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Exclusive: Fintech Offers Startups Alternative To Venture Debt With A New Model To Finance Customer Acquisition Costs
Technology companies routinely spend heavily to acquire customers who may not generate enough revenue to cover those costs for months or even years. A new fintech company, Skalar, wants to finance that gap without taking equity or requiring…
As Anthropic heads towards a $2 trillion IPO, some of the loudest critics are company insiders
Beatrice Nolan here. Anthropic is about to IPO, reportedly at a record breaking $2 trillion. If you're an employee at the company, especially one that's been there for some time, you are about to come into a life-changing amount of money. So…
Comp AI sets eyes on a continuously agentic future for security and compliance
Comp AI, a cybersecurity and compliance startup, announced that it has raised a $34 million Series A round on Thursday. The round was led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures. The company was founded last January by Lewis Carhart (CEO), Claudio…
Labor's new agency to build Australia's own Lockheed Martin
The Albanese government will push for a private equity and venture capital-backed consolidation of Australian defence firms in a bid to create sovereign tier-one contractors on a similar scale to the United States' Lockheed Martin and Britain's BAE…
Impulse Space's $308m and Southern Comfort parent eyes Berentzen-Gruppe.
🚀 Impulse Space, a developer of space tugs, raised $308m in Series D extension funding (round total $808m) from 137 Ventures, Banner VC, DFJ Growth, Linse Capital, Lux Capital, and Valor Equity Partners. Go deeper • Hang Ten Systems…
Give Us a Monopoly or Everyone Dies!
Does Artificial Intelligence pose a threat to humanity? Absolutely! But only assuming humanity is defined as “the billionaire owners of A.I. companies intent on crushing their competition.” [Ed: I don't think that's the definition.]…
Birkenstock: A Growth Stock With Carefully Curated Growth Strategy (NYSE:BIRK)
Birkenstock's product prestige, immense growth potential, and attractive value relative to alternatives offer a compelling opportunity for investors. Birkenstock's manufacturing heritage and distribution philosophy are crucial characteristics that…
Space-Tug Maker Impulse's Fundraising Round Tops $800 Million
Impulse Space Inc., a startup working on in-space transportation technology, announced that it has raised an additional $308 million in its latest funding round, taking the total amount raised in this most recent series to $808 million. The new…
TOKEN2049 Singapore Returns As The Largest Industry Gathering Of The Year With Institutional Finance At Its Core | Metaverse Post
TOKEN2049, the world's largest crypto event, will return to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on 7–8 October, drawing 25,000 attendees from more than 7,000 companies across 160 countries. Organizers have announced the first 100 speakers, a…
LG chief urges speed, relentless execution in AI race
Koo Kwang-mo leads eight-hour strategy session focused on AI factories, physical AI, semiconductor materials LG Group Chair Koo Kwang-mo has urged the conglomerate's top executives to move faster and execute investment plans with greater…
Mangaluru Technovanza 2026 to bring startups, investors and GCCs together
Mangaluru will host the sixth edition of ‘Mangaluru Technovanza 2026' on September 22 and 23. This initiative of the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) under its ‘Beyond Bengaluru' vision will bring together government…
Aramco says technology delivered $5 billion in value last year
Saudi Aramco says its investments in artificial intelligence and other technologies are already paying off by cutting costs, boosting efficiency, and enhancing its response to disruptions from the regional war. At Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran…
Why Robotics Hasn't Had Its ChatGPT Breakthrough Yet - Inblix
ChatGPT changed everything in November 2022. It pushed artificial intelligence from theoretical hype into daily utility almost overnight. Robotics, however, is still waiting for its equivalent turning point. Les Karpas, Nvidia Inception's Global…
Salesforce deploys new AI agents amid rising AI adoption
Linda Saunders, country manager and senior director of solution engineering for Africa at Salesforce. Salesforce has deployed new job-ready AI agents on its Agentforce platform as businesses increasingly adopt and use the technology. The agents…
TEXTNOW SURPASSES $1 BILLION IN REVENUE WITHOUT OUTSIDE INVESTMENT
Canada-founded, app-based phone service company celebrates milestone during Waterloo Tech Week, inspiring the next generation of founders to build differently WATERLOO, ON, Sept. 17, 2026 /CNW/ -- TextNow, a flexible phone service delivered…
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