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japantimes.co.jp - Masatsugu Horie - Japan carbon-capture startup's IPO in 2027 'not off the table'
Japan carbon-capture startup's IPO in 2027 'not off the table'
The Japan Times

TBM, a Japanese maker of carbon-capture technology and recycled materials, has started preparatory work for an initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Growth Market to list in the “not-so-distant future,” a company…

forbes.com - Tanay Kothari - How Startups Can Find Product-Market Fit
How Startups Can Find Product-Market Fit
Forbes

Tanay Kothari, Co-Founder and CEO, Wispr Flow. Since childhood, my dream was to build J.A.R.V.I.S., Iron Man's AI-powered assistant. In 2021, I finally got the chance to pursue it with a close friend from Stanford. Our goal was simple in theory and…

forbes.com - Anis Uzzaman - Venture Capital As A Service: Bridging Corporations And Startups
Venture Capital As A Service: Bridging Corporations And Startups
Forbes

Anis Uzzaman (アニス・ウッザマン) is the General Partner and CEO at Pegasus Tech Ventures | Chairman of Startup World Cup. Corporations typically invest in startups as a way to become more…

futurism.com - Joe Wilkins - You Will Never Guess What This Startup Is Turning Human Remains Into
You Will Never Guess What This Startup Is Turning Human Remains Into
Futurism

Getting tired of dusting off Grandpa's stuffy old urn? One startup has the solution for you. It's called Parting Stone, a company based in San Francisco which offers to turn your loved ones' ashes into a pile of smooth, white rocks. Justin Crowe…

bloomberg.com - Michelle Ma - Geothermal Startup Fervo Attracts New Investors Including Google
Geothermal Startup Fervo Attracts New Investors Including Google
Bloomberg

Fervo Energy, the US geothermal startup whose technology uses the earth's heat to generate power, raised $462 million from a group of new and existing investors. The series E funding round was led by Capital B, Fervo said Wednesday in a statement.

techcrunch.com - Jagmeet Singh - Meesho's $606M IPO pops as enthusiasm for India's e-commerce startups rises
Meesho's $606M IPO pops as enthusiasm for India's e-commerce startups rises
TechCrunch

Meesho, an Indian e-commerce marketplace, had a good first day as a public company, with its shares climbing as much as 46% from its issue price as investors jumped to grab a piece of the company built around small merchants and value-conscious…

businessinsider.com - Ben Bergman - How a SpaceX IPO could deliver Google one of the most lucrative startup wins ever
How a SpaceX IPO could deliver Google one of the most lucrative startup wins ever
Business Insider

Talk about the rich getting richer. Alphabet, parent company of Google, has been one of the best-performing stocks of the year, up nearly 70%, and now has a market capitalization of $3.8 trillion. The company also happened to make what could turn…

cnbc.com - Kai Nicol-Schwarz - AI defense booms in UK and Germany as new wave of billion-dollar startups emerge
AI defense booms in UK and Germany as new wave of billion-dollar startups emerge
CNBC

The U.K. and Germany have emerged as crucial defense tech ecosystems as Europe rearms. Technical talent, increasingly pro-startup policy, and access to new markets and frontline training have helped make these two countries regional leaders.

techcrunch.com - Aisha Malik - Fertility startup Inito wants to use AI-designed antibodies to expand at-home health tests
Fertility startup Inito wants to use AI-designed antibodies to expand at-home health tests
TechCrunch

Fertility startup Inito has raised $29 million in Series B funding to scale its at-home health diagnostics platform and use AI-designed antibodies to unlock new kinds of at-home tests. When the company launched its first fertility monitor in 2021…

techcrunch.com - Jagmeet Singh - Unacademy's founder says startup is now worth less than $500M, confirms M&A talks
Unacademy's founder says startup is now worth less than $500M, confirms M&A talks
TechCrunch

Unacademy, once one of India's best-known edtech startups, may now be worth less than $500 million, 85% less than its pandemic-era peak valuation, as the company undergoes a steep reset and explores merger and acquisition options. In a detailed…

entrepreneur.com - Sherin Shibu - Why This $1 Billion Startup CEO Rejects 996, Hustle Culture
Why This $1 Billion Startup CEO Rejects 996, Hustle Culture
Entrepreneur

Saarinen is the 38-year-old CEO of project management startup Linear. Linear, which was valued at $1.25 billion in June, is a remote company that offers five weeks of paid time off per year and four months of paid parental leave. At the heart of…

techcrunch.com - Lauren Forristal - AI startup Tavus founder says users talk to its AI Santa 'for hours' per day
AI startup Tavus founder says users talk to its AI Santa 'for hours' per day
TechCrunch

A new helper has arrived at the North Pole in recent years: AI. Tavus, the AI startup that creates digital replicas using voice and face cloning technology, has launched its AI Santa experience for the second year in a row. This allows parents and…

businessinsider.com - Robert Scammell - This startup is using AI agents to automate HR tasks. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $24 million.
This startup is using AI agents to automate HR tasks. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $24 million.
Business Insider

A Tel Aviv startup that uses AI agents to automate HR processes like onboarding and compensation has raised $24 million in funding. The HR platform from Shapes essentially offers an app store of AI-based HR tools. 'It means that you can manage your…

republicworld.com - Asian News International - Google and Telangana Government Launch Hub for Startups in Hyderabad
Google and Telangana Government Launch Hub for Startups in Hyderabad
Republic World

Google and the Telangana government launched the Google for Startups Hub at T-Hub in Hyderabad - a dedicated space to encourage the growing startup ecosystem to scale and deliver world-class innovations. This Google for Startups Hub is…

crunchbase.com - Gené Teare - Jeff Bezos's Project Prometheus Joins The Unicorn Board Alongside 18 Other Startups In November
Jeff Bezos's Project Prometheus Joins The Unicorn Board Alongside 18 Other Startups In November
Crunchbase

November brought another strong showing for The Crunchbase Unicorn Board with 19 companies joining the ranks of billion-dollar startups. The largest round went to Jeff Bezos ' Project Prometheus, which has reportedly raised billions of dollars out…

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