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F1 Grand Prix Becomes Unlikely Hub for Tech Startup Funding
F1 Grands Prix have emerged as a new place to see and be seen if you are a founder or investor.
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Sierra Acquires YC-Backed Fragment in AI Customer Service Push
Sierra, the AI customer service agent startup founded by technologist Bret Taylor, announced today that it has acquired the YC-backed French startup Fragment.
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UK Invests $675M in Sovereign AI Fund to Boost Homegrown Tech
In a bid to minimize dependence on technology from other countries, the UK government is plowing resources into homegrown AI startups.
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Loop Secures $95M to Advance Supply Chain AI Technology
The San Francisco startup closed a Series C funding round led by Antonio Gracias' firm Valor, which is a major backer of xAI.
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Enterprise AI Coding Startup Reaches $1.5B Valuation
The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures.
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geCKo Materials: From Startup Stage to Space
This week on Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen speaks with Capella Kerst, founder and CEO of geCKo Materials.
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Teen-Founded Fintech Startup Slash Lands $100M at $1.4B Valuation
Five years later the founders, now 24 years old, say their startup has achieved $300 million in annualized revenue.
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Simulation Startup Antioch Raises $8.5M for Robot Development
Antioch raised a $8.5 million seed round to create simulation tools for a new generation of robot builders.
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Caterpillar Acquires Monarch Tractor Following Tech Issues
The startup had faced mounting pressure from dealers, farmers, and a co-founder who complained that Monarch's tech didn't work properly.
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Autonomous Pod Startup Glydways Eyes $250M in Fresh Funding
Glydways is in talks to raise another $250 million as it prepares to launch three pilot programs.
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Shoe Brand Allbirds Pivots to AI Compute in Dramatic Strategy Shift
The shoe company Allbirds, famous for its wool trainers, is pivoting to AI. You read that right. The San Francisco company has plans "to pivot its business to A
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Indian Startup Emergent Launches AI Agent for Task Automation
Emergent's Wingman lets users manage and automate tasks through chat on platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram.
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Anthropic Declines $800B+ Valuation Offers From VCs
VCs are frothing at the mouth to write more checks to Anthropic at a valuation that matches or beats OpenAI's.
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Legacy Grid Technology Becomes Energy Startup's Competitive Advantage
Ayr Energy is using a shortage of power conversion equipment to break open a decades-old market.
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AI Startup Parasail Lands $32M Series A to Build Token-Based Compute
Parasail raised $32 million in a Series A, signaling a fractured future of models and compute.
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OpenAI Acquires Hiro Finance in Second Startup Buy
OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, a startup that offers AI-powered financial planning tools. As first reported by TechCrunch, fiscal terms of the deal, which wa
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StrictlyVC San Francisco Gathers Tech Leaders This April
The first StrictlyVC of the year will be coming to San Francisco before you know it. There are still a few tickets available to join us and our stacked speaker
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OpenAI, Allied Release 20 Policy Ideas for European AI Growth
OpenAI and Allied for Startups release the Hacktivate AI report with 20 actionable policy ideas to accelerate AI adoption in Europe, boost competitiveness, and
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Slate Auto Secures $650M to Accelerate Affordable EV Truck Development
Slate Auto's latest funding round was led by existing investor TWG Global, a firm run by LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter.
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New Startup Launches AI Chatbots Trained by Human Experts
Onix is launching a “Substack of bots,” where digital twins of health and wellness influencers dispense advice 24/7. And maybe hawk their products.
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The Fusion Unicorns: Which Startups Crossed $100M
The race to commercialize nuclear fusion has attracted some of the most ambitious entrepreneurs and deepest venture capital pockets in the technology sector. A