Call for Applications: Founders Fund Africa Creative Economy Accelerator
The Edo State Government has expanded access to technical, vocational, entrepreneurial and digital skills development programs as part…
Thinking Machines Lab Drops Its First Model
Thinking Machines Lab, an artificial intelligence company started by exiles from OpenAI, has released its first model, called…
Chinese AI Startup DFSX Releases Chip to Take on the West
A Chinese startup has stepped out of the shadows with the release of an artificial-intelligence chip, aiming to…
Firm Launches SME Grant Programme, Digital Rewards Initiative
All 12 member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have begun implementing the regional…
Nilekani-backed Fundamentum launches third fund of ₹2,200 crore | Start Ups
The Fundamentum Partnership, the venture capital firm cofounded by Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani and veteran investor Sanjeev…
Kraken Technology Group becomes Europe’s newest maritime defence unicorn — TFN
Kraken Technology Group, a British maker of uncrewed vessels, has raised $175 million in Series B funding, pushing…
Exclusive: How a Swiss pharma got to Octozi’s cap table before any US VC did — TFN
Octozi has raised $3 million in seed funding led by Surface Ventures, with Remarkable Ventures joining, adding to…
Lovable in talks to raise funding at $12B valuation, doubling its price tag in six months: report — TFN
According to four sources cited by Forbes, Lovable is in talks for new funding at a $12 billion…
How Carin Gan’s CoffeeSpace is changing the way startups are built
Carin Gan is one of the co-founders of CoffeeSpace, a matching app for startup co-founders. (Carin Gan pic)…
Hive raises $15M in pre-Series A to create a silicon brain that can operate any industrial machine — TFN
HIVE, a Physical AI startup from Kristiansand, has secured $15 million in pre-Series A funding led by SuperSeed.…
alqem raises €8M from UVC Partners and Union Square Ventures to hunt for rare-earth-free magnets — TFN
alqem, a deeptech startup with offices in Munich and Coimbra, has raised €8 million in pre-seed funding. The…
Why Skello’s founders own more of the company after a €200M raise — TFN
Skello raised €200 million from Bridgepoint, its largest backer, as founders grew their own stake. The profitable HR…