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Silicon Valley has shifted from Web 2.0 to a new “hard tech”, AI-dominated era with fewer perks and a more serious mood, as startups use San Francisco as a base (www.nytimes.com)
14 days ago Startup AI San Francisco

Spend management startup Alaan raised a $48M Series A led by Peak XV, one of the Middle East's largest Series A rounds for a fintech, after a $2.5M seed in 2021 (techcrunch.com)
14 days ago Fintech Startup

Israeli quantum computing startup QuamCore raised a $26M Series A led by Sentinel, taking its total funding to $35M, and plans to move into chip fabrication (en.globes.co.il)
14 days ago Israel Startup Quantum

NYC-based sales automation startup Clay raised $100M led by CapitalG at a $3.1B valuation, up from $1.25B in January 2025, and expects $100M in revenue in 2025 (www.nytimes.com)
14 days ago Startup

Sources: AI video startup Runway is in talks to raise ~$500M at a $5B+ pre-money valuation; rival Luma AI aims to raise $1.1B+ at a $3.2B+ pre-money valuation (www.theinformation.com)
14 days ago Startup AI

AI drug discovery startup Chai Discovery raised a $70M Series A led by Menlo Ventures via its co-investment vehicle with Anthropic, valuing it at ~$550M (t.co)
14 days ago Startup AI

Sources: Mustafa Suleyman has been calling Google DeepMind recruits to work at Microsoft AI, offering higher pay and a more startup-like workplace than DeepMind (www.wsj.com)
14 days ago Google Microsoft Startup AI

Seoul-based chip startup FuriosaAI raised a $125M Series C bridge round from Korea Development Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, and others at a $735M valuation (www.bloomberg.com)
21 days ago Korea Startup

Source: data-labeling startup Surge AI is in talks with a16z, Warburg Pincus, and others to raise $1B in its first funding round at a valuation of at least $25B (www.bloomberg.com)
21 days ago Startup AI

AI-startup Anthropic nears funding round at $170 billion valuation (indianexpress.com)
22 days ago Startup AI

Dog-Walking Startup 'Wag' Files For Bankruptcy (slashdot.org)
23 days ago Startup

Athens-based defense tech startup Delian Alliance Industries, which makes its own hardware, software, and sensor fusion systems, raised a $14M Series A (t.co)
23 days ago Startup Sensor

Harmonic, an AI math startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, unveils its model Aristotle, saying it achieved gold medal performance on the 2025 IMO (techcrunch.com)
23 days ago Startup AI Mathematics

Flexport announces it is selling Convoy's tech to DAT Freight & Analytics, after acquiring the digital freight startup's tech stack in late 2023 (www.freightwaves.com)
23 days ago Startup

Fable, a startup offering AI-generated security training for employees, comes out of stealth having raised $31M, a source says at a $120M valuation (www.forbes.com)
24 days ago Startup AI

Krutrim layoffs continue as Ola-backed AI startup looks to build ‘leaner' teams (indianexpress.com)
24 days ago Startup AI Layoffs

A look at efforts by startups, such as Positron and Groq, to develop inference-focused chips that aim to be more energy efficient and performant than Nvidia's (www.wsj.com)
25 days ago Energy Startup Nvidia

Jeff Dean, who co-founded Google Brain and leads Google's AI research, has emerged as a prolific angel investor, backing 37 AI startups over the past two years (fortune.com)
25 days ago Google Startup AI

Sources: e-commerce startup OpenStore, co-founded by Keith Rabois, is raising a $15M Series C at a valuation of just $50M, down from $970M in September 2022 (www.bloomberg.com)
26 days ago Startup

A profile of Swedish AI coding startup Lovable, which became the fastest-growing software startup ever, reaching $100M+ in annualized revenue in eight months (www.forbes.com)
28 days ago Startup AI Sweden

Compliance tech startup Vanta raised a $150M Series D led by Wellington Management at a $4.15B valuation, up from $2.45B after raising $150M in July 2024 (www.bloomberg.com)
29 days ago Startup

Amazon to buy startup focused on AI wearables (indianexpress.com)
29 days ago Amazon Startup AI

PitchBook: in H1, AI startups raised $104.3B in the US, or about 66% of all US VC funding, up from 49% last year; there were 281 VC-backed exits totaling $36B (www.cnbc.com)
29 days ago Startup AI

AI compliance startup Delve raised a $32M Series A at a $300M valuation led by Insight Partners with participation from CISOs at Fortune 500 companies (techcrunch.com)
30 days ago Startup AI

UK startup Inforcer, which helps SMBs automate and manage Microsoft 365, security, and more, raised a $35M Series B, a source says at a $200M+ valuation (www.upstartsmedia.com)
30 days ago Microsoft Startup

Reliance Retail launches Ajio Rush, a four-hour fashion delivery service live in six Indian cities, to take on Myntra and other fashion quick commerce startups (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
2025-7-19 India Retail Startup

Acquihire deals like Google's Windsurf deal are a wake-up call for AI startup employees left behind, creating new uncertainty over leadership and compensation (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-7-19 Google Startup AI

Sources: at least six of China's biggest VC firms are targeting a combined $2B in new USD-denominated funds to allow overseas investment in Chinese startups (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-7-19 China Startup

Sources: Cursor maker Anysphere acquired Koala, an AI-powered CRM startup that raised a $15M Series A five months ago; Koala plans to shut down in September (techcrunch.com)
2025-7-19 Startup AI CRM

Clothing inventory monetization startup CaaStle's ex-CEO Christine Hunsicker is charged with defrauding investors of more than $300M over the past six years (apnews.com)
2025-7-19 Startup

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