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forbes.com - Ben Plomion - The Skateboarder's Trap: When Startup Instincts Become Startup Risks
The Skateboarder's Trap: When Startup Instincts Become Startup Risks
Forbes

Ben Plomion, COO of Pearl, leads AI SaaS in dentistry with 20+ yrs in marketing, growth & ops across AI, computer vision & Web3. I was 12 when I got my first skateboard, and it changed how I saw the world. Skateboarders learn early that the world…

forbes.com - David Prosser - Meet The Startup Hoping To Change The Way The World Uses Technology
Meet The Startup Hoping To Change The Way The World Uses Technology
Forbes

Aina argues conventional interfaces with technology are out of date The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is in full swing. For now, however, it is exclusively a software revolution. Apoorv Shankar, the founder of Aina, wants to change that.

digitaljournal.com - Jon Stojan - Engineering leadership beyond the workplace: lessons from mentoring startups on building technology that scales
Engineering leadership beyond the workplace: lessons from mentoring startups on building technology that scales
Digital Journal

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. A startup's earliest engineering decisions rarely become business problems overnight. Their impact often becomes visible months later, when customer growth exposes deployment…

techcrunch.com - Anna Heim - Lululemon backs nylon recycling startup Syntetica in $30M Series A
Lululemon backs nylon recycling startup Syntetica in $30M Series A
TechCrunch

Activewear company Lululemon has invested in the $30 million Series A round raised by Syntetica, a French startup that developed a novel approach to recycling nylon, whose properties make it both too good to give up but hard to reuse. Syntetica…

inc.com - Victoria Watters - Defense Startups Are Pouring Money Into Brand. Here's Why It Matters for Marketers Everywhere
Defense Startups Are Pouring Money Into Brand. Here's Why It Matters for Marketers Everywhere
Inc

In 2018, a defense software company called Rebellion Defense made a decision that looked, at the time, like a category error. It invested in brand. Rebellion went beyond a simple logo refresh and a tidier sales deck, developing a deliberate…

nypost.com - Will Kenton - The startup community curing the Sunday scaries
The startup community curing the Sunday scaries
New York Post

Business networking is fundamentally broken. The traditional model built around LinkedIn, corporate retreats and boring presentations often feels more like a corporate chore than a genuine opportunity. According to a survey cited by SalezWORKS, 73%…

crunchbase.com - Joanna Glasner - China And AI Lead Asia's Startup Funding To Multiyear Peak In Q2
China And AI Lead Asia's Startup Funding To Multiyear Peak In Q2
Crunchbase

Investment into Asia-based startups soared in the second quarter, boosted by a sharp rise in funding to China-based companies and AI startups. Overall, investors poured $42.8 billion into startup funding rounds across all of Asia in Q2 2026, per…

fortune.com - Camila Grigera Naón - Exclusive: Prediction market startup Pascal raises $9 million to challenge heavyweights Kalshi and Polymarket
Exclusive: Prediction market startup Pascal raises $9 million to challenge heavyweights Kalshi and Polymarket
Fortune

Prediction markets have surged over the past year, with ads appearing everywhere from World Cup matches to New York City subway stations. While Kalshi and Polymarket dominate the space, a new wave of startups is clamoring to carve out a place in…

businessinsider.com - Sydney Bradley - An AI intimacy startup acquired an app to help couples stay together. Read the LinkedIn DM that sparked the deal.
An AI intimacy startup acquired an app to help couples stay together. Read the LinkedIn DM that sparked the deal.
Business Insider

Two startups with the goal of keeping couples in love got hitched. Arya, a relationship wellness AI startup, recently acquired Flamme, an app with activities for couples like quizzes and milestones, Business Insider has learned exclusively. Arya…

cnbc.com - Liz Knueven - Best business insurance for online startups and e-commerce stores
Best business insurance for online startups and e-commerce stores
CNBC

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businessinsider.com - Dan DeFrancesco - Hitting it big betting on startups in the AI era will be a lot harder, but Silicon Valley might not feel the worst of it
Hitting it big betting on startups in the AI era will be a lot harder, but Silicon Valley might not feel the worst of it
Business Insider

I wish I could have gotten in early on that company. With AI company valuations acting like rocketships, it's easy to play the 'what if' game. The reality is the process isn't as simple as writing a check and watching your money multiply many times…

techcrunch.com - Julie Bort - Daniel Ek's body-scanning startup Neko Health raises another $700M
Daniel Ek's body-scanning startup Neko Health raises another $700M
TechCrunch

Neko Health, the body-scanning and health assessment startup founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek (pictured above, right) and his co-founder Hjalmar Nilsonne (above, left), has raised a $700 million Series C. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture…

businessinsider.com - Rya Jetha - A Red Bull engineer got bored with Formula One. His robotics startup just raised $55 million.
A Red Bull engineer got bored with Formula One. His robotics startup just raised $55 million.
Business Insider

A former Formula One engineer left the world's fastest race cars to tackle a much bigger engineering challenge: teaching robots to work in factories. Now, his Munich-based startup, microagi, has raised $55 million in the largest seed round secured…

wsj.com - Dominic Chopping - Neko Health, a Body-Scan Startup, Raises $700 Million in Latest Fundraising
Neko Health, a Body-Scan Startup, Raises $700 Million in Latest Fundraising
Wall Street Journal

STOCKHOLM—Neko Health, the body-scanning technology startup co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, raised $700 million in a new funding round as it prepares to launch its first U.S. clinic later this year. The Series C round was co-led by…

businessinsider.com - Ana Altchek - The CEO of a vibe-coding startup Emergent shares what he looks for in developers in the AI era
The CEO of a vibe-coding startup Emergent shares what he looks for in developers in the AI era
Business Insider

As AI reshapes software engineering, the CEO of a buzzy vibe-coding startup is betting that developers will become more valuable, not less. During a live Q&A with Business Insider, Emergent CEO and cofounder Mukund Jha said he doesn't see AI as a…

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