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Sam Altman's biometric startup World raises $52.5 million via crypto sale
World, the online verification startup co-founded by OpenAI's Sam Altman, has raised $52.5 million through a crypto token sale to strategic investors. Participating investors joined a 12-month lockup sale of World's token, WLD. Lockup periods…
Meet the judges who will crown Australia's next breakout startup
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield is coming to Australia — and we're partnering with Stripe to find the country's most exciting early-stage startups. On August 19, eight Australian startups will take the stage at Stripe Tour Sydney to pitch…
Industrial automation startup Atoms raises $1.7B in funding
Atoms, a startup led by Uber Technologies Inc. co-founder Travis Kalanick, has closed a $1.7 billion investment. The company disclosed in its Wednesday funding announcement that Andreessen Horowitz led the raise. The venture capital firm was joined…
Israeli startups dominate Google's AI cybersecurity accelerator
From the 33 startups chosen to participate in Google's Gemini Startup Forum: Cybersecurity, one-third of them are Israeli, the cyber giant announced on Wednesday. In total, eight startups were fully developed in Israel, while another three are…
Meet 22 VCs on the hunt for the next breakout startup in social media
Investors: Andrew Chen, general partner; Olivia Moore, partner; Justine Moore, partner Andreessen Horowitz backed many of the biggest hits of the mobile era, including Instagram, Pinterest, Reddit, and Roblox. It's also backed a slew of social…
Nearly 200 US startups urge Trump administration not to ban Chinese open-source AI models
Nearly 200 US tech startups, including ncluding Proton and Y Combinator, are urging the Trump administration not to ban the use of Chinese open-source artificial intelligence models, warning that such restrictions would cripple the development of…
AI Lab Midjourney Eyes Suite of Apps After Buying Astrology Startup Co-Star
Artificial intelligence lab Midjourney Inc. has bought the popular astrology app Co-Star and is building its first standalone image-generation app, the startup's latest moves to push into new business areas after promising an ambitious expansion…
Joint Korea-Japan fund bets big on Jeju Island's tech startups
Long celebrated for its volcanic peaks and coastal tourism, Korea's Jeju Island is engineering a new identity as a cross-border tech incubator. Local authorities said Friday that a newly launched 10.1 billion won ($7.3 million) venture fund…
Insurance startup Corgi reportedly raised more money at $4B - its third round in 8 weeks
Insurance tech, data room software, and coffee-shop startup Corgi is reportedly raising yet another round that closely follows its last raise and would double its valuation, sources have told Forbes. The round is said to be a second extension of…
I asked an early-stage investor for a startup compliance horror story. What I got instead was a warning sign
I asked an early-stage investor a simple question: Tell me about a startup that discovered, too late, that it wasn't allowed to operate the way it had built itself to operate. He gave me three companies. For each one, his answer was some version of…
High Court rejects bid to unwind £17.7m sale of AI startup
An AI startup valued at up to £500 million descended into a bitter shareholder battle, a £17.7 million asset sale and allegations of dishonesty. The High Court has stymied an investor's attempt to undo the £17.7 million sale of an…
Three AIC-Nitte Incubation Centre startups selected for Grassroots Innovator Recognition 2026
Three incubated startups at the Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) - Nitte Incubation Centre, Nitte, have been selected among 26 innovators from across India for the Grassroots Innovator Recognition-2026. The incubation centre, located at Nitte…
Meet the Duke startup trying to change up the satellite imaging business
Backed by more than $7 million in seed funding, a Duke University spinout is hoping to launch a new generation of satellite cameras into space in the next few years. Why it matters: Extellis is one of the latest startups to emerge from research at…
Google opens applications for November Gemini Startup Forum in Sunnyvale with August 28 deadline
Google for Startups has opened applications for the next edition of its Gemini Startup Forum, a two-day in-person gathering for early-stage AI founders set to take place in Sunnyvale, California in November 2026. The application deadline is August…
Startup fires new hire on Day 2: 'Intent shows up before ID card does'
3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google A Delhi-based startup founder sparked a conversation with a LinkedIn post, explaining why he fired a new recruit on his second day at work, despite objections from his HR team and colleagues.
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