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forbes.com - Abhishek Yadav - When Is The Right Time To Build A Customer Success Team In A Growing SaaS Startup?
When Is The Right Time To Build A Customer Success Team In A Growing SaaS Startup?
Forbes

Abhishek Yadav is the founder and CEO of Meza AI, an AI customer success platform for B2B SaaS companies. Almost every founder I talk to eventually asks me some version of the same question, usually with a mix of ambition and quiet anxiety. We're…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Gyu-lee - Naver invests in US startup developing wave-powered AI data centers
Naver invests in US startup developing wave-powered AI data centers
The Korea Times

Naver has invested in Panthalassa, a U.S. startup developing floating artificial intelligence (AI) data centers powered by ocean waves, as the tech giant moves to secure infrastructure to meet the rapidly growing demand for AI computing. The…

fastcompany.com - Adele Peters - This startup wants to turn your water heater into a smart thermal battery
This startup wants to turn your water heater into a smart thermal battery
Fast Company

Unless your shower turns cold, you probably don't give much thought to your water heater. But it's a major energy user in the home, and unlike solar panels or heat pumps, it's gotten relatively little attention as a piece of smart home tech. A new…

businessinsider.com - Katie Roof - Departing Google exec Jeff Dean has been in talks for a $10 billion valuation for his new AI startup
Departing Google exec Jeff Dean has been in talks for a $10 billion valuation for his new AI startup
Business Insider

Jeff Dean spent 27 years helping build Google. Now, investors could be betting $1 billion that he can build the next big thing in AI outside it. The legendary Google engineer has been in discussions for $1 billion in financing at a valuation of…

techcrunch.com - Jagmeet Singh - AI code-testing startup Blacksmith's valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year
AI code-testing startup Blacksmith's valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year
TechCrunch

As AI makes coding dramatically faster, the next big challenge in software development is testing and validating all that code. Blacksmith has raised a new $45 million round to capitalize on that shift. The Series B, led by Peak XV Partners, values…

crunchbase.com - Marlize van Romburgh - Sector Snapshot: Fitness Startup Funding Is Rebounding, But Investors Want AI And Data, Not Treadmills
Sector Snapshot: Fitness Startup Funding Is Rebounding, But Investors Want AI And Data, Not Treadmills
Crunchbase

If you're anything like yours truly, your fitness ambitions for 2026 far exceed reality. Venture investors, luckily, seem to be more upbeat than they have been in years about the future of fitness and wellness. Startup investment in those…

prweb.com - Bossmakeher Inc. - From Pittsburgh Startup to Multimillion-Dollar Company, BossmakeHer Invests Back Into the Local Community
From Pittsburgh Startup to Multimillion-Dollar Company, BossmakeHer Invests Back Into the Local Community
PRWeb

Saunders built BossmakeHer specifically for them. Today, the Pittsburgh-founded company serves Director through C-suite women across the country. And as BossmakeHer has grown, Saunders has found herself surrounded by the very women the company was…

yahoo.com - Brian O’Connell - Marc Benioff says experts are wrong about tech job deaths to AI, but backs startup replacing workers with AI
Marc Benioff says experts are wrong about tech job deaths to AI, but backs startup replacing workers with AI
Yahoo!

There's a growing gap between what technology leaders say about AI crushing human jobs and where their money is doing the talking. Exhibit A is a new tech firm, June AI, co-founded in 2025 by Efrat Rapoport, a former Salesforce executive, as well…

sfgate.com - Matthew Brown - What it's like aboard a Bay Area startup's flashy, flying, fully electric boat
What it's like aboard a Bay Area startup's flashy, flying, fully electric boat
SFGATE

As a tech reporter, my inbox is usually piled high with product pitches claiming to be the first at something. Few really catch my eye, but an offer to “ride the electric boat that flies above water” instantly did. Navier, an…

fortune.com - Mia Osmonbekov - Canva was the rare startup that grew fast and made money-then AI costs slashed its growth forecast by a third
Canva was the rare startup that grew fast and made money-then AI costs slashed its growth forecast by a third
Fortune

Canva has spent years proving that it can do something many high-growth startups struggle to achieve: grow rapidly while making money. Then came generative AI. The design-software company cut its expected revenue growth rate by a third to 20% after…

geekwire.com - Lisa Stiffler - Seattle longevity startups unite: Viome acquires plasma exchange pioneer Circulate Health
Seattle longevity startups unite: Viome acquires plasma exchange pioneer Circulate Health
GeekWire - Breaking News in Technology & Business

Two Seattle-area health and longevity startups are joining forces through Viome Life Science ‘s acquisition of Circulate Health. The two parties would not share specifics but said the deal was valued between $15 million and $50 million. The…

sfstandard.com - Jessica Blough - Spotify cofounder's body scan startup eyes Union Square location
Spotify cofounder's body scan startup eyes Union Square location
The San Francisco Standard

A company that scans the body and promises a quick turnaround on skin, blood, and heart data, coupled with an immediate clinician visit, is eyeing a location in Union Square. Spotify cofounder Daniel Ek started Neko Health, which on Tuesday filed…

geekwire.com - Todd Bishop - This former Amazon exec is moving his startup's HQ to Texas, and he has a few notes for Seattle
This former Amazon exec is moving his startup's HQ to Texas, and he has a few notes for Seattle
GeekWire - Breaking News in Technology & Business

One of the Seattle region's most notable tech startups is moving its headquarters to Texas. Supply chain technology startup Auger will maintain a major engineering office in Bellevue, Wash., where it got started. But the company's co-founder and…

siliconangle.com - Duncan Riley - Vibe coding startup Lovable doubles valuation to $13.3B on $400M raise
Vibe coding startup Lovable doubles valuation to $13.3B on $400M raise
SiliconANGLE

Lovable Labs Inc. said today it has raised $400 million in Series C funding at a $13.3 billion valuation. The Swedish artificial intelligence coding startup was worth $6.6 billion in December. The company sells a vibe coding service. Users describe…

law360.com - Jade Martinez-Pogue - AI Coding Startup Lovable Raises $400M At $13.3B Valuation
AI Coding Startup Lovable Raises $400M At $13.3B Valuation
Law360

Swedish artificial intelligence coding platform Lovable on Wednesday revealed that it reached a $13.3 billion valuation after raising $400 million in its latest funding round.... To view the full article, register now. Already a subscriber? Click…

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