How Prankster Oobah Butler Convinced Venture Capitalists to Give Him Over $1 Million
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyNot long into his new documentary, Oobah Butler tells the cofounder of his newly…
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Shuttle raises $6 million to fix vibe-coding’s deployment problem
The promise of vibe coding was that full-scale applications could be spun up from just an idea, powered by systems…
Sources: Multimodal AI startup Fal.ai already raised at $4B+ valuation
Fal.ai, a startup that hosts image, video, and audio AI models for developers, has closed a new round valuing the…
European AI rising star Nexos.ai raises €30M to unlock enterprise AI adoption
For most enterprise companies, AI is either a promise that has yet to deliver or a security risk. The effort…
YC alum Cercli, an AI-powered Rippling for MENA, raises oversubscribed $12M Series A
In a region long defined by fragmented enterprise systems, outdated compliance tools, and HR software that rarely talks to finance,…
Apple and Formula 1 ink five-year US streaming deal, bringing all races to Apple TV
Apple announced on Friday that it has secured exclusive U.S. broadcasting rights to Formula 1. The new five-year agreement between…
India’s Kuku snags $85M as mobile content wars intensify
Kuku, an Indian storytelling platform backed by Google, has raised $85 million in fresh funding as it aims to scale…
Prezent raises $30 million to acquire AI services firms — starting with founder’s other company
Prezent, a startup that offers an AI-powered presentation builder to enterprises, said today that it has raised $30 million in…
Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storySince launching its bug bounty program nearly a decade ago, Apple has always touted…
Firefly leans into its defense ambitions with $855M SciTec acquisition
In Brief Posted: 3:48 AM PDT · October 6, 2025 Aria Alamalhodaei Firefly leans into its defense ambitions with $855M…
After nine years of grinding, Replit finally found its market. Can it keep it?
While AI coding startups like Cursor raise brow-raising rounds on barely three years of existence, Replit’s path to a $3…
Trump obtains another settlement as YouTube agrees to pay $24.5 million
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Rocket.new, one of India’s first vibe-coding startups, snags $15M from Accel, Salesforce Ventures
Rocket.new, an Indian startup building an AI-powered app development platform, has raised $15 million in a seed round led by…
Irregular raises $80 million to secure frontier AI models
On Wednesday, AI security firm Irregular announced $80 million in new funding in a round led by Sequoia Capital and…
Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price
Investors took a cautious approach to transit software startup Via’s IPO on Friday, with shares opening below the company’s IPO…
Snap breaks into ‘startup squads’ as ad revenue stalls
In Brief Posted: 6:41 PM PDT · September 8, 2025 Connie Loizos Snap breaks into ‘startup squads’ as ad revenue…
Bret Taylor’s Sierra raises $350M at a $10B valuation
Investors are clearly bullish about former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor’s AI agent startup Sierra. Sierra, which helps enterprises build customer…
Indian grocery startup Citymall raises $47M to challenge ultra-fast delivery giants
Indian e-commerce startup Citymall, which focuses on budget-focused grocery delivery for tier 2 and tier 3 towns, said today that…
Assort Health nabs $50M to automate patient phone calls, sources say
Assort Health, a startup that uses AI to automate patient communication for specialty healthcare practices, has raised about $50 million…
Cohere hits a $6.8B valuation as investors AMD, Nvidia, and Salesforce double down
Cohere on Thursday announced that it had raised an oversubscribed $500 million round, bringing its valuation to $6.8 billion. This…