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Why Yann LeCun's Startup Advanced Machine Intelligence Is Targeting Healthcare
Yann LeCun, founder of Advanced Machine Intelligence In November, Yann LeCun, one of the world's foremost AI experts, announced he would leave his role as Meta's chief AI scientist to start his own company, focused on building a new type of AI…
How startups can 'break through the noise' and grab attention, according to a marketer-turned-VC
Startups don't just need cash to be successful. Like many of us, they also thrive on attention. Lindsay Kaplan, a former marketing executive and cofounder of Chief, a networking company for women, wants to coach startup founders on what it takes to…
Blackstone Backs Startup Applecart at $700 Million Valuation
Applecart, a marketing technology startup, raised $100 million in a minority funding round led by Blackstone Inc. 's growth equity business. The investment values the company at about $700 million, according to a person familiar with the matter…
Drone Delivery Startup Zipline Eclipses $7.6B Valuation - TT
A Zipline autonomous drone making a delivery. (Zipline Inc.) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Zipline, a drone delivery and logistics startup, has raised more than $600 million in new funding, boosting its valuation…
OpenAI's former sales leader joins VC firm Acrew: OpenAI taught her where startups can build a 'moat'
OpenAI's first sales leader, Aliisa Rosenthal, has found a new career: venture capital. She's joining Acrew Capital as a general partner, working alongside founding partner Lauren Kolodny and the firm's other partners, Rosenthal and Kolodny tell…
Green Software Startup Secures $1.2 Billion to Expand Solar in EU
Berlin-based climate technology company Cloover has raised more than $1.2 billion to help European households cut emissions. The company provides software to help installers of rooftop solar, home batteries, heat pumps and other green residential…
Splice Buys Kits AI Amid Growing Trend of AI Music Startup Acquisitions
Splice has acquired Kits AI, a startup that provides AI voice models for music makers. Founded in 2021, Kits AI has processed 80 million minutes of vocals for its user base of 7 million people, according to a press release. Now, as part of the…
AI startup known as 'ChatGPT for doctors' doubles valuation to $12B in latest funding round
OpenEvidence, an artificial intelligence startup known as “ChatGPT for doctors,” clinched a funding round that doubled its valuation to a staggering $12 billion, the company told The Post. The Miami, Fla.-based startup, which trains…
Zak Williams Brings His Mental Health Mission to This A.I. Startup: Interview
As ChatGPT moves to encompass the full scope of health care, others are taking a more nuanced approach. One is Headlamp Health, whose new intelligence platform, Lumos AI, aims to advance a research field that has long stalled for drug developers…
Meta's $2 billion Manus deal pushes away some of startup's customers, who are 'sad that this has happened'
Following Meta's acquisition of Manus at the end of 2025, some of the AI startup's customers bailed due to longstanding concerns about the new parent company. 'I do not agree with a lot of Meta's practices around data and how they essentially…
Silicon Valley-based drone delivery startup Zipline hits $7.6 billion valuation
Zipline's P2 drone platform is designed for shorter distance home deliveries that use a tether for precise, contactless drop-off. (Zipline via Bloomberg) Zipline, a drone delivery and logistics startup, has raised more than $600 million in new…
French startup Latitude targets 2026 for first launch while following market-driven approach
French small-launch startup Latitude is pushing toward a maiden flight of its Zephyr rocket within the next 18 months, prioritizing speed-to-market and manufacturing efficiency over reusability to capture Europe's dedicated smallsat launch market.
US startup packs three OS in one smartphone in most exciting mobile release for years
Nexphone is launching a triple-OS smartphone It runs Android by default but has Linux and Windows 11 as well It is the first time that such a mobile phone is launched 'It's been a 14-year journey', Emre Kosmaz, the CEO and founder of Nex Computer…
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Zepto Opens Its Platform to Manufacturing Startups With Nova Cohort
As quick commerce platforms mature beyond last-mile delivery, their role in shaping India's startup ecosystem is beginning to shift. Zepto's newly announced Nova innovation programme reflects this transition, positioning the platform not just as a…
Medical AI startup OpenEvidence doubles valuation to $12 billion in latest round
Jan 21: OpenEvidence, an AI startup whose tools are used by U.S. physicians, has raised $250 million in fresh funding at a $12 billion valuation, the Nvidia and Google Ventures-backed company said on Wednesday, doubling its value in just three…
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