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How India scaled its startup industry from 2016 to 2025
The Indian startup economy has truly come of age in the 10 years since Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the clarion call during his Independence Day address on August 15, 2015, to make India the “Number 1” country in startups, and…
Industry leaders share new perspectives on generative media for startups
Generative media is already giving startups a creative edge, and we're moving toward a world of “vibe design,” where a founder will soon be able bring their vision to life without help from a coder or editor. If you can describe it…
VC Firms Using AI To Evaluate Startups: What FoundersTo Know
Sumit Singh, Exited Operator and VC, Operating & Investment Partner @ Brass Ring Ventures. Venture capital has always been about separating signal from noise. The difference now is that AI is part of the first filter. Many early-stage…
Launching A Tech Startup? Here Are Today's Most Common Challenges
Cloud infrastructure, AI-powered development tools and more accessible funding channels have made it faster and cheaper than ever to turn an idea into a working tech product. But while the barriers to building a tech product have dropped, the…
This AI startup says it saves $30,000 a month because of a quirk in OpenAI and Anthropic's pricing
Silicon Valley is buzzing with concerns about excessive spending on AI. Executives at the startup Foyer aren't worried — they have a simple budget-saving tactic. On the surface, Foyer, which makes an AI browser tool and an AI companion app…
The 4-Hour Workweek Is Killing Startups. Here's What To Do Instead.
The 4-hour workweek is killing startups. Here's what to do instead. Millions of people read Tim Ferriss's best-selling book and started systemising their business. They delegated, eliminated and automated their work until only freedom remained.
Peloton Acquires Pilates Startup Skōp In Growing Wellness Push
Peloton Interactive Inc. acquired Skōp, a Pilates-focused startup that brings new expertise and technology to the fitness platform as it looks to expand its offerings and attract new users amid a broader turnaround effort. “Pilates is…
'This is not a hippy thing': the startup recycling urine to make natural fertiliser
When staff answer the call of nature at the European Space Agency's headquarters in Paris, their urine is not simply flushed away – it is turned into something much more useful. While urine-diverting toilets are often associated with smelly…
Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft
Helion, the fusion startup backed by Sam Altman, announced on Thursday that it had raised $465 million in a new funding round that values the company at $15.5 billion. The cash infusion lands as Helion is racing to complete Orion, its first power…
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: On-Demand Custom Manufacturing, Underwater Geothermal Energy, And Adventure Group Travel
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals that may have flown under the radar. Check out our previous entry here. A grab bag of funded startups caught our attention this past month, from a previously…
Vibe coding phenomenon lifts AI startup Supabase to $10.5 billion valuation
Database startup Supabase announced a $500 million funding round that values the company at $10.5 billion, including the fresh capital. Supabase provides backend technology for vibe coders. 'I built some tooling around it, and I put it out into the…
There's a looming copper shortage. This South Carolina startup wants to mine it from waste instead of ore
The world faces a looming copper shortage: By 2040, demand could grow by 50%, driven by everything from electric cars to the surge in data centers. At the same time, supply is expected to drop, leaving a shortfall of 10 million metric tons…
Why 95% of enterprise GPUs sit idle while AI startups can't get compute
OpenAI's recent financial disclosures paint a bleak picture for the industry's economic model. The company missed internal revenue and user targets whilst projecting losses that could reach $14 billion in 2026. According to The Wall Street Journal…
Startup helps retailers track their products in real-time
When you picture a worker at a retail store, you probably think of someone at a cash register or helping a customer. But employees also spend a lot of their time combing through stockrooms and shop floors, fulfilling requests or online orders and…
Cycling startups to demonstrate products at Bentonville event | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Startup Junkie, a Fayetteville-based startup-support organization, is hosting a public Demo Night for the companies in its Global Cycling Accelerator. The event is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, at the Compton Gardens and Arboretum in Bentonville.
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