In Brief Posted: 8:35 AM PDT · June 16, 2026 African payments infrastructure company Flutterwave announced Tuesday a Series E round that values the company…
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Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions |
In 2017, Respond.io set out to solve a simple problem: businesses couldn’t keep up with customers who had moved to messaging apps. Today Respond, with…
Sarvam becomes India’s newest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech |
Sarvam has raised $234 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday. The Bengaluru-based company is now India’s newest AI unicorn, as…
As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities |
Cybersecurity startup NewCore emerged from stealth with $66 million in funding on Monday, aiming to solve a challenge it believes many companies will soon face…
Orbio raises $21 million to automate hiring and onboarding for frontline workers |
After Sergi Bastardas’ decade at Amazon and floriculture startup Colvin, one thing always stood out — the feeling that there wasn’t enough efficient “human infrastructure”…
As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride? |
SpaceX went public this week in the largest IPO ever, making CEO Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. Despite its name, SpaceX has been emphasizing…
As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future |
Anthropic’s sudden move to suspend access to its newest AI models following a U.S. government directive has raised fresh questions across the global technology industry.…
Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living |
Entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang has a theory about where the next wave of startup opportunity lies, and it starts with a question…
It’s hot IPO summer, and the MANGOS are ripe
The IPO market is back, andit’snot the samecompaniesleading the charge. FAANG had a good run, but anew acronym is taking over: MANGOS— Meta (or Microsoft,…
Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot that doesn’t specialize in anything |
Humanoids aren’t quite ready to replace factory workers, but the industry can’t wait. Faced with labor shortages, manufacturers have shown growing interest in startups that…