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Meet the five companies competing in the Startup Battlefield finals at Disrupt 2026
Over the past two days, 20 startups have been pitching on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, presenting live demos and answering tough questions from our expert judges. Now it's time to unveil the five companies that will be competing in the Startup…
Nuclear Startup Kairos Raises $643 Million for Tennessee Project
Kairos Power LLC, a nuclear-energy startup, lined up $643 million in private and government funding to support construction of its demonstration reactor in Tennessee. The funding comprises $368 million from backers including Google Ventures and…
How Many Real Breakthroughs Did Your Startup Have Last Year?
Roland Siebelink scaled three startups from 10-1000 FTE in three years each, then reverse-engineered the map. Founder, Midstage Accelerator. “How many real breakthroughs did your startup have last year?” I put this question to…
Cyber and AI at the top: These are Israel's leading startups
LinkedIn, the world's largest business-social network, which has about 1.3 billion users and is owned by Microsoft, published on Wednesday the list of the top and most sought-after startup companies in Israel – which was entirely filled with…
Exclusive: Stella & Dot Founder Raises $5M For Her Next Act, AI Marketing Startup Marklo
Jessica Herrin was pregnant with her first child and working at Dell when she began testing jewelry trunk shows in Austin on nights and weekends. The venture became Stella & Dot, a business that sold more than $2 billion in products through a…
Space Startups Secure Record $20.8 Billion Funding in Q3
FILE PHOTO: SpaceX's Starship rocket is pictured after launching as seen from South Padre Island near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Gabriel V. Cardenas/File Photo Space startups attracted a record $20.8 billion in funding in…
How I Learned That Some Startup Problems Are Too Big For A Minimum Viable Product
A first venture usually follows a well-worn playbook: a gap in the market, obsessive refinement of concept and pitch, eventual conviction that the solution is as bulletproof as it is revolutionary. Then, the dreaded phase of product-market fit.
Y Combinator 'Customer Surveillance' Startup Says 'Every Company Will Soon Assign an AI Agent to Every Customer to Watch Their Every Move'
The secret to ensuring that your company doesn't lose customers? Constant, AI agent-powered corporate surveillance. That's according to Josh Earle and Leo Paz, a pair of founders behind a vibe-coded Silicon Valley startup called Outlit. The venture…
IIMB and IIT Kanpur join hands to accelerate Deep-Tech startups
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) and NSRCEL, the flagship business incubator of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate deep-tech start-ups and…
Startup TN Chairman inaugurates incubation centre at Thiagarajar College in Madurai
An incubation centre was inaugurated at Thiagarajar College here by Chairman of TN Startup Singai G. Ramachandran on Wednesday. Mr. Ramachandran, during his address, narrated his story amidst hundreds of hurdles that he had faced before becoming a…
Chemical sourcing startup Scimplify closes $25M investment - SiliconANGLE
Scimplify, a startup that helps companies source the chemicals they use to make their products, has raised $25 million in funding. TechCrunch reported today that the Series C round was led by Hitachi Ventures. It was joined by two Scimplify…
AI cloud startup Modal raises $750M at $15.75B valuation - SiliconANGLE
Modal Labs Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence infrastructure, today announced that it has raised $750 million in late-stage funding. Accel led the Series D round. It was joined by Kleiner Perkins and a half-dozen existing Modal investors.
Booking Holdings Plans to Fund New AI Startup Vayo With $100 Million
Vayo, Booking Holdings' second AI-native startup, launched Wednesday in private beta with a waitlist at vayo.com. It is built to become the place where travelers manage their entire trip, including reservations made outside Booking's own brands.
How Bengaluru startup Aaahara is taking botanical foods global
Bengaluru based food startup Infini Agrotek LLP, which sells its products under the brand name Aaahara is trying to create a category of botanicals infused ready to eat food products, evenwhile expanding its product portfolio that includes…
Offensive security startup CodeWall launches with $4M for AI agents that attack enterprises - SiliconANGLE
London-based offensive security startup CodeWall Ltd. officially launched today with $4 million in new funding to give enterprises such as banks autonomous artificial intelligence agents that attack them the way an outside hacker would. CodeWall…
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