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Korean dynamism: A new wave in startup investment
Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, is the world's largest venture capital firm, managing assets worth about $63 billion as of last year. Co-founded by Marc Andreessen, creator of the Netscape web browser, and Ben Horowitz, the firm is famous…
Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent raises $70M at $300M valuation from SoftBank, Khosla Ventures
In a sign of the demand, or hype, for AI startups, Emergent, an Indian startup building an AI “vibe-coding” platform, has raised $70 million less than four months after it raised a $23 million Series A. The Series B round was jointly…
Looking ahead to 2026: What's next for Startup Battlefield 200
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 is the flagship early-stage startup competition held at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, spotlighting the world's most promising young companies. Each year, thousands of applicants from around the globe vie…
Here are the 55 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025
The AI industry entered 2025 with strong momentum. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,” and seven…
ADIF writes to CCI for interim relief to startups in Apple case
The Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF), in an application to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), has alleged that technology company Apple is using dilatory and delaying tactics in the regulator's investigation against the company…
Startup Hit $1M in 9 Months After Posting on Reddit
Zhen Lu and Pardeep Singh spent $50,000 on GPUs in their New Jersey basements to mine Ethereum, they told TechCrunch. When that was unprofitable, they needed to justify the investment to their wives. So, they converted the mining rigs into AI…
What Startups Need to Learn from Fortune 500 Playbooks (and What They Shouldn't)
Startups can learn valuable lessons from the disciplines that make large companies successful, from team building to financial awareness. Balancing creativity with operational discipline is key to building a company that can grow, attract…
AI Chip Startup FuriosaAI Plans $500 Million Round Before IPO
Artificial intelligence chip designer FuriosaAI is seeking to raise as much as $500 million in a funding round before an initial public offering as it gears up to challenge industry titan Nvidia Corp., according to people with knowledge of the…
Winnipeg tech startup links skateboard video streaming service, products - with eye on expansion
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Musk's OpenAI Lawsuit Puts AI Governance and Startup Control on Trial
When Elon Musk asked a US court to award him up to $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, the headline number grabbed attention. But the lawsuit now headed for trial in Oakland, California, is less about reclaiming wealth and more about…
HDFC Bank to disburse ₹20 crore to startups by March
HDFC Bank on Tuesday said it plans to disburse ₹20 crore under the FY26 edition of the Parivartan Startup Grants programme for supporting social impact-driven innovations. The programme will support 10 strategic initiatives across priority…
'Call a Republican': Tech startup tries high-stakes social experiment connecting liberal S.F. and Texas
Anyone who walks by the Black Serum Tattoo Shop, in San Francisco's Mission District, might notice a strange artifact by the front entrance: A shiny red public phone with a hand-held receiver mounted to a pay phone pedestal. Above it are the words…
IIM-Calcutta Innovation Park signs an MoU for A.P. startups with RTIH
The IIM-Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) and the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub (RTIH-Visakhapatnam) here on Monday (January 19) announced a strategic partnership to create a structured co-incubation pathway for market-ready and revenue-generating…
Cypriot proptech startup scales digital student housing model
Cyprus-based PropTech startup MyStudentFlat has announced that it is scaling its student housing operations locally while preparing to enter the Greek market later this year. The company positions itself as the first Cypriot PropTech startup…
IIM Calcutta arm, Ratan Tata Innovation Hub to groom startups in Vizag
IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP) and Ratan Tata Innovation Hub (RTIH), Visakhapatnam, have joined hands to offer a structured co-incubation programme for market-ready and revenue-generating startups from Andhra Pradesh. The two organisations…
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