lauren Treasure and Chantal Ball, has developed an…
Israeli startup Orion Security raises $32m
Israeli AI-driven contextual data security Orion Security today announced that it has completed a $32 million Series A financing round led by Norwest, with participation from IBM and existing investors PICO Venture Partners, Lama Partners, and…
Liberian-Built AI Startup Reaches Semifinals of Harvard Innovation Challenge
A Liberian-built artificial intelligence venture is gaining international recognition for helping governments and public institutions deploy advanced AI systems while maintaining sovereign control over their data. Surna Technologies, a sovereign AI…
Vema predicts cheap hydrogen could change where data centers are built
The automotive industry has struggled to adopt hydrogen at scale, but industrial users and data centers might have better luck. Vema Hydrogen inked a deal in December to supply California data centers, and now it has completed a pilot project in…
The Startup Studio Engine: Why Agile is the Secret Sauce at Frugal Scientific
In the fast-paced world of technology, the distance between a brilliant idea and a market-ready product is often where most startups fail. At Frugal Scientific, we've eliminated that gap. By operating as a Startup Studio, we don't just fund ideas;…
Avalanche thinks the fusion power industry should think smaller
Nuclear fusion conjures images of massive reactors or banks of dozens of large lasers. Avalanche co-founder and CEO Robin Langtry thinks smaller is better. For the last several years, Langtry and his colleagues at Avalanche have been working on…
Venture capital is in reset mode. These are the investors rising fastest now.
Abram was recently promoted to partner at Scale Venture Partners after building a reputation for spotting companies — and entire investment themes — before they're fashionable. In 2025, he helped build conviction inside the firm…
Kairos, which is building a cross-platform tool for professional prediction markets traders, raises $2.5 million from a16z crypto
Jay Malavia and Zayd Alzein both got interested in prediction markets around the time of the 2024 presidential election. But they quickly noticed that the emerging industry—which invites users to wager on the likelihood of various…
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