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japantimes.co.jp - Jaehyun Eom - South Korea's defense startups surge as global conflicts flare
South Korea's defense startups surge as global conflicts flare
The Japan Times

South Korea's defense industry has long been one of the country's most closed corporate ecosystems. Now, startups making experimental weapons for modern warfare are emerging, aided by an uptick in global conflict. Domestic manufacturers can churn…

bloomberg.com - Sabela Ojea - The Startup Selling Full-Body Scans as the Future of Health Care
The Startup Selling Full-Body Scans as the Future of Health Care
Bloomberg

It's been 15 years since Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek brought the streaming platform to the US, changing the way Americans discover and consume music. His next project—a startup that offers full-body health scans—will soon arrive…

techcrunch.com - Dominic-Madori Davis - 16 of the most interesting startups from YC W'26 Demo Day
16 of the most interesting startups from YC W'26 Demo Day
TechCrunch

AI was once again the buzzword for this latest batch of YC Demo Day companies. Nearly 190 companies participated in Y Combinator's Winter ‘26 cohort and presented their startups in a Demo Day on Tuesday. These companies are working on…

gizmodo.com - Ellyn Lapointe - Startup Successfully Ignites World's First Fusion Rocket
Startup Successfully Ignites World's First Fusion Rocket
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

With current chemical propulsion technology, it takes a spacecraft up to 10 months to reach Mars. Reducing that transit time will be critical for future missions to the Red Planet, and a nuclear propulsion startup just took a major step toward…

mediabistro.com - Media News - Berkeley SkyDeck to Showcase Startups Building the Next Wave of AI
Berkeley SkyDeck to Showcase Startups Building the Next Wave of AI
Mediabistro

Demo Day highlights new cohort of global founders as Berkeley's innovation ecosystem continues to demonstrate economic impact As artificial intelligence and robotics rapidly reshape industries, a new cohort of global startups will take the stage at…

bloomberg.com - Thomas Seal - Canada Ex-Defense Minister's Startup Juno Sees Anduril-Type Role
Canada Ex-Defense Minister's Startup Juno Sees Anduril-Type Role
Bloomberg

A defense technology startup chaired by Canada's former defense minister is raising funds while the country rapidly rearms, and launched its first product aimed at Arctic security. Vancouver-based Juno Industries Inc. hopes to close a Series A…

businessinsider.com - Thibault Spirlet - Why Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable rejects candidates who want rigid structure - and hires for 'founder DNA
Why Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable rejects candidates who want rigid structure - and hires for 'founder DNA
Business Insider

Lovable is hiring fast — and the vibe-coding startup is doing it in its own way. The Swedish company expects to grow to around 400 employees globally this year, Maryanne Caughey, who leads Lovable's people team, told Business Insider, up…

crunchbase.com - Mary Ann Azevedo - Austin's Star Is Still Shining Bright: Venture Funding To City's Startups Hits All-Time High
Austin's Star Is Still Shining Bright: Venture Funding To City's Startups Hits All-Time High
Crunchbase

At the height of the pandemic and the global shift to remote work, tech founders and investors alike flocked to Austin, Texas, drawn to a more business-friendly environment, relatively lower housing costs, and the city's hip reputation. Venture…

wsj.com - Emily Glazer - Exclusive | Orbital Data-Center Startup Aetherflux Raising New Financing at $2 Billion Valuation
Exclusive | Orbital Data-Center Startup Aetherflux Raising New Financing at $2 Billion Valuation
Wall Street Journal

Aetherflux, a space startup developing orbital data centers, is raising a new funding round at a $2 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the situation. The startup, founded and led by Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood Markets…

yale.edu - Song Ma - Banning Nondisclosure Agreements Brings Tradeoffs for Women at Startups
Banning Nondisclosure Agreements Brings Tradeoffs for Women at Startups
Yale University

In 2022, Zelda Perkins, a former assistant to Harvey Weinstein, described the draconian nondisclosure agreement she was forced to sign while working at Weinstein's production company, Miramax. “The NDA not only forbade us from talking about…

breitbart.com - Lucas Nolan - AI Startup Backed by Nvidia Plans to Take on China's DeepSeek
AI Startup Backed by Nvidia Plans to Take on China's DeepSeek
Breitbart

Reflection, an AI startup supported by chip manufacturer Nvidia, is currently in discussions to raise $2.5 billion at a valuation of $25 billion, with plans to take on China's open source approach to artificial intelligence popularized by DeepSeek.

indianexpress.com - Express News Service - GIFT City launches initiative to support women-led fintech startups
GIFT City launches initiative to support women-led fintech startups
The Indian Express

1 min read Ahmedabad Make us preferred source on Google Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) on Thursday announced the launch of Women in Fintech Accelerator, an initiative that aims to improve the participation of women-led startups…

siliconangle.com - Maria Deutscher - Satellite navigation startup Xona Space nabs $170M investment
Satellite navigation startup Xona Space nabs $170M investment
SiliconANGLE

Xona Space Systems Inc., a startup working to build a more reliable alternative to GPS, today announced that it has raised $170 million in funding. The Series C round was led by Mohari Ventures Natural Capital. Samsung Next, ICONIQ and a number of…

washingtontechnology.com - Ross Wilkers - Defense tech startups raise $405 million in new funding rounds
Defense tech startups raise $405 million in new funding rounds
Washington Technology

This artificial intelligence outfit has fetched $45 million in Series A capital to aid its work on developing an open architecture platform for unifying communication, sensing and edge intelligence functions in radio networks. Also known as ODC…

indianexpress.com - Trends Desk - '4 km in 45 minutes': Noida startup founder's viral post on '2004-era roads' sparks debate on urban commute
'4 km in 45 minutes': Noida startup founder's viral post on '2004-era roads' sparks debate on urban commute
The Indian Express

4 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google A startup founder from Noida has triggered a fresh online debate about traffic congestion and the state of urban infrastructure after describing his frustrating daily commute. Posting on X…

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