Topic: startup investment
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Toyota Invests $1.5B More in Startup Funding Across All Stages
Toyota is investing $1.5 billion in startup funding to drive innovation in mobility, AI, climate technology, and industrial automation, integrating these into future projects like Woven City. The company has established Toyota Invention Partners with $670 million to support early-stage Japanese s...
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Google Funds AI Startups With New Initiative
Google launched the AI Futures Fund, a flexible investment program providing financial backing, technical resources, and early access to AI models for startups leveraging Google DeepMind's technologies. The fund operates continuously, supporting startups at any stage, with benefits like Googl...
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Top 9 Startups from YC Demo Day You Need to Know
Y Combinator's Summer 2025 Demo Day featured over 160 startups, with a strong focus on AI agents and infrastructure rather than just AI features. Notable companies include Autumn, which simplifies billing for AI firms, and Dedalus Labs, which automates AI agent deployment for developers. Other st...
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Mubadala-Backed AAF's Winning Strategy for Hot Startup Deals
AAF Management maintains smaller fund sizes to prioritize investor alignment and returns, using a hybrid model of direct startup investments and stakes in emerging venture funds. The firm's latest $55 million Axis Fund supports emerging managers and invests in startups from pre-seed to pre-IPO st...
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China's 996 vs Korea's 52-Hour Work Week: Tech Sector Clash
The global tech race intensifies the conflict between the need for rapid innovation and the push for regulated work hours, exemplified by China's "996" culture versus South Korea's 52-hour workweek mandate. South Korea's 52-hour workweek, with limited special overtime allowances, faces criticism ...
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AI Boom Drives Demand for Faster Chip Networks
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence is driving a critical need for faster chip networks, revolutionizing how processors communicate within data centers to enable complex AI systems to function at scale. Industry leaders like Nvidia and Broadcom, along with specialized startups such as...
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U.K. and U.S. Strike $42B Tech Prosperity Deal During Trump Visit
The UK and US have announced a $42 billion technology partnership focusing on AI infrastructure, quantum computing, and civil nuclear energy to reinforce their global tech leadership. Major private investments, including NVIDIA deploying 120,000 GPUs and Microsoft committing $30 billion, aim to b...
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