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Food delivery startup Wonder files for IPO as it explores its next big bite
Following years of fundraising, acquisitions, and expansion, food delivery startup Wonder is moving closer to becoming a publicly traded company.
From Startup to Stand-Up: A Former Tech Founder Wanted to Pursue Comedy — So He Sold Shares in His Career
It was just like any other pitch to investors: justify the valuation, address the risks and make lots of impressive-looking pie charts and graphs. Except this time, Pete McEntegart wasn’t raising money for a tech startup, he was selling shares of himself. The 57-year-old North Carolinian had tried his hand as a Goldman Sachs investment […]
Finding New Drugs Is Laborious. This AI Startup Is Skipping The Lab Work
Potential Sciences, a startup backed by the UK government, is betting that training AI models on computer-generated biochemical data can speed up the plodding process of developing new drugs.
A YC startup is putting $1M behind 5 unsolved materials science problems for AI
While frontier AI models have solved a remarkable series of outstanding mathematics problems and made progress in the life sciences, they have yet to truly plumb the complex physics in advanced materials.
74% of Nigerian tech startups maintain US ties – Report
A new report reveals 74% of Nigerian tech startups have ties to the US, mainly for incorporation and fundraising due to naira volatility and investor deman Read More: https://punchng.com/74-of-nigerian-tech-startups-maintain-us-ties-report/
Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor
The startup allows software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on various aspects of a project simultaneously.
AI inference startup Fal doubles its valuation to $16B as demand surges
The five-year-old startup raised a $1.3 billion round led by Bessemer.
Over 50% of startups in Tamil Nadu are led by women, says StartupTN Chairman
We are still in a mindset that certain roles are meant for a particular gender. This has to change, the Chairman says
CrowdStrike to shell out nearly $500M for 2 AI security startups as the market for securing agents takes off
CrowdStrike said it will buy Fiddler AI, which makes AI agent observability software, and Dreadnode, which helps companies automate AI security testing.
Yvonne Bajela is bringing $17M in fresh capital to Europe’s startup scene
Evertrue Capital announces $17M debut fund to back early-stage AI and fintech.
Firm targets 100 more African startups in five years
Venture capital firm Antler plans to support 100 additional African startups over the next five years, targeting opportunities in electric mobility and AI. Read More: https://punchng.com/firm-targets-100-more-african-startups-in-five-years/
Zürcher Startup baut KI-Mitarbeiter: «Die haben keine Launen und machen, was man ihnen sagt.»
Jetzt gibt es KI-Mitarbeiter mit Gesicht, E-Mail-Adresse und Monatslohn. Der Uhrenhersteller Breitling hat bereits einen künstlichen Controller im Einsatz. Die Gründer von Square8 sagen: «Irgendwann machen ‹AI Worker› jeden Job besser als Menschen.»
Telangana Innovation Startup Challenge invites innovators to solve seven public-sector issues
The selected innovations will get an opportunity to showcase their solutions at the Invest Telangana Global Summit 2026, scheduled to be held at Bharat Future City in December
Salesforce’s M&A spree continues with a reported $375M deal for defense tech startup Rune
The AI logistics startup will bolster the CRM giant's Missionforce defense platform.
Startups argentinas: la obligación de nacer con la mirada puesta en el exterior
La dificultad para financiarse y las limitaciones del mercado interno empujan a los emprendedores a diseñar negocios regionales desde el comienzo
Can AI data centers be mass-produced like cars? This startup aims to find out
Runware is building a factory to turn out prefabricated AI data centers on an assembly line. The real test will be whether it can deliver at that scale.
Startup Mỹ dùng tác nhân AI xâm nhập hệ thống Anthropic
Startup Cathedral tìm được đường truy cập dữ liệu của Anthropic trong chưa đầy 12 tiếng, làm dấy lên lo ngại về an ninh tại các công ty AI.
Ministry of Awesome launches national startup network in Christchurch
Ministry of Awesome's vision to increase the density of New Zealand's startup ecosystem has led to the establishment of a national Startup Hub Network in Christchurch.
Agent identity startup Mintive lands Cowboy Ventures, Coatue, angels Jeff Dean, Andrej Karpathy
Mintive was founded by two engineers who have been working on AI for decades through Google Brain and Coursera. It's platform promises to help IT easily control enterprise agents.
Hub de Inovação de Taubaté têm 41 startups inscritas para programa de incubação
O chamamento público para o Programa de Incubação do HITT (Hub de Inovação Tecnológica de Taubaté) encerrou as inscrições no último final de semana com 41 projetos inscritos. A iniciativa da Prefeitura de Taubaté, por meio da Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Inovação, Agricultura e Turismo, irá selecionar até 18 startups para participação no programa
Itaú compra startup mineira de IA por quase R$ 3 bilhões
Segundo o Itaú, startup já trabalhava com a instituição financeira há quase dois anos Reuters/Amanda Perobelli O Itaú Unibanco anunciou, na segunda-feira (26), a compra da NeoSpace AI, uma startup de Uberlândia, no Triângulo Mineiro, especializada no desenvolvimento de modelos fundacionais de inteligência artificial, por R$ 2,925 bilhões. A empresa já trabal
Criação de startups faz parte do dia a dia dos cursos de tecnologia da UniAteneu
Todos estes cursos de TI da UniAteneu promovem uma formação de excelência e com foco nas necessidades do mercado da Tecnologia. UniAteneu/Divulgação O Centro Universitário Ateneu (UniAteneu) reformulou a matriz curricular dos seis cursos de graduação da área de Tecnologia da Informação (TI), abriu laboratórios de Robótica e Inovação e já colhe os primeiros r
Nvidia backs Indian startup helping companies run AI models with fewer GPUs
Simplismart says its annualized revenue run rate has grown fourteenfold in six months, with the U.S. accounting for more than half its revenue.
Έχεις ιδέα για startup; Αιτήσεις έως 30 Νοεμβρίου για το δωρεάν πρόγραμμα του ΕΚΠΑ
Την ευκαιρία να μετατρέψουν μια καινοτόμο ιδέα σε επιχειρηματική δραστηριότητα, αποκτώντας πρακτικές γνώσεις, καθοδήγηση από έμπειρους επαγγελματίες και πρόσβαση σε ένα δίκτυο επιχειρήσεων και φορέων καινοτομίας, έχουν φοιτητές, ερευνητές και απόφοιτοι του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ). Η Μονάδα Μεταφοράς Τεχνολογίας και Καινοτομίας
Fusion startups are giving the government shares in exchange for awards. Is it worth it?
Fusion startups face a new challenge, one unrelated to plasma physics: Give the government shares in exchange for funding awards or go it alone?
This startup’s self-driving excavators help dig up $600M in new funding
Bedrock Robotics, which is now valued at $4.1 billion, is particularly focused on autonomous excavators, in part because of a growing shortage of skilled operators.
Startup portuguesa Intuitivo capta 1,35 milhão de euros para investir no Brasil
Empresa desenvolve plataforma digital voltada para educação e quer conquistar parte dos 2,2 milhões de professores brasileiros. Sistema da startup oferece aplicação e análise de testes a estudantes.
AI startup Anthropic unveils its public IPO filing for the first time
Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic unveiled its public IPO filing for the first time ahead of what is expected to be one of the largest stock debuts in history. NBC News' Allie Canal reports on the details surrounding Anthropic ahead of its IPO.
Ocho ‘startups’ en el podio de la innovación
No son tres de oro, plata y bronce, son ocho oros. Las premiadas en los sectores de IA, salud, aeronáutica, talento, energía, ciencia, ‘gaming’ y agroalimentario. Es decir, las ocho grandes temáticas de la pasada Barcelona New Economy Week (BNEW)
Při léčbě rakoviny by mohly pomoct implantáty do mozku. Do startupu investuje i OpenAI
Investiční divize společnosti OpenAI a fond Founders Fund Petera Thiela investují do startupu Coherence Neuro, který vyvíjí mozkový implantát určený k detekci a léčbě rakoviny. Mozkové implantáty se obecně přesouvají ze světa sci-fi do reality, jelikož technologičtí giganti jako OpenAI stále častěji investují do ambiciózních startupů, které je vytvářejí.
The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations.
Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers
At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, two founders and a VC discussed how to not just gain an early following but keep one.
Without seed capital: Four young Israeli entrepreneurs sell AI startup for millions of shekels
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Carta and NewView partner, hoping to entice more startups to let employees sell shares early
A new program wants to encourage more startups to allow workers to cash out early by making it easier to transact tender offers.
Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who’s who of angels
Daytona is building a cloud for agents that's like giving every agent its own computer. It has attracted founders of Stripe, Perplextity, Datadog, Mercor, and others as angels, it says.
AI Giant Nvidia Invests in Entertainment Startup Higgsfield
Higgsfield, the AI video and image generation company dabbling across both marketing and entertainment spaces, extended its Series B funding round with new investments from Nvidia and the investment firm TCV. The San Francisco-based company announced the investments as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited Kazakhstan on Friday, where much of Higgsfield’s founding
HUB.ID Global Summit 2026 jembatani 81 startup dengan investor dunia
Kementerian Komunikasi dan Digital (Komdigi) mempertemukan 81 perusahaan rintisan (startup), 45 investor, dan 35 ...
Startup aims to equip genetically enhanced dogs with Palmer Luckey’s military tech
A new Texas-based defense startup has a plan to improve military and police dogs in the US: it's going to genetically modify them and equip them with Anduril's military technology. Warhound is the brainchild of Anduril's Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm, co-founder of Colossal Biosciences (the company that says it's trying to resurrect extinct animals), […]
A startup called Warhound is genetically engineering dogs for the military
Warhound is genetically engineering dogs for the military, law enforcement and first responder operations.
Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm Made a Genetically Modified Military Dog Startup
Warhound came out of stealth on Wednesday with $200 million in funding and a mission to create “elite working dogs” equipped with "advanced body armor."
Rivian buys world model startup to accelerate self-driving ambitions
Third Dimension's technology uses AI to match the physical world, which when combined with Rivian's reams of data could turn into a valuable simulator.
The secret to fast startup growth isn’t early sales, top names in tech say
At this year’s Disrupt, Lovable GTM lead Luke Arno, Polsia's Ben Broca, and Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz gave founders some tips on how to achieve true sales success in the first 90 days.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Startup Battlefield 200: Celebrating outstanding achievements
Among the Startup Battlefield 200 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage. Here are the standouts.
Fusion startup Helion is developing new semiconductors that could double output of its power plants
Helion now has another $225 million to help speed development of its first fusion power plant, due to provide Microsoft with electricity in 2028.
Startup με 18 εργαζομένους με κεφάλαιο 5.000 ευρώ – Η επιτυχία δύο συμφοιτητών του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας
Από μια φοιτητική ιδέα και αρχικό κεφάλαιο μόλις 5.000 ευρώ, σε μια εταιρεία τεχνολογίας με 18 εργαζομένους στον Βόλο και κύκλο εργασιών που πλησιάζει το ένα εκατομμύριο ευρώ. Η ιστορία της Doitforme αποτελεί ένα χαρακτηριστικό παράδειγμα νεανικής επιχειρηματικότητας που αναπτύχθηκε στην ελληνική περιφέρεια, αποδεικνύοντας ότι η καινοτομία δεν αποτελεί αποκλ
Flutterwave, Moove drive Nigeria’s $635m startup funding
Nigerian startups raised $635m in the first nine months of 2026, driven by major funding for Flutterwave and Moove, reclaiming its top spot in Africa. Read More: https://punchng.com/flutterwave-moove-drive-nigerias-635m-startup-funding/
Legal AI startup Legora raises $550M Series E at $8.8B valuation
Legal AI startup Legora announced Wednesday that it raised a $550 million Series E round, valuing it at $8.8 billion.
This Startup Is All In on Recursive Self-Improvement. Its Latest Model Is Scary Good
Recursive makes the case that the benefits of using AI to build AI outweigh the risks.
The $15 billion ad-powered AI startup your doctor may already be using
OpenEvidence is booming despite questions about accuracy and ads.
Bauchi unveils new startup law, tech initiatives
Bauchi State Government has launched a new startup law to support tech entrepreneurs and graduated over 100 youths in a cybersecurity training programme. Read More: https://punchng.com/bauchi-unveils-new-startup-law-tech-initiatives/
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