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Kevin Durant’s $250K Hugging Face Bet Now Worth $60M

Kevin Durant’s $250,000 investment in Hugging Face could return up to $60 million if Nvidia’s proposed acquisition proceeds, highlighting the…

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StrictlyVC Returns to NYC Sept 10: AI, Athletes & Keith Rabois

StrictlyVC returns to New York City on September 10 for its first NYC event in two years, featuring keynote speaker…

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Stop Typing: Try This AI Microphone

London-based startup Relay is challenging the software-only voice-to-text market with a dedicated portable microphone, the Relay Q, set to launch…

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Hoomanely’s AI Bowl Detects Dog Illness With Smart Feeding Tech

Hoomanely’s AI-powered EverBowl monitors canine eating and drinking habits to establish health baselines and alert owners to early signs of…

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Ex-PG&E Engineer Builds Google Maps for Underground

After a costly near-miss at PG&E highlighted the inefficiencies of siloed underground utility data, former engineer Josh Mackanic founded CivilGrid…

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Flipboard Buys Graze to Let Users Build Their Own Social Algorithm

Flipboard has acquired Portland-based startup Graze to gain control over the infrastructure powering personalized social feeds, particularly on the Bluesky…

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PayRewards Launches in US with $28M Funding, 1.75% Fee

PayRewards has launched in the US with $28 million in funding to help small businesses monetize bank transfers, addressing the…

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Instinct AI Raises $350M at $2.5B Valuation

Spear Street Technology, the creator of Instinct AI, has raised $250 million in Series B funding, bringing its total capital…

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Capital F closes $17M debut fund to back the female economy

Capital F, a rare all-female-led venture capital firm, has closed its inaugural $17 million fund to invest in the female…

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Radar Makes Podcasts Searchable and AI-Ready

Particle has launched Radar, a specialized search engine that transcribes and semantically analyzes over 130,000 podcasts to transform audio into…

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Why QueryStory Users Should Verify AI Claims

QueryStory bridges the gap between complex data and actionable insights by applying cybersecurity verification methodologies to enterprise analytics, founded on…

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Arga Labs Builds Better Enterprise AI Agent Training

Arga Labs secured $10 million in seed funding to address enterprise AI deployment hurdles by creating full-scale digital twins of…

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Runable Raises $21M to Scale AI Agents From Build to Growth

Indian startup Runable secured $21 million in Series A funding to expand its AI platform, which targets small businesses by…

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Legato Raises $12M to Launch AI Hearing Glasses

Legato has exited stealth mode with $12 million in funding to launch Legato Frames, AI-powered hearing glasses designed to normalize…

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Ventures Platform Launches Second Africa Fund for Bigger Growth

Ventures Platform closed its second Pan-African fund at $84 million, marking a strategic expansion from Nigeria to the broader continent…

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Liner Raises $36.1M for Enterprise AI Search

South Korean AI startup Liner has secured $36.1 million in Series C funding, bringing its total capital raised to approximately…

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Vote for TechCrunch Founder Summit Audience Choice Sessions

The TechCrunch Founder Summit in Boston on November 4 is accepting audience votes until September 4 to determine which of…

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Pacific Fusion’s Next Machine Targets Key Commercial Hurdle

Pacific Fusion has broken ground on a new facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, designed to achieve net facility gain by…

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Gatik Raises $200M After Securing PepsiCo Deal

Gatik secured a $200 million funding round led by the Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, bringing its total…

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Andy Dunn’s Pie shifts from events app to social network

Andy Dunn’s startup Pie is pivoting from an event discovery tool to a social network by introducing "Community Homes," permanent…

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