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The War Tested Israel's Startup Nation. Did It Pass?
Israel's entrepreneurs proved innovation can prevail even in turmoil. Now, Veteran VC and startup nation pioneer Erel Margalit explains why innovation, not politics, defines Israel's future On the eve of the October 7 war, Israel's high-tech sector…
Novo Nordisk Sweetens Bid for Obesity Startup Metsera
Novo Nordisk A/S has again increased its offer for Metsera Inc., people familiar with the matter said, as its takeover battle with Pfizer Inc. for the obesity startup escalates. The Danish drugmaker is responding to Pfizer bumping its bid for…
Exclusive: Anker-backed hybrid RV startup Evotrex comes out of stealth
A slew of new companies have emerged in recent years offering fresh takes on RVs, like Lightship, Pebble, and Grounded. Now another startup called Evotrex is coming out of stealth with its own twist: a hybrid RV travel trailer with an integrated…
Startup's Woolly Mice Stir Hope for Reviving Long-Extinct Mammoths
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Former Anker employees launch new startup to build a hybrid RV trailer
A startup founded by former Anker employees plans to launch a hybrid RV next year. Evotrex 'exists to transform how people experience the outdoors,' according to CEO Alex Xiao. On Thursday, the California-based company announced that it had secured…
LG Electronics Buys Into Nobel Prize Winner's Quantum Startup
LG Electronics Inc. is buying a stake in French quantum-computing developer Pasqal SAS, strengthening their strategic partnership aimed at bringing the technology to real-world industrial applications. The companies will co-develop quantum…
Karnataka's new startup policy targets setting up 25,000 startups over next 5 years
The Karnataka Cabinet Thursday approved the ‘Karnataka Startup Policy 2025-2030', which aims to establish 25,000 startups over the next five years, of which 10,000 startups will be located in clusters outside Bengaluru. The financial outflow…
This Black-owned clean makeup startup bootstrapped its way to being a $10 million brand
Many entrepreneurs launch beauty startups because they see a glaring gap in the market. It's only after they've formulated their products and launched them that they learn how incredibly difficult it is to turn a profit as a beauty business. That…
SMBC Bets on Indian Startups With $200 Million Fund as IPOs Soar
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Family offices make fewer deals but still flock to AI startup mega-rounds
2025 has been a subdued year for deal-making by investment firms of the ultra rich. The last quarter of the year is off to a lackluster start, with direct investments by family offices falling 63% in October on an annual basis, according to Fintrx.
Khosla-Backed AI Startup Debuts with $80 Million in Funding
Khosla Ventures co-founder Vinod Khosla says he backed AI-startup Reevo because he believes in its founder and CEO, David Zhu. The pair discuss how the company plans to disrupt the traditional go-to-market software stack with Ed Ludlow on…
AI startup Metropolis, biggest parking lot network in U.S., raises $1.6 billion for major retail expansion
Metropolis, which uses AI and computer vision to take frictionless payments in parking lots, raised $1.6 billion in equity and debt at a $5 billion valuation. It is already the largest parking lot network in the U.S., and is planning a major…
Exclusive-Google deal for Amazon reforestation makes Brazilian startup its top carbon credit supplier
BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Google has struck its biggest carbon removal deal, agreeing to finance restoration of the Amazon rainforest with Brazilian startup Mombak, as big tech hunts for high-quality credits to offset emissions tied to energy-hungry…
Founders are getting huge paydays before their startups are close to an exit-and that's fine with many VCs
Good morning, it's Crypto Editor Jeff Roberts pinch-hitting for Allie. Over the course of my career, I've written many stories along the lines of “Buzzy new startup raises $50 million.” Imagine my surprise then when I learned that, in…
announcing my modular coal startup - LessWrong
I'm writing this post to announce my new startup, C2 AI, focusing on small modular coal power plants, which will be used to power AI models that design new small modular chemical plants. You probably know that there are lots of startups working on…
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