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Why More Startups Are Buying Other Startups In 2025
Despite a pickup in IPOs, startup exits and funding are still harder to come by than in years past. Add to that an increasingly competitive landscape for AI startups, and it's no surprise that we've seen an upturn in startups buying other startups…

Domains As Digital Equity: The Hidden Asset Class In Every Startup Stack
Growth chart business strategy up arrow graph finance stock market or increase money profit diagram on financial concept success economy investment background with digital progress trade bar target. Startups are built on a hundred moving parts.

This Detroit startup is turning to utilities to make home efficiency upgrades cheaper
Ask any homeowner: renovation projects are no fun at all. From finding a contractor to determining a fair price, the process is rife with uncertainty. Plenty of startups have popped up to help homeowners tackle electrification projects, including…
A tech startup is using IoT sensors and AI to help farmers give bugs the boot
Finding and getting rid of a pesky bug in your home can be a challenge. On a large farm, this task can be even more difficult and costly. Many farmers turn to pesticides to eliminate bugs and prevent crop damage. The US Department of Agriculture…

Startup Trunk Tools is using AI to reduce construction errors and waste
That lack of innovation in commercial technology contributes to outdated documentation and errors in tasks that then have to be redone as well as administrative drag. All told, it contributes to nearly $1 trillion in lost productivity each year…

Bay Area AI startups are turning to China's outlawed '996' work model
Some Silicon Valley startups are embracing China's outlawed “996” work culture, expecting employees to work 12-hour days, six days a week, in pursuit of hyper-productivity and global AI dominance. The trend has sparked debate across…

Hong Kong Launches Tough Stablecoin Rules as $1.5B Pours into Crypto Startups
Hong Kong is making a powerful move to lead the digital finance future. The city is setting the stage to become Asia's top crypto hub. As of August 1, Hong Kong's new Stablecoin Ordinance is officially in force. The HKMA (Hong Kong Monetary…

AI Startup SixSense raises funding to help chip factories boost production
Home / Companies / Start Ups / AI Startup SixSense raises funding to help chip factories boost production Akanksha Jagwani, co-founder and chief executive of SixSense Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru 3 min read Last Updated: Aug 01 2025 | 8:59 PM IST…
Chip startup SiMa.ai lands $85 mn to power AI robots, autonomous cars
SiMa.ai closed an $85 million funding round to advance its hardware and software solutions for physical artificial intelligence applications, the company announced on Friday. The oversubscribed round, led by Maverick Capital with participation from…

Social casino startup MyPrize rockets to $1.2B run rate in first year, raises $21M at $250M valuation
The global online gaming market is booming, with analysts predicting the industry's valuation planning to grow from $250 billion (2022) and to over $333 billion by 2030. One corner of it is growing especially fast: social casino games, which alone…

Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries takes the AI stage at Disrupt 2025
Autonomous weapons, decentralized strategy, and startup speed — this isn't the future of defense, it's the now. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Ethan Thornton, CEO and founder of Mach Industries, steps onto the AI Stage to talk about how…

Microsoft has fixed the only Windows bug I've ever liked: the Vista startup sound 'unexpectedly' playing on Win 11 machines
The Windows Insider program is one designed to let users test out new features before getting to the public, but it's incredibly rare for a person to want access to test out a bug. That happened, however, just last month, as users were hit with the…

Over $500 Million Pours Into AI Startups While Acquisition Activity Accelerates
The artificial intelligence sector continues to attract massive investment capital, with recent weeks showing no signs of a slowdown despite broader tech market fluctuations. Over $500 million in fresh funding has flowed into AI startups across…

How This Modern Spin On Medicaid Could Save The Healthcare Industry Millions
Think this is nice? It's a version of the weekly Under 30 newsletter and would be even better in your inbox. Nikita Singareddy sits in a recording studio across from Patrick Gilligan for the latest episode of his Self Disclosed podcast. Both are…

Nintendo raising original Switch console prices due to 'market conditions'
Nintendo is raising the prices of its original Nintendo Switch game consoles, the company announced on Friday. The price increases, which are taking effect on August 3, are due to “market conditions,” Nintendo says. The company's…
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