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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

• London’s Ameba Secures $7M Seed for Retail Supply Chain AI

• UK's Artisan Raises $7.3M Seed for AI-Driven Sales Automation

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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