Startup Industry News
A collection of Startup latest news, analysis and best practices from top business influencers and the world's most trustworthy sources.
This startup died in 2017, but its dream of in-ear computing is everywhere
Few elements of Silicon Valley's culture are more cherished than its embrace of failure. Nobody looks askance at you for starting a company that doesn't make it. Indeed, it's widely regarded as a badge of honor, proving your willingness to make…
Startup taps underwater volcano as energy source in 'proof point' test
The world's first demonstration of a subsea geothermal power plant has taken place near an active underwater volcano almost a mile below the ocean surface. It generated less than 10 seconds of net-positive electricity but showed the technical…
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…
AI assistant startup Town nabs unicorn valuation four months after launch
Town, a two-year-old, San Francisco-based startup developing AI assistants, nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B funding round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Menlo Ventures. The company launched publicly just…
Idealab's Bill Gross is building infrastructure for AI-assisted startups
For decades, the entrepreneur and investor Bill Gross has been celebrated for shaping the way tech businesses get off the ground. Idealab, which he founded in 1996, is considered the industry's longest-running tech incubator; the directory of…
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…
Apple acquires AI startup that lets musicians rework recorded music
The EU's List of Acquisitions website was updated today with details of a deal struck in June between Apple and Samplab, a Swiss startup that described itself as offering “music production for the age of AI.” Here are the details.
LatAm Startup Funding Jumps 26% In Q3 As VCs Begin 'Rediscovering' The Region
A continued boom in late-stage and growth funding combined with a surge in seed-stage funding helped buoy venture investment in Latin America for the third quarter of 2026, Crunchbase data shows. All told, startups in Latin America raised a…
Peter Jackson Just Got an Ultra-Rare Extinct Moa Egg Back to New Zealand With the Help of De-Extinction Startup
As many as 2.5 million of New Zealand's legendary, towering flightless birds—the now extinct moa—once roamed the south Pacific nation's hundreds of islands before Polynesian hunters began arriving in 1300 CE, according to a recent…
The new 'mommy track': Working moms are founding startups to solve problems the government and Corporate America won't
When Stephanie Fornaro was 5 and her younger brother was 6 months old, her mother left and did not come back. When Fornaro had her own children, she vowed she would do better. She left her sales job in preparation for the birth of her second child…
Fast-Growing AI Startup Modal Commits to Nvidia's New Vera CPUs
NVIDIA logo and a keyboard in this illustration taken October 19, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Nvidia has won central processor chip business with another fast-growing AI startup that until now relied entirely on chips from Intel and AMD…
Nvidia wins fast-growing AI startup Modal for new central processors
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Nvidia has won central processor chip business with another fast-growing AI startup that until now relied entirely on chips from Intel and AMD, an early sign that its push into a market long…
Sam Altman's biometric startup to help banks verify AI agents: How will it work?
It has also partnered with Bain Capital, OpenExchange, Outtake, Pantera Capital and VanEck Funds to roll out World ID for Agents, a service that will allow banks and other financial institutions to identify AI agents based on Proofs from the users…
Israeli startups star in 'TIME' list of 2026's best inventions
Three Israeli startups have been featured in 'TIME' magazine's list of the Best Inventions of the Year. These include: SpotitEarly, which trains dogs to detect cancerous tumors using their sense of smell; Beewise, which operates beehives using AI;…
AI work assistant startup Town secures unicorn status after raising $108M just weeks after launching - SiliconANGLE
Town.com Inc., an artificial intelligence agent startup laser focused on getting work done by collaborating with other AI agents, revealed today that it has raised $108 million in a new funding at a $1 billion valuation. The Series B round was led…
Receive a Daily briefing on Startup Industry News
Get Started