Board, the three-year-old, New York-based startup building what it calls “together tech” — tech designed to bring people physically into the same room — has…
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From teen hacker to Iron Dome researcher, this founder raised $28M to fight AI phishing |
Shay Shwartz knows a lot about email phishing attacks. As a teenager, he made money as a hacker, but after getting caught at age 16,…
The OpenAI trial wraps up, and the Musk founder machine keeps spinning
The Musk v. Altman trial came to a close this week, and the final arguments kept circling back to one question:can we trust the people…
Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M cash, only raised $8M, founder says |
Skio, a 2020 Y Combinator alum that was founded by self-described college dropout Kennan Frost, has been acquired by competitor Recharge, the companies announced on…
EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting |
Faraday Future paid around $7.5 million to a company controlled by its founder Jia Yueting in 2025, according to a new regulatory filing. The long-struggling…
FDA approval, fundraising, and the reality of building in healthcare according to BioticsAI founder |
Founders building in the healthcare space can’t just build fast and break things. Timelines stretch longer, stakes are higher, and success depends on navigating systems…
Founder of Shark Tank-backed startup Scholly sues his acquirer Sallie Mae |
When Chris Gray sold his Shark Tank-backed scholarship search startup Scholly to Sallie Mae in 2023, he thought he had it all. Now he’s suing…
Steve Ballmer blasts founder he backed who pleaded guilty to fraud: 'I was duped and feel silly' |
Silicon Valley tends to tolerate a certain amount of founder exaggeration when pitching investors, often dismissing it as part of selling a vision. But some…
Don’t stop hiring humans — stop hiring the wrong humans, Artisan’s founder says |
Artisan may be known for their bold “Stop Hiring Humans” campaign but the reality is every founder needs to assemble the right team if they…
This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s building a ‘fighter jet for orbit.’ |
Jeff Thornburg helped turn a government research project into SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now, he’s trying to do the same thing at his startup…