Startups
Pakistan’s Startups Have a $159 Billion Problem. Here Is Why.
Pakistani startups have raised roughly $1 billion since 2015. Indian startups raised over $160 billion in the same period. The gap is not about talent.…
AI Seed Startups Are Raising Bigger Rounds at Record Valuations
AI startups at the seed stage are commanding valuations far above their non-AI peers, with $10 million rounds at $40 to $45 million post-money becoming…
Brain Chip Startups Expand Trials as Global Competition Grows
Brain computer interface technology is moving from medical trials toward potential human enhancement, as companies race to develop implants that connect the brain directly to…
Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Folds CloudKitchens into Robotics Firm ATOMS
Travis Kalanick is executing a massive corporate pivot. The Uber co-founder has officially folded his delivery venture, CloudKitchens, into a brand-new robotics company called ATOMS.…
AI Startups Dominate Venture Funding As Returns Outperform Broader Market
New Carta data shows AI startups captured a record 41% of the $128 billion raised on its platform last year, with 10% of startups accounting…
Why Cursor Just Had to Apologize for Its Newest AI Release
Cursor launched Composer 2 this week as its most powerful coding model yet. Within hours, an X user discovered that it was built on top…
How an Israeli Startup Just Unlocked 30% More GPU Performance
A Tel Aviv startup has emerged from stealth with sensor technology and AI tools designed to measure and manage millisecond-level GPU power surges, unlocking capacity…
Apple Acquires MotionVFX to Supercharge Final Cut Pro and Take on Adobe
Apple has bought the Warsaw-based maker of professional plug-ins and templates for Final Cut Pro, a move that could significantly strengthen its Creator Studio subscription…
Why is U.S. Army Signing $20B Deal With A Startup?
Palmer Luckey’s defense tech startup lands one of the largest single contracts ever awarded to a non-traditional defense company, consolidating over 120 separate procurement actions…
Startup Nyne Aims to Improve AI Agents With Human Data Context
A new startup is building what it calls the intelligence layer for AI agents, stitching together people’s scattered digital footprints so that autonomous systems can…
How Pakistani SMEs are Using AI SEO to Secure a 40% Lead Boost
Islamabad-Based Digital Agency Launches Search-First Design Approach Targeting Google AI Overviews and Gemini Rankings
This Chinese Startup Wants to Read and Stimulate Your Brain Without Surgery
Gestala is building non-invasive brain-computer interface technology that uses phased-array ultrasound to access deep neural circuits from outside the skull, targeting chronic pain, depression, PTSD,…