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21 European startups to watch beyond Lovable and Mistral

A list of European AI startups recommended by prominent VCs highlights promising companies like BottleCap AI, which builds efficiency-focused LLMs,…

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Replit CEO on Cursor deal, Apple rivalry, and staying independent

Replit's revenue surged from $2.8 million in 2024 toward a billion-dollar annual run rate, driven by its AI-powered coding platform…

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Musely raises $360M from General Catalyst, no equity given

Musely secured over $360 million in non-dilutive capital from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund through a revenue-share-like agreement, with no…

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YC’s Summer 2026 RFS: Ag Robots, Drone Defense & Lunar Manufacturing

Y Combinator's Summer 2026 Request for Startups signals a major shift toward funding capital-intensive, hardware-focused startups in sectors like AI…

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Infrasound waves quell kitchen fires, but can they replace sprinklers?

Acoustic fire suppression uses low-frequency infrasound waves guided by AI sensors to extinguish flames by separating oxygen from the fuel…

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After a $4.6B spending spree, this fund just raised $6B more

Founders Fund has closed a $6 billion growth fund, its largest ever, with $4.5 billion from limited partners like sovereign…

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New AI Debugging Tool Reveals How LLMs Think

Goodfire is releasing a new tool called Silico that uses mechanistic interpretability to understand how large language models think, aiming…

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DAIMON Robotics Aims to Give Robot Hands a Sense of Touch

DAIMON Robotics unveiled the Daimon-Infinity dataset, the largest omni-modal robotic collection for physical AI, featuring high-resolution tactile sensing for tasks…

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Mastering the Lean Marketing Operations Stack

A MarTech Conference panel on May 6th will address how marketing operations teams can move beyond "maintenance mode" and reactive…

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Virgin Galactic unveils new ship amid cash and time crunch

Virgin Galactic revealed its next-generation spaceship being towed outside its factory in Arizona, signaling continued progress despite shifting focus from…

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Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M, raised just $8M

Skio, a Y Combinator graduate founded by Kennan Frost, was acquired by competitor Recharge for $105 million in cash, delivering…

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Rivian scales back EV factory plans after Trump DOE cuts loan deal

Rivian has scaled back its Georgia factory production target from 400,000 to 300,000 vehicles annually, following a restructured DOE loan…

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Reddit Marketing for SaaS: Lessons from 117 Brands

Reddit's authentic, unfiltered user discussions are increasingly shaping brand reputation, often conflicting with a company's polished marketing image; a study…

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Europe’s Earlybird VC closes €360M eighth fund

Earlybird Venture Capital closed its largest-ever €360 million early-stage fund (Fund VIII), which is oversubscribed and brings the firm's total…

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Synaps raises $3.6M for AI-powered design canvas

Synaps, an Austrian-Albanian AI design platform, has raised a $3.6 million pre-seed funding round led by Plug and Play, reaching…

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Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6B valuation, intensifying rivalry with Harvey

Nvidia's venture capital arm, NVentures, has invested in Swedish legal tech startup Legora, marking its first foray into legal AI…

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Faraday Future paid $7.5M to firm linked to founder Jia Yueting

Faraday Future paid approximately $7.5 million to an entity linked to founder Jia Yueting in 2025, a year in which…

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BioticsAI Founder on FDA Approval, Fundraising, and Healthcare Realities

BioticsAI built a functional AI copilot for ultrasound under $100,000, won the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in 2023, and secured FDA…

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SpaceX backer 137 Ventures secures $700M for two growth funds

137 Ventures has raised over $700 million across two new growth-stage funds to invest in startups with significant market impact.…

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Why Startups Need Fractional CFOs for AI Financial Decisions

AI tools add complexity to financial decisions for startup founders, making experienced guidance essential to align initiatives with defined business…

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