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#startups

What Harvey is doing to win the legal AI race it inadvertently started

Harvey has rapidly transformed the legal tech landscape, drawing attention from investors and competitors alike.

The company's success has sparked a surge of new entries into the legal tech market.

Amsterdam's Keen Venture Partners secures 40M from EIF

The EIF's investment in Keen Venture Partners marks a significant step in strengthening Europe's defence and security technology sector.

Mercury's CEO formalizes bets on early-stage founders with a $26M fund | TechCrunch

Immad Akhund launches a $26 million fund to support early-stage startups, formalizing years of angel investing.

Affiniti's 20- and 22-year-old founders raise $17M led by SignalFire just 6 months after an $11M seed | TechCrunch

Affiniti offers innovative expense management solutions for small businesses, focusing on providing analytics and insights to aid financial management.

Harvey reportedly in discussions to raise $250M at $5B valuation | TechCrunch

Harvey, a legal tech startup, is raising over $250 million, aiming for a $5 billion valuation due to its rapid market traction.

Google launches new initiative to back startups building AI | TechCrunch

Google launches AI Futures Fund to support startups using DeepMind's AI tools.

The fund offers resources like AI model access, expert collaboration, and potential direct investment.

Applications for the fund open on May 12, targeting a range of startups.

Marketing tech

What Harvey is doing to win the legal AI race it inadvertently started

Harvey has rapidly transformed the legal tech landscape, drawing attention from investors and competitors alike.

The company's success has sparked a surge of new entries into the legal tech market.

Amsterdam's Keen Venture Partners secures 40M from EIF

The EIF's investment in Keen Venture Partners marks a significant step in strengthening Europe's defence and security technology sector.

Mercury's CEO formalizes bets on early-stage founders with a $26M fund | TechCrunch

Immad Akhund launches a $26 million fund to support early-stage startups, formalizing years of angel investing.

Affiniti's 20- and 22-year-old founders raise $17M led by SignalFire just 6 months after an $11M seed | TechCrunch

Affiniti offers innovative expense management solutions for small businesses, focusing on providing analytics and insights to aid financial management.

Harvey reportedly in discussions to raise $250M at $5B valuation | TechCrunch

Harvey, a legal tech startup, is raising over $250 million, aiming for a $5 billion valuation due to its rapid market traction.

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fromMedium

7 hours ago

The zero-to-one research

Big companies separate them and mostly focus on evaluative research. While that works for them, it's not useful during the zero-to-one phase.

Growth hacking

Startups Weekly: A brighter outlook, but don't get carried away | TechCrunch

Steady progress characterizes startup news this week with IPOs, acquisitions, and strategic investments, signaling optimism in the sector.

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/20/2025

NYC startups are actively securing venture capital funding, exemplified by Button Finance's recent $5M raise.

UK's Doubleword secures 10.6M to help businesses escape AI infrastructure overload: Here's how - Silicon Canals

Doubleword, a self-hosted inference platform, secures $12M in Series A funding to enhance AI adoption by businesses.

Airwallex raises 265M at 5.5B valuation; plans to accelerate Europe expansion after opening new Paris office - Silicon Canals

Airwallex secures $300M in Series F funding, raising its valuation to $6.2B and eyeing expansion into new markets.

17 hours ago

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/22/2025

Siro and Clair secured significant Series B funding to enhance AI-driven sales and payment solutions for their target markets.

Startups Weekly: Different paths on the road to liquidity | TechCrunch

Startups face varying challenges with funding, retention, and acquisitions, reflecting the dynamic nature of the current startup ecosystem.

Startups Weekly: A brighter outlook, but don't get carried away | TechCrunch

Steady progress characterizes startup news this week with IPOs, acquisitions, and strategic investments, signaling optimism in the sector.

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/20/2025

NYC startups are actively securing venture capital funding, exemplified by Button Finance's recent $5M raise.

UK's Doubleword secures 10.6M to help businesses escape AI infrastructure overload: Here's how - Silicon Canals

Doubleword, a self-hosted inference platform, secures $12M in Series A funding to enhance AI adoption by businesses.

Airwallex raises 265M at 5.5B valuation; plans to accelerate Europe expansion after opening new Paris office - Silicon Canals

Airwallex secures $300M in Series F funding, raising its valuation to $6.2B and eyeing expansion into new markets.

17 hours ago

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/22/2025

Siro and Clair secured significant Series B funding to enhance AI-driven sales and payment solutions for their target markets.

Startups Weekly: Different paths on the road to liquidity | TechCrunch

Startups face varying challenges with funding, retention, and acquisitions, reflecting the dynamic nature of the current startup ecosystem.

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#artificial-intelligence

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Marketing tech

GenAI and Visual Search Are Reshaping Fashion Retail

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10 hours ago

NYC startup

Job Vacancy: Office Manager (m/f/d) // Aristander.AI | Operations & Support Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

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Marketing tech

GenAI and Visual Search Are Reshaping Fashion Retail

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10 hours ago

NYC startup

Job Vacancy: Office Manager (m/f/d) // Aristander.AI | Operations & Support Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

fromBrooklyn Eagle

'BATWorks' climate innovation hub coming to Sunset Park

A new climate innovation hub in NYC will foster startups and generate significant economic benefits.

Teams that build winning products use these 5 strategies from the start

A strong project beginning is key to successful outcomes, ensuring clarity and effective collaboration.

Meet Altrium, Winner of Startups of The Year 2024 in New York | HackerNoon

Altrium focuses on bridging the gap between technology and real business needs through a people-centric approach.

fromBrooklyn Eagle

NYC politics

Mayor, Israeli minister sign business deal creating joint council

fromEntrepreneur

NYC startup

College Friends' Side Hustle Does $20 Million in Revenue | Entrepreneur

fromNew York Post

NYC startup

Meet the 24-year-old law school dropout who started Long Island's only silent, self-driving lawn-mowing biz

fromInsideHook

Growth hacking

The Kit: What Ross Mackay Uses to Train, Fuel and Recover

fromFast Company

Teams that build winning products use these 5 strategies from the start

A strong project beginning is key to successful outcomes, ensuring clarity and effective collaboration.

Meet Altrium, Winner of Startups of The Year 2024 in New York | HackerNoon

Altrium focuses on bridging the gap between technology and real business needs through a people-centric approach.

fromBrooklyn Eagle

NYC politics

Mayor, Israeli minister sign business deal creating joint council

fromEntrepreneur

NYC startup

College Friends' Side Hustle Does $20 Million in Revenue | Entrepreneur

fromNew York Post

NYC startup

Meet the 24-year-old law school dropout who started Long Island's only silent, self-driving lawn-mowing biz

fromInsideHook

Growth hacking

The Kit: What Ross Mackay Uses to Train, Fuel and Recover

more#innovation

#ai

The new face of professional networking isn't human

AI tools are transforming professional networking by improving matchmaking and making it more efficient.

fromMedium

What AI still doesn't understand (and why designers need to step up)

AI is transforming interface prototyping and software development, making these processes more accessible to non-designers.

6 days ago

Y Combinator startup Firecrawl is ready to pay $1M to hire three AI agents as employees | TechCrunch

Firecrawl is focused on employing AI agents to improve its web scraping service and customer support efficiency.

Tesseral Raises $3.3M Seed to Bring Open Source Auth to B2B Software | HackerNoon

AI accelerates B2B software development, yet security requirements are rising, prompting the need for robust authentication solutions like those offered by Tesseral.

6 months ago

Meet Chaindots, Sorintellis, and WISE.MARKET: HackerNoon Startups of The Week | HackerNoon

HackerNoon highlights three innovative startups excelling in software, healthcare, and supply chain management.

1 year ago

Growth hacking

The TechBeat: The Startup Playbook Is a Lie. Ask Better Questions. (5/16/2025) | HackerNoon

The new face of professional networking isn't human

AI tools are transforming professional networking by improving matchmaking and making it more efficient.

fromMedium

What AI still doesn't understand (and why designers need to step up)

AI is transforming interface prototyping and software development, making these processes more accessible to non-designers.

6 days ago

Y Combinator startup Firecrawl is ready to pay $1M to hire three AI agents as employees | TechCrunch

Firecrawl is focused on employing AI agents to improve its web scraping service and customer support efficiency.

Tesseral Raises $3.3M Seed to Bring Open Source Auth to B2B Software | HackerNoon

AI accelerates B2B software development, yet security requirements are rising, prompting the need for robust authentication solutions like those offered by Tesseral.

6 months ago

Meet Chaindots, Sorintellis, and WISE.MARKET: HackerNoon Startups of The Week | HackerNoon

HackerNoon highlights three innovative startups excelling in software, healthcare, and supply chain management.

1 year ago

Growth hacking

The TechBeat: The Startup Playbook Is a Lie. Ask Better Questions. (5/16/2025) | HackerNoon

Check out the exclusive 18-slide pitch deck an ex-Uber leader used to raise $10 million to build AI for hospital-at-home tech

Axle Health raised $10 million to enhance logistics in home healthcare with an AI-driven platform.

Apple

OpenAI to buy a hardware startup called io from ex-Apple design boss Jony Ive

OpenAI is set to acquire Jony Ive's hardware startup, io, to enhance product development.

#tech-industry

fromThe Atlantic

Silicon Valley Braces for Chaos

Trump's tariffs are overshadowed by the rapid advancements and potential disruptions created by AI.

Marketing tech

Meta launches program to encourage startups to use its Llama AI models | TechCrunch

fromThe Atlantic

Silicon Valley Braces for Chaos

Trump's tariffs are overshadowed by the rapid advancements and potential disruptions created by AI.

Marketing tech

Meta launches program to encourage startups to use its Llama AI models | TechCrunch

New surgeon general nominee cofounded "biowearables" startup with DOGE operative

Dr. Casey Means merges healthcare and tech in a high-profile role amid efforts to restructure fiscal policy in the U.S.

5 days ago

The inside story of how Silicon Valley's hottest AI coding startup almost died

StackBlitz faced imminent failure in late 2023 due to poor performance, necessitating urgent strategic changes to avoid becoming another startup casualty.

fromBig Think

The Scott Woody Interview: The pros and cons of being "memoryless"

Metronome CEO Scott Woody exemplifies how innovative business models can lead startups towards unicorn status.

fromTheregister

Builder.ai coded itself into a corner - now it's bankrupt

Builder.ai's bankruptcy highlights the potential pitfalls in heavily relying on AI tools for coding, especially when human expertise is overshadowed.

Some startups are using the label 'AI agent' to raise prices, says Andreessen Horowitz partner: 'There's a marketing angle to agents'

Some startups are exaggerating AI capabilities, branding simple tools as "AI agents" to justify price increases.

Startup companies

Nik Storonsky's VC firm QuantumLight closes 223M inaugural fund; launches hiring playbook for founders - Silicon Canals

fromThe Verge

New surgeon general nominee cofounded "biowearables" startup with DOGE operative

Dr. Casey Means merges healthcare and tech in a high-profile role amid efforts to restructure fiscal policy in the U.S.

5 days ago

The inside story of how Silicon Valley's hottest AI coding startup almost died

StackBlitz faced imminent failure in late 2023 due to poor performance, necessitating urgent strategic changes to avoid becoming another startup casualty.

fromBig Think

The Scott Woody Interview: The pros and cons of being "memoryless"

Metronome CEO Scott Woody exemplifies how innovative business models can lead startups towards unicorn status.

fromTheregister

Builder.ai coded itself into a corner - now it's bankrupt

Builder.ai's bankruptcy highlights the potential pitfalls in heavily relying on AI tools for coding, especially when human expertise is overshadowed.

Some startups are using the label 'AI agent' to raise prices, says Andreessen Horowitz partner: 'There's a marketing angle to agents'

Some startups are exaggerating AI capabilities, branding simple tools as "AI agents" to justify price increases.

Startup companies

Nik Storonsky's VC firm QuantumLight closes 223M inaugural fund; launches hiring playbook for founders - Silicon Canals

A YouTube alum's next move: turning viral cartoons into big business

Visional Pop aims to develop global franchises from animated characters created on social media.

Elizabeth Holmes' Partner Starts Blood Testing Company | Entrepreneur

Billy Evans aims to establish a new blood-testing startup, Haemanthus, distancing it from the infamous Theranos legacy.

Haemanthus focuses on early-stage animal testing with plans for human diagnostics.

fromBusiness Matters

London startup

Sention Technologies secures 3.7m seed round to revolutionise battery diagnostics

fromEntrepreneur

Elizabeth Holmes' Partner Starts Blood Testing Company | Entrepreneur

Billy Evans aims to establish a new blood-testing startup, Haemanthus, distancing it from the infamous Theranos legacy.

Haemanthus focuses on early-stage animal testing with plans for human diagnostics.

fromBusiness Matters

London startup

Sention Technologies secures 3.7m seed round to revolutionise battery diagnostics

more#diagnostics

Google DeepMind's Logan Kilpatrick is coming to Sessions: AI | TechCrunch

Logan Kilpatrick will discuss AI innovation at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, emphasizing strategies for startups during rapid technological changes.

Meet the Yale student and hacker moonlighting as a cybersecurity watchdog

Yale student Alex Schapiro discovered a critical security flaw in the dating app Cerca, underscoring the importance of ethical hacking for startups.

Headline Asia closes $145M fund to fuel investments in Asia-Pacific | TechCrunch

"The VC market is going through [one of its] cyclical winters marked by high interest rates, tightened liquidity, and cautious LP sentiment."

European startups

I met Mark Cuban before 'Shark Tank,' and he became my mentor. Here are the best business lessons he taught me.

Mark Cuban's mentorship provided invaluable support during a career crisis despite not offering financial help.

A founder who bet on 350 startups says passing on a hot AI company taught him a hard lesson

Immad Akhund's experience with Scale AI taught him the value of investing in young founders, challenging his prior biases against them.

fromFast Company

Tech startup leaders need to think globally from the get-go

Startups must embed a global mindset from inception to unlock long-term potential.

Startup companies

Gaurav Jain wrote the playbook for pre-seed investing. A decade later, he's running one of the industry's most prolific early-stage funds.

Startup companies

What's in the name: How sous-chef, kitchen's quiet MVP, became the branding blueprint for this Amsterdam startup - Silicon Canals

fromwww.investopedia.com

Startup companies

How To Start A Successful Business With No Money

I met Mark Cuban before 'Shark Tank,' and he became my mentor. Here are the best business lessons he taught me.

Mark Cuban's mentorship provided invaluable support during a career crisis despite not offering financial help.

A founder who bet on 350 startups says passing on a hot AI company taught him a hard lesson

Immad Akhund's experience with Scale AI taught him the value of investing in young founders, challenging his prior biases against them.

fromFast Company

Tech startup leaders need to think globally from the get-go

Startups must embed a global mindset from inception to unlock long-term potential.

Startup companies

Gaurav Jain wrote the playbook for pre-seed investing. A decade later, he's running one of the industry's most prolific early-stage funds.

Startup companies

What's in the name: How sous-chef, kitchen's quiet MVP, became the branding blueprint for this Amsterdam startup - Silicon Canals

fromwww.investopedia.com

Startup companies

How To Start A Successful Business With No Money

more#entrepreneurship

fromDigiday

The holdco exodus is becoming a founding, independent class

Senior executives are leaving holdcos to start independent agencies, marking a shift in the industry dynamic.

6 days ago

When companies like Facebook and Zillow IPO, they turn to this man to run the stock exchange 'bake-off'

Healy's quiet influence in the IPO market, driven by client success and word of mouth, may see a resurgence as IPO activity picks up.

Exclusive: Fieldstone Bio is building microbes that can sense everything from TNT to arsenic | TechCrunch

They've evolved to sense and respond to information. It's just trillions of calculations going on at all times all around us.

Marketing tech

UP.Labs-Porsche's newest startup wants to be the Plaid of automotive retail | TechCrunch

The automotive retail industry lacks effective communication systems, leading to inefficiency and high costs.

Dutch startup VitsAll wins Dragons' Den pitch competition hosted by Rabobank and Academic Business Club - Silicon Canals

VitsAll won a Dragons' Den competition, emphasizing a validated wellbeing approach for employees.

Sabine Bakkum advocates for integrated health solutions in the workplace.

LuckyPay modernizes cash gifting through a digital app.

Dragon's Den in the Netherlands gives entrepreneurs a platform to secure investment.

Not Every Chinese EV Brand Will Survive. These Died In The Past Year

China's EV market is overcrowded and consolidation is inevitable due to unsustainable competition.

fromwww.cbc.ca

Robots to recharge your car? Startups pitch EV charging tech for apartments, condos | CBC News

Electric vehicle (EV) ownership is hindered by insufficient charging options in multi-residential buildings.

fromInsideEVs

Slate Racks Up 100,000 Reservations On Its Uber-Cheap Electric Truck

Slate's affordable EV pickup has garnered 100,000 reservations in two weeks, reflecting a strong demand for budget-friendly electric vehicles.

fromInsideEVs

Not Every Chinese EV Brand Will Survive. These Died In The Past Year

China's EV market is overcrowded and consolidation is inevitable due to unsustainable competition.

fromwww.cbc.ca

Robots to recharge your car? Startups pitch EV charging tech for apartments, condos | CBC News

Electric vehicle (EV) ownership is hindered by insufficient charging options in multi-residential buildings.

fromInsideEVs

Slate Racks Up 100,000 Reservations On Its Uber-Cheap Electric Truck

Slate's affordable EV pickup has garnered 100,000 reservations in two weeks, reflecting a strong demand for budget-friendly electric vehicles.

more#electric-vehicles

fromZDNET

Reddit turns 20: Its incredible journey from scrappy startup to 'the heart of the internet'

Reddit was created by Huffman and Ohanian to foster community-driven discussions and content sharing, distinguishing itself through user-generated subreddits.

#blood-testing

fromwww.theguardian.com

NYC startup

Elizabeth Holmes's partner reportedly raises millions for blood-testing startup

NYC startup

Elizabeth Holmes' partner reportedly fundraising for new blood-testing startup | TechCrunch

fromwww.theguardian.com

Elizabeth Holmes's partner reportedly raises millions for blood-testing startup

Billy Evans, partner of Elizabeth Holmes, is launching a blood-testing startup similar to Theranos, despite the latter's notorious downfall.

NYC startup

Elizabeth Holmes' partner reportedly fundraising for new blood-testing startup | TechCrunch

India's spiritual app market is booming

COVID-19 lockdowns catalyzed the rise of virtual spiritual services in India, transforming religious practices for modern users.

fromTNW | Deep-Tech