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forbes.com - Emma Westley - From Startup To Scale-Up In The Age Of AI
From Startup To Scale-Up In The Age Of AI
Forbes

Emma Westley is the VP Marketing for DCX, a fast-growth, US-based outsourcing company focused on top global talent and niche markets. Pushing through the startup phase of a business to achieve true scale-up status is hard. The constant pivots in…

techcrunch.com - TechCrunch Events - Startup Battlefield 200 application deadline extended to June 8
Startup Battlefield 200 application deadline extended to June 8
TechCrunch

Founders, the battlefield is still open, but not for much longer. After overwhelming demand from founders around the world, TechCrunch has extended the Startup Battlefield 200 application deadline to June 8. If you thought you missed your…

infoq.com - Trisha Ballakur - From Founding Engineer to CTO to CEO - At the Same Startup
From Founding Engineer to CTO to CEO - At the Same Startup
InfoQ

Trisha Ballakur: I'm going to just speak a little bit about my journey, which might be boring. The ways to make it more exciting is think about it in terms of your takeaways. What you guys can go back to your office, to your own startups, to your…

techcrunch.com - Sarah Perez - Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, launches its iOS app
Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, launches its iOS app
TechCrunch

On Thursday, the AI startup Sesame, co-founded by Oculus's founders and others from the VR company that sold to Meta, released a public preview of the conversational AI agents it's been developing for over a year. With its new iOS app, Sesame is…

fortune.com - Serguei Netessine - Stop investing in startups. Become their customer instead
Stop investing in startups. Become their customer instead
Fortune

Few things unnerve the corporate sector more than uncertainty. As management teams navigate geopolitical turbulence, persistent inflation, and accelerating AI adoption, large companies are turning increasingly to partnerships with smaller firms…

androidauthority.com - Ryan McNeal - Fire TVs get new startup ad that takes over the entire screen
Fire TVs get new startup ad that takes over the entire screen
Android Authority

Fire TVs are starting to show full-screen ads on startup. The pop-up is directing users to download the recently redesigned Fire TV app. Earlier this week, Amazon confirmed that Android 16-based Fire OS 16 would be the operating system for future…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Twenty startups vie for top 10 HKTDC's Start-up Express 2026 spots
Twenty startups vie for top 10 HKTDC's Start-up Express 2026 spots
The Standard

Twenty startup companies will compete in the Hong Kong Trade Development Council's annual Start-up Express 2026 program, with finalists showcasing innovations ranging from artificial intelligence and sustainable materials to healthcare and art…

crunchbase.com - Mary Ann Azevedo - Crunchbase Data: Venture Dollars For Black Startup Founders Stay Scarce Despite AI Funding Boom
Crunchbase Data: Venture Dollars For Black Startup Founders Stay Scarce Despite AI Funding Boom
Crunchbase

The share of U.S. venture funding going to companies with Black founders in 2025 remained low, even as overall startup investment ticked slightly higher, Crunchbase data shows. Only around $942 million — or just 0.32% of total U.S. venture…

rediff.com - Text Feed - Bajaj Finserv's AI Investment: How It Will Boost Tech Startups
Bajaj Finserv's AI Investment: How It Will Boost Tech Startups
Rediff.com

Bajaj Finserv is set to inject up to Rs 2,000 crore into artificial intelligence and technology startups over the next five years, fostering innovation and scalability in the Indian tech landscape. Bajaj Finserv plans to invest up to Rs 2,000 crore…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Kyung-min - Seoul turns capital into giant test bed for startups
Seoul turns capital into giant test bed for startups
The Korea Times

Seoul is throwing open its parks, bridges, hospitals and public squares to startups, betting that the city itself can become ground for the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and smart infrastructure technologies. The Seoul…

bloomberg.com - Rivaldo Jantjies - Africa Startups Turn Inward as US AI Boom Drains Venture Capital
Africa Startups Turn Inward as US AI Boom Drains Venture Capital
Bloomberg

African startups are rewriting their funding playbook as the global artificial intelligence boom pulls venture capital toward the US, forcing emerging markets to compete for cash. AI-related VC investment doubled to $259 billion last year from…

techcrunch.com - Anna Heim - Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount
Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount
TechCrunch

Remote, a seven-year-old, Amsterdam-based payroll service provider, says it recently surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue and became cash-flow positive. But the real story, it insists, is what happened behind the scenes: a 50%…

republicworld.com - Initiative Desk - VC Circle Bengaluru Launch Witnesses 6 Strategic MoUs to Accelerate India's Startup Ecosystem
VC Circle Bengaluru Launch Witnesses 6 Strategic MoUs to Accelerate India's Startup Ecosystem
Republic World

The launch of VC Circle by iQue Bengaluru Chapter marked a major step toward building a more connected and collaborative startup ecosystem in India, as six strategic Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and ecosystem partnership initiatives were…

businessinsider.com - Brent D. Griffiths - Claude Code creator says 22-year-old CS grads should 'go start a startup': 'It's the golden age
Claude Code creator says 22-year-old CS grads should 'go start a startup': 'It's the golden age
Business Insider

Anthropic's Boris Cherny has a simple message for the 22-year-old computer science graduates looking to figure out what's next. 'If you want to work at a company, you can totally still do that — there are entry-level jobs, there's a lot you…

sfgate.com - Matthew Brown - Airbnb host alleges $12k in damages after SF startup tested a robot in his house
Airbnb host alleges $12k in damages after SF startup tested a robot in his house
SFGATE

Sean Donovan has rented his childhood home in San Francisco on Airbnb for years. Tech workers in town for conferences, and families coming for graduations are common customers, but last month he had a new guest: a robot that he said left a mess.

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