VCs discuss why most consumer AI startups still lack staying power
Even three years after the generative AI boom started, most AI startups are still making money by selling to businesses,…
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How iRobot lost its way home
There’s something painfully American about the arc of iRobot, the company that taught your vacuum to navigate around the furniture….
Nexus isn’t going all-in on AI, keeping half of its new $700M fund for India startups
While many venture firms seem to only have eyes for AI these days, Nexus Venture Partners is deliberately splitting its…
Amazon hopes to jump start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups
In Brief Posted: 3:55 PM PST · December 3, 2025 Image Credits:izusek / Getty Images Julie Bort Amazon hopes to…
VCs abandon old rules for a ‘funky time’ of investing in AI startups
If there’s one thing that VCs agree on when backing AI startups, it’s that AI requires a different investment approach…
How startups can lure good talent fairly without big tech bank accounts
Startups have never been able to offer the same sizable salaries as big tech companies. Now with companies like Meta…
Accel and Prosus team up to back early-stage Indian startups
Storied investors Accel and Prosus have launched a new investment partnership to back Indian startups from day zero, targeting founders…
Trump’s DOE proposes cutting billions in grants for GM, Ford, and lots of startups
The Department of Energy is looking to cut billions more in federal funding, and many promising startups as well as…
How startups could be affected by a prolonged government shutdown
The U.S. government shutdown could stifle deal flow, freeze visa processing for workers, and cause other problems for startups and…
New FAA program will let eVTOL startups test some operations before full certification
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a new pilot program that will let electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL)…
We are entering a golden age of robotics startups — and not just because of AI
When Seth Winterroth left his job at GE Ventures to help launch Eclipse Ventures in 2015, robotics was on his…
More than 10 European startups became unicorns this year
Funding season is about to restart in Europe after the summer lull, and if all goes well, it will be…
Advanced geothermal startups are just getting warmed up
When Congressional Republicans took a sledgehammer to the Inflation Reduction Act last summer, advanced geothermal startups were largely spared. Drilling…
More than 10 European startups became unicorns this year
Funding season is about to restart in Europe after the summer lull, and if all goes well, it will be…