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How This Startup Is Solving The 1% Trust Problem Facing CFOs
Maximor believes that they've bridged the trust gap with CFOs. They're stereotyped as the ultimate risk-averse gatekeepers: pocket-protector-wearing bean counters who say 'no' to innovation. Yet when it comes to AI adoption, chief financial…
Amazon execs say layoffs are part of turning the company into the 'world's largest startup
Internal memos from Amazon executives explained the company's decision to lay off 16,000 corporate workers as necessary to become the 'world's largest startup,' according to the messages viewed by Business Insider. 'Our ambition is to be the…
9 startups from Palantir alumni you need to know
Last week, I published a deep exploration into Palantir and its founder factory and how the company's power and success can be explained by its ability to attract elite talent and how it empowers them to develop their skills and learn new ones in…
AI Customer Support Startup Decagon Valued at $4.5 Billion
Decagon AI Inc., a customer support startup, has raised $250 million in a new round of funding that triples its valuation to $4.5 billion, the latest sign of feverish investor demand for artificial intelligence services. The financing, which is set…
Self-Driving Tech Startup Waabi Raises $1B for Expansion - TT
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Waabi Innovation Inc., a Canadian startup that develops self-driving technology for trucks, has secured $1 billion in funding for its commercial expansion, including entering the…
AI security startup Outtake raises $40M from Iconiq, Satya Nadella, Bill Ackman and other big names
Outtake, which makes an agentic cybersecurity platform to help enterprises detect, investigate and take down identity fraud, has raised a $40 million Series B round of funding. While that might not sound like a lot given the huge sums some AI…
Tiny startup Arcee AI built a 400B open source LLM from scratch to best Meta's Llama
Many in the industry think the winners of the AI model market have already been decided: Big Tech will own it (Google, Meta, Microsoft, a bit of Amazon) along with their model makers of choice, largely OpenAI and Anthropic. But tiny 30-person…
Self-driving truck startup Waabi is teaming up with Uber on robotaxis
The Toronto-based company announced $1 billion in new funds, including $750 million tied to its deal to deploy 25,000 robotaxis with Uber. The Toronto-based company announced $1 billion in new funds, including $750 million tied to its deal to…
Autonomous trucking startup Waabi raises $750 million to expand into robotaxis
Waabi has raised $750 million in a new round of venture funding to develop the 'physical AI' that powers both driverless trucks and robotaxis. Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners co-led the round in the Toronto-based startup. Uber also…
Self-Driving Tech Startup Waabi Raises $1 Billion, Expands to Robotaxis
Waabi Innovation Inc., a Canadian startup that develops self-driving technology for trucks, has secured $1 billion in funding for its commercial expansion, including entering the robotaxi market with partner Uber Technologies Inc. The Toronto-based…
San Rafael resident pitches startup on 'Shark Tank'
Mitch Braff has spent much of his life telling stories, from his young teenage years in Marin shooting photos for the Redwood High School newspaper to his career as a digital media producer and award-winning filmmaker. This month, he got to tell…
Meet the $1.3 Billion Startup Behind Madonna and Will Smith's AI Video
Alex Mashrabov didn't set out to build another AI company promising to revolutionize marketing. At Snap, a company popularly known for its flagship Snapchat product, Mashrabov led the company's generative AI efforts. He had a front-row seat to how…
Exclusive: Snout, pet wellness plan startup, raises $110 million in debt and equity
U.S. homes have more pets than children. And it's pretty lopsided. If the American Pet Products Association is to be believed, about 70% of American households have at least one pet, while, per the last U.S. Census, only about 40% of homes include…
Ex-Palantir engineer raises $40 million for cyber startup Outtake, with backing from Microsoft CEO Nadella
Outtake, a cyber startup that works with OpenAI, AppLovin and Bill Ackman's Pershing Square, said it raised a fresh $40 million. Founded by former Palantir engineer Alex Dhillon, Outtake uses autonomous artificial intelligence agents to help…
Former Cary police officer launches startup for police departments
BeamRail, a public-safety startup founded by a former Cary police officer, has raised $700,000 in pre-seed funding to get off the ground. The startup is the maker of an AI-based platform that aims to reduce the amount of time police officers spend…
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