Topic: pre-seed funding

  • Industrial AI Startup Thrives by Vowing to Stay Independent

    Industrial AI Startup Thrives by Vowing to Stay Independent

    Industrial AI startups like CVector face skepticism from clients worried about long-term viability due to frequent tech acquisitions, prompting CVector to emphasize its commitment to independence. CVector’s founders, with backgrounds in high-stakes industries, focus on trust and reliability, leve...

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  • Egypt's TradeHub Closes, Returns Investor Funds After Missing Market Fit

    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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  • Email Could Unlock the Future of AI Agents, Says Startup

    Email Could Unlock the Future of AI Agents, Says Startup

    AI agents face reliability and integration challenges, but startups like Mixus are simplifying adoption by embedding them into email and Slack workflows. Mixus, which has secured $2.6 million in funding, focuses on ease of use, allowing users to create and manage AI agents for tasks like tracking...

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  • Whisper Launches 'God Mode' to Combat Cybercrime

    Whisper Launches 'God Mode' to Combat Cybercrime

    Whisper, a Dutch cybersecurity startup, launched a predictive threat-neutralization platform called "God Mode," which analyzes 45+ billion data points for real-time global internet visibility. The platform uses entropy-based scoring to preemptively identify and disrupt cyber threats, contrasting ...

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  • Bono Startup Revolutionizes Charity Donations for Modern Giving

    Bono Startup Revolutionizes Charity Donations for Modern Giving

    Bono is a new philanthropic platform co-founded by Dan Eblagon and Ron Levy, automating donations and connecting users with vetted nonprofits, backed by $1.6 million in pre-seed funding. The platform simplifies giving by allowing users to set up recurring donations starting at $5/month, distribut...

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  • Grouphug Startup Uses AI to Enhance WhatsApp Groups

    Grouphug Startup Uses AI to Enhance WhatsApp Groups

    WhatsApp groups are about to get a major AI-powered upgrade thanks to Grouphug, a new startup founded by seasoned European tech entrepreneurs. The platform initially appears as a simple tool for transforming group chat histories into shareable memes, but this surface-level functionality hints at much bigger ambitions brewing behind the scenes.

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