Anthropic, Google in Talks on Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Deal
Anthropic PBC is in discussions with Alphabet Inc.’s Google about a deal that would provide the artificial intelligence…
Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta
Sesame, a conversational AI startup and smart glasses maker, has raised a $250 million Series B round and…
A16z-backed Codi launches AI agent office manager
Codi, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup founded by Christelle Rohaut and Dave Schuman, is launching what it hails as the first AI-powered platform…
Aura introduces a $499 e-ink digital photo frame that lets you go cordless
Aura is introducing its newest model, the $499 Ink frame, which brings a 13-inch color e-paper display to…
RecordPoint acquires Blackbird-backed Redactive as founders plot new AI venture — Capital Brief
Software group RecordPoint has acquired Blackbird-backed Redactive, a Melbourne-based security startup which helps companies manage new data threats…
Nvidia-Backed Cohere to Offer Secondary Sale of Employee Shares
Cohere Inc., the Nvidia Corp.-backed artificial intelligence startup that raised funds at a $7 billion valuation a month…
The Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst List 2025
Emily McAteer Co-founder and CEO Odyssey Energy Solutions, US Founded in 2017, Odyssey Energy Solutions operates a digital…
Startups in Middle East Raised $1.2 Billion in Fundraising Record
Startups in the Middle East raised a record $1.2 billion last quarter, defying a collapse in broader emerging…
AI Music Generator Suno in Funding Talks at $2 Billion Valuation
Suno Inc., a startup that generates music using artificial intelligence, is in talks to raise over $100 million…
$1.1T capital clash, 10K+ AI startups by 2030, and just 1.2% of VC money to women — TFN
When Expand North Star first debuted at GITEX in 2016, it was a small gathering of regional entrepreneurs.…
In Japan and beyond, space startups are relying more on government cash
Geespace, owned by Chinese automaker Geely, is seen as China’s answer to Starlink. The company has partnered with…
French deeptech startup Isentroniq grabs €7.5M to solve quantum computing’s wiring bottleneck — TFN
Quantum computing promises to revolutionise industries from medicine to energy, but the road to scalable systems remains blocked…