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How India scaled its startup industry from 2016 to 2025
The Indian startup economy has truly come of age in the 10 years since Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the clarion call during his Independence Day address on August 15, 2015, to make India the “Number 1” country in startups, and…
Industry leaders share new perspectives on generative media for startups
Generative media is already giving startups a creative edge, and we're moving toward a world of “vibe design,” where a founder will soon be able bring their vision to life without help from a coder or editor. If you can describe it…
The Space Startup Building Infrastructure For A Trillion-Dollar Frontier
The founding team of Mantis Space Scott Foley Photography, LLC. Courtesy of Mantis Space, Inc. A new generation of space businesses is turning ideas into reality, raising major funding and redefining what is possible beyond Earth. McKinsey…
Launching A Tech Startup? Here Are Today's Most Common Challenges
Cloud infrastructure, AI-powered development tools and more accessible funding channels have made it faster and cheaper than ever to turn an idea into a working tech product. But while the barriers to building a tech product have dropped, the…
The 4-Hour Workweek Is Killing Startups. Here's What To Do Instead.
The 4-hour workweek is killing startups. Here's what to do instead. Millions of people read Tim Ferriss's best-selling book and started systemising their business. They delegated, eliminated and automated their work until only freedom remained.
Peloton Acquires Pilates Startup Skōp In Growing Wellness Push
Peloton Interactive Inc. acquired Skōp, a Pilates-focused startup that brings new expertise and technology to the fitness platform as it looks to expand its offerings and attract new users amid a broader turnaround effort. “Pilates is…
'This is not a hippy thing': the startup recycling urine to make natural fertiliser
When staff answer the call of nature at the European Space Agency's headquarters in Paris, their urine is not simply flushed away – it is turned into something much more useful. While urine-diverting toilets are often associated with smelly…
Why Pfizer And Eli Lilly Are Betting On This $1.3 Billion AI Drug Discovery Startup
Chai Discovery cofounders Josh Meier (left) and Jack Dent ast June, when AI drug discovery startup Chai Discovery was just 15 months old, it released a new model that could design antibodies. Nearly 20 pharma companies reached out to talk.
This startup will clean your apartment for free, if AI can watch
In New York City, where almost nothing is free, a startup called Shift Robotics is offering to clean your apartment for $0. There is, of course, a catch: The cleaners wear head-mounted cameras that record first-person footage as they do dishes, mop…
Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft
Helion, the fusion startup backed by Sam Altman, announced on Thursday that it had raised $465 million in a new funding round that values the company at $15.5 billion. The cash infusion lands as Helion is racing to complete Orion, its first power…
Active Startup Investors Didn't Hold Back In May
These days, U.S. startup investors are putting more money to work than ever, but they're concentrating capital into a smaller number of deals. That trend is reflected in the May tallies for most active investors. Crunchbase data showed top…
This startup is trying to make peace between AI companies and creatives
“It was a dark and stormy night. In her attic bedroom Margaret Murry, wrapped in an old patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of her bed and watched the trees tossing in the frenzied lashing of the wind…” The words at the beginning…
Next.js 16.2: 400% Faster Dev Startup, Faster Rendering, and Deeper Tooling for AI Agents
Vercel recently released Next.js 16.2, the latest version of its open-source React framework, shipping with performance improvements, better debugging, new tooling for AI agents, and over 200 Turbopack fixes and improvements. The headline of the…
Vibe coding phenomenon lifts AI startup Supabase to $10.5 billion valuation
Database startup Supabase announced a $500 million funding round that values the company at $10.5 billion, including the fresh capital. Supabase provides backend technology for vibe coders. 'I built some tooling around it, and I put it out into the…
There's a looming copper shortage. This South Carolina startup wants to mine it from waste instead of ore
The world faces a looming copper shortage: By 2040, demand could grow by 50%, driven by everything from electric cars to the surge in data centers. At the same time, supply is expected to drop, leaving a shortfall of 10 million metric tons…
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