SoftBank May Invest Up To $25B Into OpenAI 鈥� Report

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Artificial intelligence • Politics and regulation • Venture

SoftBank May Invest Up To $25B Into OpenAI 鈥� Report

January 30, 2025

Just about a week after the White House announced its new AI Stargate Project, two of the venture's biggest names may become even closer partners...

Job market • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Far Fewer Seed-Stage Startups Are Graduating To Series A 鈥� Raising The Risk Of Failure

Gen茅 Teare

January 30, 2025

Companies stalled at the seed stage might be sacrificing growth to get to breakeven, which could further hinder their ability to show the traction...

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Startups • Venture

Weapons Startup Castelion Strikes $100M Series A

Chris Metinko

January 29, 2025

Castelion, a defense manufacturer developing long-range hypersonic strike weapons, raised a $100 million Series A in a mix of debt and equity.

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Startups • Venture

Startup Advice Has A ‘Lowest Common Denominator’ Problem

Dan Gray

January 29, 2025

A factor that defines great founders is the confidence to carve their own path from first principles rather than going with the flow. Frequent guest...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Real estate & property tech • Regional • Travel & tourism • Venture

From The Philippines To Argentina, These 4 Countries Saw Startup Funding Rise

Joanna Glasner

January 29, 2025

Although global venture funding rose overall in 2024, it wasn鈥檛 a particularly strong year for emerging economies. Even so, there were a few...

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Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Startups • Venture

Fusion Startup Helion Powers Up With $425M Series F

Chris Metinko

January 28, 2025

Fusion startup Helion locked up a $425 million Series F 鈥� valuing the company at $5.4 billion 鈥� as the company looks to satiate Big Tech鈥檚 appetite...

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Startups • Venture

How A Problem-First Mindset Can Help Your Startup Defy The Odds Of Failure

Guest Author

January 28, 2025

Adopting a problem-first approach can make all the difference between the success and failure of a startup. Roman Eloshvili, founder and CEO of XData...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Fintech & e-commerce • Startups • Venture • Web3

Excitement Builds Around Web3 And Crypto, But VC Dollars Don鈥檛 Follow

Chris Metinko

January 28, 2025

While the U.S. presidential administration change offers the promise of reduced regulations around digital assets, funding to Web3 startups did not...

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Artificial intelligence • Startups • Venture

Will DeepSeek Burst VC鈥檚 AI Bubble?

Chris Metinko

January 27, 2025

For many investors in artificial intelligence, the week started with a jolt as a Chinese AI app sent tech stocks plummeting and likely left many...

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Startups • Venture

Toxic Investors: How To Spot Them And Why Startups Should Steer Clear

Guest Author

January 27, 2025

Toxic investors often propose unfavorable contract terms that can harm the startup鈥檚 long-term prospects. In this guest commentary venture investor...

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Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Regional • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

China Leads Asia鈥檚 Venture Downturn 鈥� But Other Countries Didn鈥檛 Help

Chris Metinko

January 27, 2025

While the fourth quarter showed a little resilience 鈥� bouncing back after a slow Q3 鈥� the Asia venture market has proven a bumpy, if not entirely...

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