Startups
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Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers
Getting initial customers as a startup can be one of the most grueling challenges in business. Even when companies manage…
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Foursquare co-founder says equity holders saw no returns from the company’s acquisition
Last month, advertising company Infillion acquired location-data platform Foursquare, a once popular social network, at an undisclosed value. Now, in…
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Petra Power looks to modernize energy for data centers and defense vehicles
As AI gobbles up an ever larger amount of energy, the hunt is on for efficient and cost-effective power sources.…
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Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking
Benchmarking has become the industry norm for how AI companies validate their models’ capabilities and, when the metrics swing in…
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Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation
Instinct, a startup founded only last year and helmed by a 23-year-old, has managed to ride the wave of AI…
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Beyond Instagram: Introducing the next generation of social apps
For years, our social media experiences have been dominated by Big Tech players like Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), Google (YouTube),…
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Kevin Hartz’s A* just closed its third fund with $450 million
Early-stage venture firm A* on Tuesday announced a $450 million Fund III. The firm takes a generalist approach, backing companies…
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Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator
Digg is back from the dead. Again. Just months after launching, the reboot of Kevin Rose’s once-popular link-sharing site shut…
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Gateway Capital announces first close of $25M Fund II
Gateway Capital Partners, the venture firm founded by Dana Guthrie, announced the first close for its $25 million target Fund…
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It’s not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuations
Pete Martin remembers raising a $5 million seed round at a $25 million post-money valuation for his AI-powered cybersecurity company…
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16 of the most interesting startups from YC W26 Demo Day
AI was once again the buzzword for this latest batch of YC Demo Day companies. Nearly 190 companies participated in…
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BKR Capital raises $14.5M (so far) to invest in Black founders
Canada’s BKR Capital announced Monday that its Fund II has closed CA$20 million (around $14.5 million), bringing it closer to…
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