AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation
Through an extension to its previous $50 million Series A round that closed in September, AI video generation startup Higgsfield…
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Indian SpaceX rival EtherealX hits 5x valuation as it readies engine tests
Ethereal Exploration Guild, an Indian space tech better known as EtherealX, has climbed 5.5x in valuation to $80.5 million after…
Anthropic invests $1.5 million in the Python Software Foundation and open source security
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Anthropic invests $1.5 million in the Python Software Foundation and open source security We are thrilled…
Luminar lines up $22 million bidder for its lidar business
Luminar has reached a deal to sell its lidar business to a company called Quantum Computing Inc. for just $22…
Tesla Loses Its EV Crown to BYD as Sales Keep Dropping
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyUnlike Elon Musk with his list of broken promises, the stats don’t lie. Tesla…
Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about
Mark Zuckerberg has struck again. Meta Platforms is acquiring Manus, a Singapore-based AI startup that’s become the talk of Silicon…
Backing Up Spotify
Anna’s Blog Updates about Anna’s Archive, the largest truly open library in human history. Backing up Spotify annas-archive.li/blog, 2025-12-20, Discuss…
Weeks after raising $100M, investors pump another $180M into hot Indian startup MoEngage
MoEngage, a customer engagement platform used by consumer brands across 75 countries, has raised $180 million in a Series F…
India’s Spinny lines up $160M funding to acquire GoMechanic, sources say
Spinny, an Indian online marketplace for used cars, is raising around $160 million as it moves to acquire car services…
Ex-Googler’s Yoodli triples valuation to $300M+ with AI built to assist, not replace, people
Yoodli, an AI-powered communication training startup, has reached a valuation of more than $300 million — more than triple its…
There are 47.2 million developers in the world – Global developer population trends 2025
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X-energy rides nuclear wave, raises $700M Series D
Nuclear startup X-energy raised $700 million in a Series D found, the company told TechCrunch. The new fundraise comes less…
Agentio secures $40 million from Forerunner as it scales its creator marketplace beyond YouTube
Views on sponsored videos on YouTube have risen 28% year-on-year, and the number of sponsored videos has grown by 54%…
Luminal raises $5.3 million to build a better GPU code framework
Three years ago, Luminal co-founder Joe Fioti was working on chip design at Intel when he came to a realization….
Lovable says it’s nearing 8 million users as the year-old AI coding startup eyes more corporate employees
Lovable, the Stockholm-based AI coding platform, is closing in on 8 million users, CEO Anton Osika told this editor during…
Inception raises $50 million to build diffusion models for code and text
With so much money flooding into AI startups, it’s a good time to be an AI researcher with an idea…
Ventures Platform, one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors, has raised another $64 million
Lagos-based Ventures Platform, one of Africa’s most active early-stage investors, has raised $64 million so far for its second fund,…
Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces ‘dislikes’ beta
Social network Bluesky, which on Friday announced a new milestone of 40 million users, will soon start testing “dislikes” as…
YC alum Adam raises $4.1M to turn viral text-to-3D tool into AI copilot
Adam, one of the most viral startups in Y Combinator’s Winter 2025 batch, has raised a $4.1 million seed round…
India’s Snabbit valuation doubled to $180M in 5 months on its quick house-help bet
India’s appetite for instant convenience — once confined to food and grocery delivery — is expanding into house help. That…