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Fintech

OneText Secures $4.5M From YC & Khosla to Revolutionize Text Shopping

OneText raised $4.5M in seed funding to streamline online shopping by enabling purchases via text messages, backed by investors like…

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Business

Tech Experts Weigh In on Soham Parekh’s Impact

Soham Parekh, an Indian software engineer, sparked controversy in Silicon Valley by allegedly working for multiple Y Combinator-backed startups simultaneously,…

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Business

Meet Soham Parekh: The Serial Moonlighter Silicon Valley Loves

Soham Parekh, a software engineer, sparked controversy by allegedly working multiple full-time jobs simultaneously without employers' knowledge, leading to warnings…

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Business

Tailor Secures $22M Series A for Headless ERP Innovation

Tailor, a headless ERP platform, raised $22 million in Series A funding led by investors like ANRI and Y Combinator,…

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Startup Campfire Lures NetSuite Clients, Secures $35M Series A Led by Accel

Campfire, an AI-driven accounting platform, raised $35 million in Series A funding led by Accel, with participation from investors like…

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Artificial Intelligence

Startups Weekly: Navigating Tech Legal Challenges

Tech startups saw significant activity in AI, cybersecurity, and fintech, with Rubrik acquiring Predibase and NYK Line buying Kadmos to…

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Artificial Intelligence

Ethiopian Dev’s Auth Tool Better Auth Secures $5M From Peak XV & YC

A self-taught Ethiopian developer, Bereket Engida, created Better Auth, an open-source authentication tool that addresses frustrations with existing solutions, securing…

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Artificial Intelligence

Sam Altman: ChatGPT Surpasses Google’s Capabilities

OpenAI's ChatGPT has evolved from a search alternative to a versatile digital assistant capable of handling complex tasks like coding,…

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Artificial Intelligence

Void IDE: Open-Source Cursor Alternative Now in Beta

Void IDE is a new open-source, privacy-focused code editor (a VS Code fork) that offers AI-powered coding assistance without data…

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Artificial Intelligence

Cluely Raises $15M From a16z to Help Users ‘Cheat on Everything’

Cluely raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, following a $5.3 million seed round, with an…

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Artificial Intelligence

Startups Weekly: Speed, Growth & Innovation

The startup world saw rapid developments in defense tech, AI, and fintech, with bold ideas attracting significant investment despite market…

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Artificial Intelligence

Meta Eyes $32B AI Startup CEO After Failed Acquisition Bid

Meta is aggressively expanding its AI capabilities through high-profile talent acquisitions and investments, including recruiting Scale AI's founder and attempting…

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Artificial Intelligence

Police Raid Cluely’s ‘Cheat at Everything’ Startup Party

Cluely's viral San Francisco startup party was shut down by police due to overcrowding after a satirical social media post…

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Business

Aspora Secures $50M from Sequoia for Indian Diaspora Banking

India's remittance market is projected to reach $160 billion by 2029, driving demand for specialized financial services for NRIs, which…

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Artificial Intelligence

Top 11 YC Demo Day Startups Catching Investor Attention

Y Combinator Demo Day highlighted AI as the dominant theme, with startups focusing on AI tools, robotics, and specialized versions…

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Artificial Intelligence

Tesla Sues Ex-Optimus Engineer for Trade Secret Theft

Tesla is suing a former engineer from its Optimus robotics division, accusing him of stealing proprietary technology to start a…

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Business

Canary raises $80M Series D led by YC, Insight Partners for hotel tech

Canary, a hotel guest management platform, raised $80 million in Series D funding led by Brighton Park Capital, bringing its…

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Startups Drive San Francisco Office Market Revival

San Francisco's office market is rebounding due to AI startups, with five Y Combinator-linked firms leasing 24,000 sq ft in…

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Artificial Intelligence

Solidroad Secures $6.5M for AI-Powered Customer Service Coaching

Solidroad, an AI-powered customer service startup, raised $6.5 million in seed funding to enhance its platform, backed by investors like…

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Artificial Intelligence

Rosebud Raises $6M to Expand AI-Powered Journaling App

Rosebud, an AI-powered journaling app, secured $6 million in seed funding to enhance its platform and expand its user base…

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