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OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech business
OpenAI on Tuesday acquired a four-year-old AI biotech software startup called Orchestra Bio, the company announced via its website. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the startup had reportedly raised around $20 million as of 2025 from…
Taking a swing at a pickleball startup
In corporate America, Stanley Anderson '79 says, executives often assume that their peers grew up in privileged circumstances. “I spent my early years trying not to get recruited into gangs, getting shot at, watching my friends get murdered…
SpaceX alum's aviation startup, Reliable Robotics, lands $115M, topping $1B valuation
Reliable Robotics has been working for nearly a decade to commercialize autonomous flying technology that can be installed on existing aircraft. Now, with a $115 million funding boost, the Mountain View, California-based startup has a longer runway…
Exclusive: Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language
Justin Mast's life was changed by a cyborg plant. A few years ago, Mast was reading through some scientific literature when he stumbled upon research about a houseplant wired to a motorized stand. When the plant wanted more light, electrical…
German Power Supply Startups Exit Market As Wholesale Prices Soar
Two startup electricity retailers in Germany have recently announced they would cease operations as spiking wholesale prices amid the gas price surge are pressuring the industry again, and this time the pressure is compounded by plans for renewable…
Exclusive: Daytona, a startup building the 'agentic cloud,' valued at $1 billion in latest funding round
AI agents need somewhere to work—and Ivan Burazin thinks the existing cloud providers aren't the right answer. Now Burazin, the cofounder and CEO of Daytona, a San Francisco-based startup, has turned the idea of a new kind of cloud just for…
I sold my apartment, cashed out my pension, and took on debt to build a semiconductor startup
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hans Hasselby-Andersen, 56, CEO of Danish semiconductor startup Lotus Microsystems and cofounder of Merus Audio, which was acquired by Infineon in 2018. The following has been edited for length…
I visited a coworking space where startup founders with tiny teams pay $9K a month to be around each other
I've been following and interviewing tiny team founders for the last year. As part of my ongoing research, I popped into the Series HQ workspace last month to observe how these founders are running their small teams. As the elevator doors opened on…
These startups hope 'blended' food will cut our appetite for red meat
Through his consulting company, K–12 Food Solutions, Dodge was testing a new product called 50/Cut from the company Joyn. The proprietary blend of seemingly simple ingredients—available as meatballs, burgers, and ground…
Top venture capitalist Jenny Lee says Asian startups are speeding toward IPOs
The timeline for startups to do initial public offerings has accelerated, according to Granite Asia's Jenny Lee. 'At the very early stage... we do see a lot more funding activity,' Lee said. Granite Asia is concentrating on areas including…
Former OpenAI exec has quietly built $1.5 billion startup, betting AI can revive U.S. manufacturing
Former OpenAI employee Bob McGrew has been quietly building a startup called Arda, which raised capital at a $1.5 billion valuation. McGrew, who spent parts of his career at Palantir and PayPal, said Arda is building an AI assistant for…
Former Trump, Biden officials: America's security depends on startups. Weak patent policy is undermining them
AI pilots that can fly military aircraft when GPS and communications are jammed. Quantum sensors that can guide ships and aircraft without satellite signals. 3D-printed rocket engines that could make hypersonic weapons faster and less expensive to…
Africa: The Big Deal Ranks Nigeria First for Startup Funding With $635 Million
Moove's $250 million round accounted for nearly 40% of the $635 million that put Nigeria first in Africa: The Big Deal's country funding ranking through September 2026. The tracker assigned Nigeria more than twice the $247 million it recorded for…
AI startup ASI valued at $3 billion in latest funding round
Oct 20: Artificial intelligence startup ASI said on Tuesday it had raised $325 million in a funding round valuing the company at $3 billion, amid growing investor appetite for AI software used in real-world applications. • The Series C round…
Rare-earth magnet startup Vulcan inks research partnership with UNC
Durham-based startup Vulcan Elements is partnering with UNC-Chapel Hill researchers to develop a new generation of rare-earth magnets. Why it matters: Rare-earth magnets, a field currently dominated by China, have become a major focus of national…
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