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AI helps recycling startups profit from 20% aluminum price surge

Rising gas prices and U.S.-Iran tensions have triggered a surge in aluminum prices, benefiting recycling startups as roughly 10% of…

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Tony Robbins, Calm Alums Launch Safer AI Therapy Platform

The Path, a new AI-powered therapy and coaching app, was created by the team behind the Mental app after noticing…

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Beauty booking startup Fresha valued at $1 billion with KKR backing

Fresha has raised $80 million from KKR's growth equity fund, reaching a $1 billion+ valuation and signaling its transition from…

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Stress-Test Your Staging Environment to Find Pre-Launch Risks

A staging environment should mirror production as closely as possible, with any deviations documented, to ensure SEO tests reveal the…

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ICEYE secures €300M credit facility from seven-bank syndicate

ICEYE secured a €300 million committed revolving credit facility from a seven-bank syndicate, led by Citi and Danske Bank, to…

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Starling’s FY26 profit falls again on higher credit loss provisions

Starling Bank reported its second consecutive annual profit decline for the fiscal year ending March 2026, driven by higher provisions…

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General Catalyst bets $63M on India’s travel payments market

General Catalyst led a $63 million investment in Indian fintech startup Scapia, valuing it at over $500 million, despite a…

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AI coworker startup Viktor raises $75M from Accel for Slack, Teams integration

Viktor, a startup founded by former Meta engineers, raised $75 million in Series A funding led by Accel, just ten…

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CircuitHub secures $28M to manufacture PCBs like cloud computing

CircuitHub secured a $28 million funding round led by Plural, the largest investment in its 15-year history, to advance its…

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Sam Altman makes surprise offer to every Y Combinator startup

Sam Altman offered $2 million worth of OpenAI tokens to each startup in Y Combinator’s current batch in exchange for…

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RemotePass lands $17.4M Series B from EBRD to merge global hiring with fintech

RemotePass has raised $17.4 million in Series B funding led by EBRD Venture Capital, having achieved profitability in early 2025…

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Andrew Ng-backed IrisGo aims to be your AI desktop companion

IrisGo is developing a proactive desktop AI companion for PCs that learns and automates workflows, and it has raised a…

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De-Extinction Firm Creates Artificial Egg, No Chicken Needed

Colossal has developed an artificial eggshell that allows bird embryos to develop fully outside a natural shell, with healthy chicks…

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Primer raises $100M Series C for US growth and AI payments

Primer raised €86.2 million in Series C funding to expand its AI-powered payment platform, aiming for the US to contribute…

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NanoClaw creator rejects $20M buyout, raises $12M seed

NanoClaw creator Gavriel Cohen and his brother rejected a $20 million acquisition offer and instead closed a $12 million seed…

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Quartermaster Builds a Maritime Hive Mind

Quartermaster's SmartMast system creates a "hive mind" network by mounting hardened sensors on ships to relay real-time maritime data, overcoming…

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Mach Industries invests $50M to solve a major defense tech challenge

Mach Industries acquired solid rocket motor company Exquadrum for $50 million, rebranding it as Mach Energetics to gain direct control…

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How MAGFAST Rewrote the Crowdfunding Playbook

Most crowdfunding campaigns fail, with only 39% of Kickstarter projects reaching their goals and backers statistically expecting about one in…

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Meet the Finalists of the Infosecurity Europe Cyber Startup Competition

Infosecurity Europe 2026 will host a live Cyber Startup Competition on June 2, featuring five finalists pitching to a panel…

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Italy’s Lexroom raises $50M Series B, totals $73M for legal AI

Left Lane Capital led a $50 million Series B for Milan-based legal AI startup Lexroom, eight months after its $19…

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