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How AI changes the math for startups, according to a Microsoft VP
For 24 years, Microsoft's Amanda Silver has been working to help developers — and in the last few years, that's meant building tools for AI. After a long stretch on GitHub Copilot, Silver is now a corporate vice president at Microsoft's…
How to get into a16z's super-competitive Speedrun startup accelerator program
Without a doubt, one of the hottest new startup accelerators in tech right now is Andreessen Horowitz's Speedrun program. Launched in 2023, the accelerator has an acceptance rate of less than 1%. In a January blog post, the program said that over…
Scottish rocket startup nears collapse despite £26m in taxpayer loans
A British space company hoping to launch the first homegrown rocket from Scotland is on the brink of collapse, threatening 150 jobs and throwing doubt over the UK's extraterrestrial ambitions. Orbex, which is based in the Scottish Highlands, is…
Exclusive: AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources say
Modal Labs, a startup specializing in AI inference infrastructure, is in the process of raising a new round at a valuation of about $2.5 billion, according to four people with knowledge of the deal. Should the deal close at these terms, the funding…
Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation
University of Texas spinout Apptronik, a builder of humanoid robots for Google DeepMind among others, on Wednesday announced that it re-opened its Series A to raise a total of $935 million for the round. While the company did not disclose the…
Israeli startups invest $50 million in 'Waze of marketing'
Two Israeli-based startups announced on Wednesday investment rounds that raised almost $50 million to develop Artificial Intelligence platforms focused on business-to-business (B2B) models, especially in sales and marketing. Brandlight, a platform…
This startup raised $250 million to help dogs live longer
A canine health startup called Loyal has now raised more than $250 million to develop drugs that could help dogs—and perhaps one day humans—live longer, healthier lives. The company on February 11 announced it had raised $100 million…
Former Founders Fund VC Sam Blond launches AI sales startup to upend Salesforce
When Sam Blond left his job as a VC for Founders Fund a year ago — just 18 months after he started — he told the world that being a VC wasn't for him and he was “going back to operating.” On Wednesday, he officially…
Twilio co-founder's fusion power startup raises $450M from Bessemer and Alphabet's GV
Inertia Enterprises has raised $450 million to build one of the world's most powerful lasers, which it hopes will serve as the foundation of a grid-scale power plant the fusion startup intends to start construction on in 2030. Inertia Enterprises…
Waiting on Silicon Valley Funding Is Killing Your Startup's Potential
Regional markets are fostering a new breed of entrepreneurs who build businesses with global ambitions despite limited access to venture capital, solving local problems and achieving early profitability. The rise of regional founders is rooted in a…
German drone startups win suicide drone contracts
The German government has placed orders for loitering munitions (LMs) and suicide drones, worth 4.3 billion euros, from German start-ups Helsing and Stark Defense, despite field setbacks for both companies. The contracts, outlined in documents seen…
Humanoid startup Apptronik raises $520 million with backing from Google and Mercedes-Benz
Feb 11 (Reuters) - Humanoid robotics startup Apptronik raised $520 million in a funding round backed by investors including Google and Mercedes-Benz, the company said on Wednesday, as it seeks to commercialize its robots for…
Exclusive: Marketing tech startup Brandlight raises $30M
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Chrome on Windows will let users launch the browser in the foreground at startup
No matter how many dedicated apps you have installed on your PC, you probably live most of your life in the browser. Google's well aware of this — it's the entire concept behind ChromeOS, after all — and now, it's bringing a new…
Agentic financial modeling startup Meridian gets $17M in funding
Meridian, an agentic artificial intelligence startup trying to reinvent complex financial modeling, has the money it needs to complete that mission after raising $17 million in seed funding today. The round, led by Andreessen Horowitz and The…
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