AI-armed founders disrupting venture capitalism?
A recent report noted that Indian venture capitalists are sitting on nearly $10 billion, waiting for the “right”…
OpenAI Executive Kevin Weil Is Leaving the Company
Kevin Weil, OpenAI’s former chief product officer who was recently tapped to build a new AI workspace for…
Failed Companies Are Selling Old Slack Chats and Email Archives to Train AI
Startups that are shutting down are now selling off their company data, including emails and Slack messages, for…
I Sold My Startup A Year After Founding It. Here’s Why That Was The Fastest Way To Build Real-World Healthcare AI
By Louis Blankemeier In October 2024, my co-founders and I set out to make our Ph.D. research useful…
Jane Street Invests $1 Billion in CoreWeave, Boosts Spending Plans
Jane Street Group, a trading firm, has taken an additional $1 billion stake in AI cloud services provider…
This Is What Went Wrong with Once $4 Billion Dollar Brand Allbirds · Babson Thought & Action
A 99 percent drop in valuation—it’s every entrepreneur’s worst nightmare. For footwear and apparel company Allbirds, it was…
AI Agents Are Coming for Your Dating Life
On a Monday afternoon in March, I watched a pixel-art avatar prowl the corridors of a virtual office…
This Seville startup snaps €1M from DraperB1 and Robin Capital to fix Spain’s broken pension system — TFN
More than three million workers in Spain already benefit from corporate pension plans. The vast majority work for…
Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk
Meta has paused all its work with the data contracting firm Mercor while it investigates a major security…
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…
Oura co-founder and Business Finland back Audicin’s €1.6M raise to wire nervous-system recovery into wearables and apps — TFN
Wellness tools typically demand something most people cannot spare: time, attention, and ideal conditions. Audicin is building around…
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…