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The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund
The UK government has launched a $675 million sovereign AI fund to support homegrown AI startups and reduce...
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InsightFinder raises $15M to help companies figure out where AI agents go wrong
InsightFinder raised $15M in funding to help companies monitor, diagnose, and understand where AI agents fail within...
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Runway CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films instead of one $100M blockbuster
Runway's CEO argues that AI technology could enable film studios to produce 50 films for the cost of a single $100M...
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Exclusive: GetWhys Raises $5.2M To Help Companies Like Intel And Verizon Better Understand Their Customers
GetWhys, an AI-powered customer intelligence platform based in Boise, Idaho, has raised $5.2 million in funding to help...
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This simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AI
Antioch, a simulation startup focused on physical AI and robotics, raised an $8.5 million seed round to develop...
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These 3 Charts Show How Venture Capital Has Concentrated At The Top In 2026
In Q1 2026, venture capital has become increasingly concentrated among a small number of large, well-funded AI...
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This Beanie Is Designed to Read Your Thoughts
California-based startup Sabi is developing a wearable beanie that converts thoughts directly into text using neural...
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Exclusive: Repeat Founders Raise $20M For Spektr, A Fintech Compliance Startup, In NEA-Led Series A
Copenhagen-based fintech compliance startup Spektr raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by NEA. The...
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Hightouch reaches $100M ARR fueled by marketing tools powered by AI
Hightouch, a startup providing AI-powered marketing tools, has reached $100M ARR with $70M in growth over 20 months...
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AI learning app Gizmo levels up with 13M users and a $22M investment
Gizmo, an AI-powered learning platform, has reached 13 million users and secured $22 million in Series A funding. The...
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AI Could Democratize One of Tech's Most Valuable Resources
AI is enabling startups to revolutionize chipmaking by making chip design and software optimization more accessible and...
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Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent
Allbirds, a failed shoe company that went public in 2021, is pivoting to become NewBird AI, a GPU-as-a-Service and AI...
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Allbirds Is Pivoting to AI Compute. Sure, Why Not
Allbirds, once a $4 billion apparel company, is rebranding as NewBird AI to pivot into GPU-as-a-Service computing. The...
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Funding Lays Groundwork for Orbital’s AI Data Centers in Space
Orbital, a 2026 startup, has secured funding to develop AI data centers in space as part of a broader trend of...
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After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI
Allbirds, a shoe company, is pivoting its business model to focus on AI infrastructure after selling its shoe business,...
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Gitar, a startup that uses agents to secure code, emerges from stealth with $9 million
Gitar, an AI-powered code security startup that uses agents to review AI-generated code, has emerged from stealth with...
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This startup is betting tokenmaxxing will create the next compute giant
Parasail, an AI startup, raised $32 million in Series A funding, indicating a shift toward a fragmented future of AI...
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Drones get smarter for large farm holdings
Singapore-based DroneDash Technologies and GEODNET have formed a joint venture called GEODASH Aerosystems to develop an...
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I Sold My Startup A Year After Founding It. Here’s Why That Was The Fastest Way To Build Real-World Healthcare AI
Louis Blankemeier, co-founder of healthcare AI startup Cognita, discusses his decision to sell the company just one...
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