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When will fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems go public?
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is the best funded fusion power startup, having raised $4 billion from investors over the last seven years, including the $1 billion the company has raised now. Now, developments at CFS, plus rumblings from…
Japanese space startup to launch lunar lander using H3 rocket
Japanese space startup Ispace said Wednesday it will use Japan's H3 rocket for the launch of a lunar lander scheduled for 2028, marking the company's first mission using a domestically developed rocket. The company signed a contract for launch and…
Startup Founder Apologizes After Offering Interviews to People Who Got Tattoos
“I messed up,” LemonLime co-founder Jordan Zietz wrote on X Thursday, addressing backlash after his AI startup offered job interviews to people who got tattooed at a company party. LemonLime is a San Francisco startup founded this…
Alexandr Wang: startups are now in a 'Goliath versus Goliath' fight
It's never been easier to take on the big guys, says Alexandr Wang. At a talk at a Y Combinator event, the Scale AI founder, who now leads Meta's Superintelligence Labs, said that AI has been a game changer for startups. 'It's probably a once in a…
Huel Investor Highland Europe Raises €1.1 Billion Startup Fund
Venture capital firm Highland Europe has raised a €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) new fund, cementing it as one of the continent's largest startup investors during an industry liquidity crisis. It's the sixth fund for the firm, which has offices…
An AI startup's tattoo-for-an-interview stunt set off a Silicon Valley backlash. Now the founder is apologizing.
Tattoos, company logos, and deleted apologies — oh my. A Y Combinator-backed startup founder is in hot water after saying his company would offer job interviews to anyone who got a tattoo of its logo at a party in San Francisco last weekend.
Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A
Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile. Just five months after emerging from stealth and announcing a $100 million Series A led by Index Ventures, it has closed a $200 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, the…
An SF startup founder offered tattoos for interviews. 7 took the bait.
It's a particularly dismal time for a job hunt, especially in the layoff-ridden tech industry, and one San Francisco startup is getting flak online for a controversial hiring stunt meant to find committed talent. LemonLime, a Y Combinator-backed…
Startups That Monitor Patients Remotely Face a Shake-Up
Startups that provide remote-patient monitoring services are looking for ways to revamp their business in response to a proposed Medicare shift that would upend their industry. Remote monitoring uses connected devices, such as blood-pressure cuffs…
This ex-Y Combinator lawyer thinks startups are overpaying for legal work - and he's got a plan
Attorney Mitch Duncombe spent years inside Y Combinator, the tech world's startup factory, helping founders raise money. He also watched them hand a lot of it straight to their lawyers. Now he is trying to build a cheaper way for startups to get…
Battery Startup Raises $550 Million Amid Boom in AI Data Centers
Battery storage startup Antora Energy raised $550 million to expand production of its thermal batteries, which can help heavy industry and data centers lower costs and run on renewable energy. The Series C funding, co-led earlier this month by…
Battery Storage Startup Antora Closes $550M Series C In One Of Year's Largest Cleantech Rounds
Antora Energy, a company that provides energy through thermal batteries to data centers, announced Thursday that it has raised $550 million in a Series C funding round. G2 Venture Partners and Eclipse co-led the financing, which included…
A Y-Combinator startup offered job interviews in exchange for getting a tattoo-because they want employees 'just as crazy as we are
The job market may feel more crowded than ever, but how far would candidates go to set themselves apart? One startup put that to the test, challenging hopeful candidates to get a permanent tattoo in exchange for a guaranteed interview. Y Combinator…
Scholarship For Startup Audio Developers
US Sociatech offers a year of free marketing support to one startup audio company 30/07/26 Sociatech, the marketing and strategy consultancy which has, for the past 18 years, assisted some of the most iconic brands in professional audio and music…
Don't Start a Travel Startup
The best advice I can give a travel startup founder, fourteen years into building Skift, is this: don't start a travel startup. Start a startup inside a travel power struggle. Travel is a $10 trillion industry, and every pitch deck leads with that…
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