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On Me raises $6 million for its digital gift card platform that lets users purchase cards categorized by interests rather than being restricted to specific retailers.
Also, Port offers a proprietary alternative to Spotify's popular devtool catalog Backstage, but with a valuable addition: it can be used to manage AI agents, too.
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Tavus has launched a new experience where you can chat with an AI Santa that asks personal questions and remembers your interests.
Oboe has raised $16 million in funding for its learning app. The company now lets users generate unlimited courses for free.
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Crusoe will pay Boom $1.25 billion for more than a gigawatt of generating capacity with deliveries of the turbines starting in 2027.
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Empromptu claims all a user has to do is tell the platform's AI chatbot what they want — like a new HTML or JavaScript app — and the AI will go ahead and build it.
Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky is expanding his company's device lineup with a new smart wearable: an AI-powered smart ring known as Index 01.
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Tiger's last fund did well with investments in OpenAI, Waymo and Databricks. But it warns investors that AI valuations are already 'elevated.'
Skild AI is developing a hardware-agnostic foundation model for robots that can be customized for various uses.
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Quilt has sold nearly 1,000 units in the U.S. and Canada, and the new funding should help expand sales operations to more states and provinces.
Also, while OpenAI continues to insist that there are currently no ads — or tests for advertising — live in ChatGPT, the company’s chief research officer also acknowledged that the company “fell short” with recent promotional messages.
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Limitless said it shares Meta's vision of bringing personal superintelligence to everyone.
Also, sometimes, founding a startup just once isn’t enough.
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Hamlet TV is a way to help keep citizens informed of what's happening inside local governments.
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Nexus Venture Partners manages $3.2 billion in capital across its funds and has invested in more than 130 companies over the years.
Also, can Kiro win the hearts of startup founders above the many AI coding tools they already have? Amazon hopes a free year will tempt them.
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While VCs have long used big investments to spur category winners, they are taking this strategy to new extremes.
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Antares is designing and building small modular reactors that it plans to deploy for commercial, space, and defense applications.
The latest funding comes less than two months after Kalshi announced that it raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation.
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Titan OS aims to expand its independent TV operating system in Europe and Latin America.
Gradium, a startup spawned out of French AI lab Kyutai (backed by French telecom billionaire Xavier Niel), launched out of stealth on Tuesday.
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The round was co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP), and saw participation from a16z, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, Earlybird VC, BroadLight Capital, General Catalyst, Temasek, Bain Capital Ventures, Air Street Capital, Visionaries Club, Canva and Figma Ventures.
Also, analysts will be watching to see if Thrive-owned firms actually succeed in building long-term profitable businesses using OpenAI’s tech, or if the result is really just pumped up valuations based on speculative market potential.
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Adam Joseph was shocked when Mark Cuban replied to his email with an inquisition full of questions.
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MyHair AI examines photos of the scalp to help diagnose hair loss and suggest scientifically validated clinics and treatments.
The startup uses AI to help immigrants understand the system, connect with lawyers and reduce associated costs.
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An investor explains the "buy, fix, and hold" model employed by Bending Spoons and similar companies that buy distressed startups.
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Google and Accel will jointly invest up to $2 million in each startup through their new partnership.
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Career exploration platform Find Your Grind raises $5 million to help more students discover alternative professions.
Also, the discovery of a massive lithium deposit suggests that a region in Quebec might hold even more lithium than originally suspected.
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The small modular reactor startup is capitalizing on surging interest from tech companies and data center developers.
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Startups are still racing to build the world's first commercial fusion power plant on land, but Maritime Fusion thinks the path will be easier out at sea.
Also, AI testing startup Momentic has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Standard Capital, with participation from Dropbox Ventures. Existing investors at Y Combinator, FCVC, Transpose Platform and Karman Ventures also participated.
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