AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round
AI chip company SambaNova Systems has raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation…
OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide
NextSlide recently announced that it's joining OpenAI, with the presentation startup's team members now…
Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI
Impulse Space, a startup founded by SpaceX engine guru Tom Mueller to build highly-maneuverable…
This Silicon Valley city is quietly becoming Robot Row. Here’s who’s clanking around.
On a Thursday afternoon, about 70 people gathered around a nearly six-foot-tall humanoid robot…
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Sebastian Kurz went from Austria’s youngest chancellor to building a $3 billion AI cybersecurity startup
Sebastian Kurz's AI cybersecurity startup DREAM has reached a $3 billion valuation.DREAM's AI-powered cybersecurity…
Insiders from Perplexity, Kalshi, Replit, and more share how to get a job at a buzzy startup
For many job seekers, startups hold a special allure.There's the chance to help build…
How much you should tell your boss — and the internet — about why you’re quitting your job
Explaining why you're quitting a job can be tricky, especially if your plans change…
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This startup is betting India’s gig economy can train the world’s robots
In the last few years, India's online food delivery market has grown significantly, with…
2 founders raised $3.2 million, then scrapped their original AI startup. Here’s the deck they used to pitch the pivot.
Tyler Maran and Anna Pojawis' startup had paying customers, growing traction, and $3.2 million…
Now Rippling is counter suing tiny startup Runlayer
Runlayer has raised a total of $42 million and was founded by third-time founder…
Read the pitch deck startup Unframe used to raise $50 million to help businesses deploy AI
Unframe has raised $50 million to help companies deploy AI.The startup crossed $100 million…
Y Combinator turned a sports arena into AI’s biggest pep rally
The CEOs walked out of the light-up tunnel like they were preparing to wrestle.A…
AI proptech startup EliseAI is in talks to raise a new round of funding at a $3.7 billion valuation
The latest multi-billion dollar AI startup isn't for writing code or generating images.New York-based…
AI inference startup Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B months after its last mega round
Launched in 2019, Baseten is a startup benefiting from what The Next Wave hailed…
