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In Q1 2025, AI and ML startups raised $73.1B, accounting for 57.9% of global VC funding, with OpenAI's recent round led by SoftBank contributing $40B (pitchbook.com)
15 days ago Startup AI

Indian EV ride-hailing startup BluSmart appears to have suspended service a day after regulators launched a probe into Gensol, which shares its co-founders (techcrunch.com)
16 days ago India Startup

Infinite Reality, which recently bought Napster, acquires AI customer support startup Touchcast for $500M in cash and stock, valuing Infinite Reality at $15.5B (www.bloomberg.com)
16 days ago Startup AI

Data orchestration startup Hammerspace, which counts Nvidia, Meta, Tesla, Palantir, and the DOD as clients, raised $100M, sources say at a $500M+ valuation (techcrunch.com)
16 days ago Startup Tesla Nvidia

Inside San Francisco-based live-in startup accelerator HF0, whose alumni include OpenSea's founders; HF0's latest fund is $100M, up from its previous $16M fund (www.bloomberg.com)
16 days ago Startup San Francisco

Experts say Chinese investors would be wary of backing AI startups building foundation models; PitchBook: in Q1, AI/ML VC funding in China fell 30% YoY to $1.2B (restofworld.org)
16 days ago China Startup AI

A look at India's efforts to catch up in the AI race, as the government reviews 67 bids from startups and research labs seeking funding for domestic AI models (www.ft.com)
16 days ago India Startup AI

PitchBook: US startups raised $91.5B in Q1 2025, up 116% YoY, while the number of deals fell 25% YoY to 3,003, as more money went into fewer very large rounds (www.theinformation.com)
16 days ago Startup

The valuation of Kavak, a Mexico City-based online used car dealer and LATAM's most valuable startup, was cut by $6.5B to $2.2B in a $127M equity round in March (www.bloomberg.com)
17 days ago Mexico Startup Equity

AI safety and security startup Virtue AI raised $30M in seed and Series A funding and says its customers include several frontier labs, Uber, and Glean (www.axios.com)
17 days ago Uber Startup AI

UK data-based car insurance startup Marshmallow raised $90M, roughly split 50-50 in equity and debt, at a $2B+ valuation, up from $1.25B in September 2021 (techcrunch.com)
17 days ago Startup Insurance Equity

US satellite startup Astranis and Taiwanese telco Chunghwa plan to launch a dedicated MicroGEO satellite by the end of 2025, with full bandwidth as soon as 2026 (www.bloomberg.com)
17 days ago Taiwan Startup

Autonomous trucking startup Kodiak Robotics says it plans to go public in the US via blank-check company Ares Acquisition Corp II, valuing Kodiak at $2.5B (www.reuters.com)
18 days ago Startup Robot

Hugging Face acquires French startup Pollen Robotics, which makes the bug-eyed, two-armed, humanoid robot called Reachy 2, and plans to sell the robot (www.wired.com)
18 days ago France Startup Robot

Dealroom: UK-based startups raised £16.2B in 2024, the lowest amount since 2020, as several consider moving their headquarters to the US in search of capital (t.co)
18 days ago Startup

A look at Bitcoin Commons, a coworking hub in Austin where ex-staffers of companies like Apple are building crypto startups, as Trump rolls back regulations (www.cnbc.com)
19 days ago Trump Bitcoin Startup Apple

Asia's startup funding fell 40% YoY to ~$13B in Q1 2025, the lowest funding for a quarter since $12.3B in Q4 2014; AI startup funding fell 50% YoY to just $1.8B (news.crunchbase.com)
20 days ago Asia Startup AI 4Q

Autonomous ships could set sail before flying cars lift off: This US startup is bringing robot ships to life (indianexpress.com)
20 days ago Startup Robot

Amazon CEO Urges 'Startup' Mentality in Shareholder Letter (slashdot.org)
22 days ago Amazon Startup

In his annual shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company has to operate like the “world's largest startup” to stay competitive in AI (www.bloomberg.com)
22 days ago Amazon Startup AI

Austin-based network security startup Portnox, which develops zero-trust access control tools, raised a $37.5M Series B, taking its total funding to $59.5M (siliconangle.com)
22 days ago Startup

A look at Isomorphic Labs, a life sciences startup spun out of Google DeepMind aiming to “solve all disease” through AI-powered drug discovery (www.cnbc.com)
22 days ago Google Startup AI

Autonomous driving startup Wayve will install its Level 2 advanced driver assistance software in Nissan's vehicles from 2027, its first global carmaker deal (t.co)
22 days ago Startup Nissan

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro raised a $106M Series E at a $6B valuation, down from $8.6B in 2021 after a $600M Series D, taking its total funding to $2.2B (techcrunch.com)
23 days ago Startup

How Unitree and other Chinese humanoid startups are competing with those in the US, fueled by cheaper components, rapid innovation, and state-led financing (t.co)
23 days ago China Startup

Qualtrics founder and Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith launches a $1B fund aimed at connecting tech startups with sports and entertainment across 20 to 25 investments (www.upstartsmedia.com)
24 days ago Startup

Turkish startup Sipay, which bills itself as “Stripe for emerging markets”, raised a $78M Series B at an $875M valuation to expand outside of Turkey (techcrunch.com)
24 days ago Startup

Interviews with 40 sources describe concerns about Helsing, Europe's most valuable defense tech startup, including whether it can live up to its €5B valuation (www.bloomberg.com)
24 days ago Europe Startup

OpenAI plans to acquire Jony Ive's AI hardware startup for $500 million: Report (indianexpress.com)
24 days ago Startup AI

Emacs Startup Time Doesn't Matter (batsov.com)
25 days ago Emacs Startup

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