Topic: investor relations
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How to End Things Gracefully
The author secured startup funding by demonstrating preparedness for failure, which built trust with investors through honesty and realism. When the startup failed, they returned leftover funds to investors and maintained relationships, leading to support for future ventures. The author reflects ...
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How to Accurately Calculate Your True Customer Acquisition Cost
Understanding true customer acquisition cost (CAC) is essential for informed financial decisions and sustainable growth, as oversimplified methods lead to inefficient spending and misguided strategies. Traditional CAC calculations often fail by examining channels in isolation, ignoring interconne...
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Sumble Raises $38.5M to Bring AI Context to Sales Intelligence
Sumble addresses a gap in sales intelligence by using AI to provide meaningful context from diverse online sources, revealing companies' internal drivers and operations. The startup, founded by Kaggle creators, has gained rapid traction with major enterprise clients and a 550% revenue increase, l...
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Ex-OpenAI, Google Brain Team Raises $300M for AI Startup
Periodic Labs, founded by former OpenAI and Google Brain researchers, has raised $300 million to use AI for automating material science, integrating simulations, robotics, and large language models to propose, create, and analyze new compounds. The company's approach leverages AI to learn from al...
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Sesame AI, from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta
Sesame has raised $250 million in Series B funding and is launching a limited beta program for its AI-powered smart glasses, led by former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe. The company's AI assistant generates natural, expressive speech directly, as demonstrated in early demos that attracted over a milli...
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Ring CEO: Our Cameras Could 'Zero Out Crime' in 12 Months
Jamie Siminoff, founder and CEO of Ring, predicts that widespread use of AI-enhanced security cameras could nearly eliminate neighborhood crime within one to two years through advanced technology and sufficient coverage. Despite facing legal battles, product malfunctions, and near-collapse, Ring ...
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Nikki Parker: How PR Fuels Startup Growth at TC All Stage
Nikki Parker, EVP at Insight Partners, will speak at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15, offering startups actionable PR and marketing strategies for brand growth and investor relations. Effective PR acts as a growth accelerator, helping startups secure funding, engage customers, and build high-impa...
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Egypt's TradeHub Closes, Returns Investor Funds After Missing Market Fit
TradeHub, an Egyptian B2B startup, has shut down after failing to achieve product-market fit and returned all remaining investor capital, just 18 months after raising $1.4 million in pre-seed funding. The company initially operated as a cross-border marketplace for exports but pivoted to a B2B sa...
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Definely Secures $30M Series B to Streamline Contract Review
Definely, an AI-powered legal tech startup, raised $30 million in Series B funding led by Revaia to enhance contract review processes globally. Co-founded by Nnamdi Emelifeonwu and Feargus MacDaeid, Definely's tools like Draft, Vault, and Proof simplify legal document review, with a focus on acce...
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Mistral AI: The OpenAI Competitor You Need to Know
Mistral AI is a rapidly growing French startup challenging global AI leaders with its innovative models like Le Chat and strategic partnerships, backed by significant investment and high-profile endorsements. The company offers both open-source and premium AI products, including consumer and ente...
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Faraday Future Partners with RAK Motors for UAE EV Sales and Services
Faraday Future has partnered with RAK Motors to launch the FX Super One electric vehicle in the UAE, with RAK handling all sales, delivery, and after-sales support starting October 27, 2025. The collaboration establishes a complete operational framework in the UAE, utilizing a 108,000-square-foot...
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OpenAI Seeks $40B in New Funding From Investors
OpenAI is seeking an additional $40 billion in funding, potentially one of the largest private tech fundraisings, with SoftBank contributing 75% of the initial $10 billion tranche. The company has raised nearly $64 billion since 2015, with key partnerships like Microsoft and SoftBank, though rece...
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Ex-Battlefield Devs Raise €2M to Tackle Europe's New Accessibility Law
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is introducing new digital accessibility standards for businesses in Europe, with significant fines for non-compliance and a 2030 deadline for existing products. DevAlly, an Irish startup, uses AI and automation to help companies identify and fix accessibility...
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OpenAI Launches AI Hiring Platform to Challenge LinkedIn
OpenAI is launching an AI-powered hiring platform by mid-2026 to connect businesses and job seekers, potentially competing with established networks like LinkedIn. The company is also developing an AI certification program through its OpenAI Academy, aiming to certify 10 million Americans by 2030...
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