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Google for Startups Accelerator 2026: 20 Indian AI Startups Selected
Google has announced the selection of 20 innovative Indian AI startups for its prestigious 2026 Google for Startups Accelerator programme, reinforcing its commitment to fostering India's rapidly evolving artificial intelligence ecosystem. Google…
This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment
Before OpenAI's GPT-3 ushered in the era of foundation models, companies built specialized natural language processing models from scratch, training each on large amounts of task-specific data. Today, most organizations start with a general purpose…
Autonomous drone delivery startup Manna plots major US expansion
Manna Aero, the Ireland-based autonomous drone delivery startup, has been a smaller player in the United States. Founder and CEO Bobby Healy told TechCrunch that's about to change. The startup, fueled by the $50 million in venture capital it raised…
Crypto VC firm Paradigm raises $1.2B to invest in 'technical frontier' startups
Crypto VC firm Paradigm has raised $1.2 billion — its third venture fund and fourth overall — with the aim of investing in the “technical frontier,” the firm's founder Matt Huang announced Wednesday. For Paradigm, the…
A new wave of AI startups wants to automate hedge funds' secret sauce
For a hypercompetitive industry deadset on finding an edge over peers, hedge funds have been slow to integrate artificial intelligence into their most important functions. But, as AI advances continue to impress and sometimes even scare companies…
This startup raised $50 million to help marketers figure out which events are actually worth attending
As anyone who went to Cannes Lions last month knows, the appetite for in-person gatherings is going strong. Vendelux, a live events information platform, has raised $50 million to help marketers capitalize on that. Tribeca Venture Partners led the…
Billionaire Eduardo Saverin-Backed B Capital Raises $500 Million To Fund Early Stage Startups
Eduardo Saverin, cofounder of B Capital. B Capital —an investment firm backed by Facebook cofounder, Eduardo Saverin —has raised $500 million for its early stage venture capital fund, Ascent Fund III, amid investor confidence in AI…
Solo GP Ashley Smith announces second $25M fund to back startups in AI, security and more
Vermilion Cliffs Ventures announced Wednesday the close of a $25 million Fund II. The firm was founded in 2023 by operator-turned-investor Ashley Smith, who runs it as one of the few solo women GPs in venture capital. Speaking to TechCrunch, Smith…
Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips
The days of Nvidia's unparalleled market dominance aren't over, but challengers and choices are arising from all directions. ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has released inference -performance software that…
An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted By Trump. Then He Poured Money Into A Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. In late November in Jamnagar, India, the scions of two of the most powerful families in the world stood face-to-face. On one side was 30-year-old Anant…
New startup fund lands in Northwest Arkansas
Nonprofit Renaissance Philanthropy of New York is expected to announce a fund to invest in early-stage companies and develop local startup talent on Wednesday. Why it matters: The $7.5 million Northwest Arkansas Innovation Fund is aimed at a…
I vibe coded a 7-figure tool for my startup. Here are the 4 steps I followed - and how I avoided coding slop.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with John Hu, a 30-year-old cofounder of Stan in Venice, California. It's been edited for length and clarity. I worked as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York from 2016 to 2017…
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Kerala startup PickAdSpace takes pDOOH beyond estimated impressions with edge AI audience measurement and self-serve advertising
As advertising continues to shift toward measurable outcomes and data-driven decision-making, Kerala-based startup PickAdSpace is working to bring those same capabilities to digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising. PickAdSpace, a product of Capsdata…
From IIT Madras to Global Defence Tech: This Startup Just Raised $2.2 Million to Take On the World
An Indian deep-tech startup built by two IIT Madras graduates has just landed its first major round of institutional funding, and it's aiming well beyond India's borders. Blurgs AI has raised $2.2 million in its first institutional funding round.
42 defence startups take centre stage at Hyderabad conclave as Telangana bets big on military tech
Showcasing India's growing push towards self-reliance in defence manufacturing, 42 startups developing indigenous military technologies exhibited their innovations at the National Defence Innovation Conclave 2026 at T-Works in Hyderabad on…
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