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The Crypto Startup Trying to Put a Barrel of Oil on Blockchain
The oil industry has spent more than a century pushing into new frontiers. Its engineers pulled crude from beneath deserts, oceans and frozen tundra. Its traders built markets that turned oil into the world's most actively traded commodity. Now a…
Google for Startups Accelerator 2026: 20 Indian AI Startups Selected
Google has announced the selection of 20 innovative Indian AI startups for its prestigious 2026 Google for Startups Accelerator programme, reinforcing its commitment to fostering India's rapidly evolving artificial intelligence ecosystem. Google…
This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment
Before OpenAI's GPT-3 ushered in the era of foundation models, companies built specialized natural language processing models from scratch, training each on large amounts of task-specific data. Today, most organizations start with a general purpose…
This Apple alum's AI startup wants to turn your iPhone into an AR messenger
A talking cat recently sat next to me on the couch, thanked me for interviewing his creator, and proceeded to tell me a series of dad jokes. It was the work of a company called Pixi Platforms, which recently launched an iPhone and iPad app that can…
Space Frontier Forum kicks off to draw attention to space startups
Panelists and guests of the Space Frontier Forum hosted by SpaceRadar and STIC Ventures pose at the event in Seoul, Thursday. From left are Mirae Asset Capital Managing Director Lee Choong-hwan, KT SAT CEO Choi Kyeong-il and Korea Times…
Autonomous drone delivery startup Manna plots major US expansion
Manna Aero, the Ireland-based autonomous drone delivery startup, has been a smaller player in the United States. Founder and CEO Bobby Healy told TechCrunch that's about to change. The startup, fueled by the $50 million in venture capital it raised…
2 founders raised $3.2 million, then scrapped their AI startup. Here's how they pitched their pivot.
Tyler Maran and Anna Pojawis' startup had paying customers, growing traction, and $3.2 million in seed funding. Then, they decided the vision for it wasn't big enough. A year ago, the duo began to question whether OmniAI — which used AI to…
Former Speedboat Racer's Startup Is Europe's Newest Defense Unicorn
Mal Crease spent years breaking records as a speedboat racer before forming a company to build boats without crews. Now his firm, Kraken Technology Group, is the latest European defense startup worth north of $1 billion. The British company said on…
Startup reveals prototype of floating survival pod designed to withstand tsunamis and extreme flooding
A French startup company has unveiled a prototype for a survival device that it says can save people from tsunamis and severe flooding. The prototype was revealed at a technology conference in Paris earlier this month. The company, Lifepods, says…
Crypto VC firm Paradigm raises $1.2B to invest in 'technical frontier' startups
Crypto VC firm Paradigm has raised $1.2 billion — its third venture fund and fourth overall — with the aim of investing in the “technical frontier,” the firm's founder Matt Huang announced Wednesday. For Paradigm, the…
Geothermal drilling startup Hephae raised $17.8M
Hephae Energy Technology, a high temperature geothermal drilling startup, closed a $17.8 million Series A, co-founder and CEO Steve Krase tells Axios Pro. Why it matters: There's growing interest in the geothermal supply chain following Fervo…
AI unicorn Mercor acquires Deeptune after founder Brendan Foody backed the startup
Brendan Foody started Mercor when he was 19 years old. Now he's 23, worth billions on paper, and running one of the fastest-growing companies in AI history. On Thursday, his $10 billion business acquired startup Deeptune, a company Foody quietly…
AAK backs Silicon Valley carbon-to-fats startup Savor
Swedish specialty plant-based oil-and-fats maker AAK is collaborating with and investing in U.S. startup Savor, Savor CEO Kathleen Alexander tells Axios Pro exclusively. The big picture: Funding for food tech has slowed in recent years due to…
Fear and faith in Elon Musk's AI startup
By the time he got sick enough to go to the emergency room, he had been working 100-hour weeks for several months. But a 26-year-old xAI employee, who spoke with The Standard on condition of anonymity, knew the work didn't stop. Texts he received…
An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted By Trump. Then He Poured Money Into A Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. In late November in Jamnagar, India, the scions of two of the most powerful families in the world stood face-to-face. On one side was 30-year-old Anant…
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