Two months after Northvolt—once hailed as Europe’s answer to Tesla—filed for bankruptcy, two of its former top executives are back in the spotlight with a fresh bet on AI-powered manufacturing. According to Bloomberg, Peter Carlsson, the company’s former CEO, and […]

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Five months after pleading guilty to multi-billion-dollar fraud, Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for defrauding investors. The Ukraine-born Mashinsky was first arrested in 2023 following a federal investigation into the collapse of his […]

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It’s May 8, 2025, and we’re back with today’s roundup of who got funded and why it matters. Investors didn’t hold back—writing big checks across AI, fintech, health tech, and even tokenized real-world assets. From stealth-mode launches to growth-stage expansions, […]

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Kouper has emerged from stealth with $10M to fix one of health care’s most overlooked failures: patient transitions. Kouper, a new health tech startup focused on making hospital discharges safer and smoother, has officially launched with $10 million in fresh […]

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Less than a month after Figma sent a cease-and-desist letter to AI-coding startup Lovable, the design giant on Wednesday announced the launch of Figma Sites, a new feature that lets users publish responsive websites directly from the design canvas. No […]

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Coinbase is making a $2.9 billion move to strengthen its position in crypto trading. The company announced Thursday that it’s acquiring Deribit, a major player in crypto options, in a cash-and-stock deal. In a blog post, the world’s largest publicly […]

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Sankaet Pathak is back—and this time, he’s building robots. Just months after the fintech firm Synapse collapsed under his leadership, Pathak is now behind a new startup called Foundation Robotics Labs. The company is reportedly trying to raise $100 million at […]

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It’s May 7, 2025, and we’re back with another roundup of the day’s biggest startup funding news. Yes, we’ve missed a few dates. No, we’re not promising perfect attendance. But if investors keep opening their wallets like this, we’ll keep […]

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WisdomAI, an agentic data insights platform, has officially launched from stealth with $23M in funding led by Coatue Ventures, with participation from Madrona, GTM Capital, The Anthology Fund, and several prominent angel investors. The startup is tackling a common pain […]

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In a potential blow to Google, Apple is exploring plans to reshape Safari by adding AI-powered search engines, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The move could chip away at Google’s grip on search, especially on mobile devices where it pays billions […]

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Amazon’s self-driving car startup Zoox has issued a recall for 270 of its robotaxis after one of its vehicles was involved in a crash last month in Las Vegas, the company said Tuesday. The issue stems from a flaw in […]

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The U.S. crackdown on AI chip exports hasn’t worked as planned, and now lawmakers want to try something far more aggressive: a built-in “kill switch” in NVIDIA’s chips to cut off unauthorized use in China. The latest effort comes after […]

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Jeff Bezos is throwing his weight behind a rising AI player. His personal investment firm, Bezos Expeditions, is leading a $72 million round in Toloka, an AI startup that trains and evaluates AI models using real human input. Bezos isn’t […]

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Uber is making a $700 million bet on Türkiye’s delivery market. The ride-hailing giant said in a securities filing Monday that it’s acquiring an 85% controlling stake in Trendyol GO, the food and grocery arm of Turkish e-commerce heavyweight Trendyol. […]

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Onebeat, a retail tech startup focused on smarter inventory decisions, has officially launched in the U.S. with $15 million in new funding. The round was led by Schooner Capital, with backing from Magenta Venture Partners, Surround Ventures, AnD Ventures, J-Ventures, […]

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OpenAI just made its biggest move yet—acquiring AI coding startup Windsurf in a serious push into developer tools. According to Bloomberg, the ChatGPT maker has reached an agreement to buy Windsurf, formerly known as Codeium, in a deal valued at […]

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