AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to nab its third funding round since launching just seven months ago, according to Bloomberg. This…
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From the Startup Battlefield stage to the International Space Station: geCKo Materials built a sticky product |
12:50 PM PDT · April 16, 2026 For a successful deep tech startup, the laboratory breakthrough is only the first step. To spin out an…
Exclusive: You’ve heard of hybrid cars. Now meet a hybrid cement plant. |
You’ve doubtless heard of hybrid cars, but what about a hybrid cement or glass plant? Likely not, since nearly all of them today run on…
Airwallex is about to take on Stripe and the rest of the payments industry — in the physical world |
Airwallex, the Australian fintech that has spent a decade quietly building global payments infrastructure, is moving into in-person payments. The move deepens its rivalry with…
Hightouch reaches $100M ARR fueled by marketing tools powered by AI |
Historically, marketers relied on designers and other creative professionals to develop images and videos for personalized online ad campaigns. In late 2024, seven-year-old startup Hightouch…
Aloe Blacc’s fame means nothing in biotech (and that’s the point) |
When Grammy-nominated singer-songwriterAloe Blaccgot COVID despite being vaccinated and boosted, he tried to fund research for a better solution.Whathequicklyfoundout? Youcan’tjust write a check in biotech.…
AI learning app Gizmo levels up with 13M users and a $22M investment |
11:38 AM PDT · April 15, 2026 Since its launch in 2021, Gizmo, an AI-powered learning platform that transforms students’ notes into interactive study materials,…
The musician-turned-biotech-founder waiting to fundraise
When Grammy-nominated singer-songwriterAloe Blaccgot COVID despite being vaccinated and boosted, he tried to fund research for a better solution.Whathequicklyfoundout? Youcan’tjust write a check in biotech.…
AI data center startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation months after hitting $7.5B, says report |
2:33 PM PDT · April 14, 2026 Fluidstack, a startup that builds specialized data centers for AI companies, is in talks to raise a $1…