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Quick Hits
AI scare: Dock workers strike.
Automated play: Pinterest adds AI.
Battery blaze: Fire shuts L.A. port.
Capsule swap: SpaceX saves day.
Clone zone: YC courts controversy.
Crypto creep: Robinhood adds swaps.
Dev play: OpenAI launches API.
Extended reach: Robot detaches hand.
Farm help: Surfer launches ag fund.
Hard fork: Another OpenAI defection.
Hear me now?: Verizon fixes outages.
Job jolt: Samsung lays off thousands.
Race to reason: It’s Google vs. OpenAI.
Rocket block: FAA halts SpaceX plans.
See me now?: Copilot adds voice, vision.
Snap-track: Snapchat traces users.
Sustainable chips: U.S. invests $100M.
Thai clouds: Google invests $1B.
Vietnam’s Quest: Meta expands in Asia.
(Work)space race: India’s DevX files IPO.
Trending Startups
‘Persistent AI’ is coming
AI bots with “really good long-term memory” are about a year away, Microsoft's head of AI says.
Value as a service
AI is pushing Salesforce and SaaS providers towards value-based pricing.
Return to sender
Silicon Valley's CRV will return $275M to investors due to unfavorable market conditions for mature startups—and instead focus on early stage.
Beta tests passenger plane
Vermont-based Beta Technologies wants to be the first to fly passengers in a vertical take-off electric plane (eVTOL) and expects initial approvals in roughly the next year.
DeepL bites Big Apple
Germany-based DeepL is building a NYC-based hub for research and product innovation after opening an office in Austin.
Serve flies post-Postmates
Serve Robotics is teaming up with Wing deliver food across L.A. with robots and drones.
Recently Funded
Europe
India
- Zintlr Raises $900k Seed for AI-Powered Buyer Intelligence Platform
- ClayCo Cosmetics Raises $2M Series A for Skincare Innovation
- FermionIC Design Raises $6M for Semiconductor Innovation
- Lissun Raises $2.5M for Mental Health Solutions
Middle East
- UAE's Podeo Raises $5.4M for Podcast Distribution
- Israel’s Air Doctor Secures $20M for Health Tech Solutions
- Israel's Qodo Raises $40M for Developer Tools
U.S.
- San Francisco’s Resolve AI Secures $35M Seed for Automated Software Operations
- Empathy Health Technologies Raises $2.8M Seed for AR Recovery
- Integrated Biosciences Raises $17M Seed for Therapies
Weekly Pulse
Startups We Love: Wayfaster
Why we love it: Accelerates hiring with automated interviews.
Recently funded and rebranded, Wayfaster (formerly Interviewer) is one a mission to eliminate wasted time and money in the $731B global labor staffing market with voice agents that 10x hiring speed | APPLY NOW
Post of the Week
Poll of the Week
Podcast of the Week
Secret #2: Moving Beyond Gut Instinct with Data-Driven HR (HR Superstars)
S10 Bonus: Rob Grazioli, Bread (Code Story)
Allyson Kapin, General Partner and Co-Founder at W Fund, Talks About Bias in Tech and Investing (Startup of the Year Podcast)
Startups Hiring Now
SproutsAI: Autonomous Agent for the virtual world | 24 open roles
Imprint Payments: We are reimagining the relationship between consumers and the brands they love | 13 open roles
Modern Treasury: Modern Treasury builds payments operations solutions | 16 open roles
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