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Defense Startups Are Riding High

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Military tech startups are seeing a big boost in their valuations of late, spurred in part by former President Trump’s re-election.

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Technology

Tech FOMO Can Hurt on the Comedown. Can the Cycle Be Broken?

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Shiny new innovations draw in ambitious founders and investors, and then FOMO brings in everyone else, making the eventual fall harder.

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Blockchain

Crypto’s Revival Has Been a Boon for Startups

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In this year’s first quarter, venture investments rose to $2.4 billion, up from $1.9 billion raised in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Artificial Intelligence

Altman-backed Startup is Forging a Nuclear Energy Deal with OpenAI

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Nuclear-fusion startups are getting a lot of funding, but their commercial viability doesn’t seem too imminent.

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Economics

Is the US Seeing a Startup Boom?

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After a slump through the latter half of the last decade, the US is experiencing a startup tsunami, according to The Economist.

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Markets

General Catalyst Closes $6 Billion Fund

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It’s a possible sign that the VC industry’s newest chapter is a story of the haves and have-nots.

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Artificial Intelligence

Finding the Real in Artificial Intelligence

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Does the AI hype actually hold any substance? As long as you don’t get distracted by shiny things, these venture capitalists say.

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Technology

Y Combinator Plans to Tap Alumni to Invest in New Funds

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As it raises its next trio of funds, the famed startup accelerator is inviting past members to invest, according to an Axios report.

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Uses AI Race to Boost its Cloud Clout

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In a bid to attract some new clients for its cloud service, Amazon announced it will foot the bill for startups using AI models.

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Autos

Struggling EV Maker Fisker Can’t Find a Dance Partner

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The EV startup’s stock fell even further on Monday after news that talks fell through on a potentially company-saving partnership.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia Ramps Up its Venture Capital Ambitions

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Tech’s latest darling has used its rapid rise to keep fueling its chip supply and expansion into new sectors.

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Industrials

Deep-Sea DNA Is Becoming the World’s Buried Treasure

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Bioprospecting for genes of new species in the world’s oceans has become complex and extremely lucrative.

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Autos

Luxury EV Startups Rivian and Lucid Face a Tough Road

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The companies continue to lose massive amounts of money as consumers are turning to cheaper hybrids and traditional gas-powered vehicles.

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Banking

US Lenders Have $1 Trillion Tied Up in Shadow Banks

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The total reflects big banks’ increasing use of alternative financial institutions that are using the funds for riskier bets.

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Private Equity

Top US VC Firms Invested Billions in Problematic Chinese Startups

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A House committee report says that big investors were helping grow Chinese companies that were tied to rights abuses.

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Consumer

Robodelivery Startup Starship Technologies Raises $90 Million to Grow Beyond Pizza

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The Estonia-based company has had a good start in the US, but is now looking to expand its European operations.

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Artificial Intelligence

Startup ElevenLabs Is AI’s Newest Unicorn After Latest Fundraising Round

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The AI software company is sporting a new valuation of more than $1 billion after its latest $18 financing round.

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Technology

Startup Founders Are Feeling Skittish After Altman Fiasco

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The leaders of young companies are turning to supervoting stock and cherry-picking their boards to avoid a blindside.

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Electric Vehicles

Some EV Startups Are Seeing Their Cash Running on Empty

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Many of the EV startups flush with investor cash and confidence just a few short years ago are now struggling to keep the lights on.

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Industries

The American Dream of Tiny Nuclear Power Plants Hangs By a Thread

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Funding for startups developing small modular nuclear power plants looks like it’s beginning to dry up.

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