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Quick Hits
All EIRs: VCs start founder incubator.
Brazilian bargain: Meta revises AI privacy.
Chip flip: U.S. surpasses China.
Creating cash: Roblox eyes dev market.
Double down: SparkLabs funds more AI.
Flying ferry: E-hydrofoil halves commute.
Green bricks: Lego ditches plastic.
New playlist: Spotify launches daylist.
Nomad nod: Spain woos remote workers.
Port farewell: Mac mini kills USB-A.
Pump the brakes: Lyft makes cuts.
Rocket reboot: SpaceX resumes Falcon 9.
Sidelined: Games glitch AI PCs.
Smarter Alexa: Amazon adds Claude.
Stock swap: Robinhood tests share lending.
OpenAI delivers unicorn: Safe raises $1B.
X’s loss: Bluesky adds 2M post-ban.
Trending Startups
Founder: AI bots will outnumber humans in 2025
A freshly funded You.com goes all-in on “multiplayer AI” and predicts agents will outnumber humans starting next year.
AI coding is hot with investors
Two California-based AI coding startups, Magic and Codeium, raised monster rounds, the latest in a VC spending spree. Overall, AI companies captured over 35% of U.S. VC investment so far this year.
Fed: AI isn’t eliminating jobs
Firms using AI are not significantly reducing staff and expect to hire more, according to a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
India’s luxury data centers
Indian luxury home maker Rustomjee plans to ride the AI boom by building data centers in Mumbai.
Recently Funded
- India's Revrag.ai Raises $600k for AI-Powered Sales
- France-based Steerlab Secures $1.9M for Automated RFP Responses
- San Francisco’s Fleet Raises $2.5M for Commuter Benefits Management
- Ecuador's Mercately Secures $2.6M for WhatsApp CRM
- India's Invest4Edu Raises $3M for Ed-Fintech
- Indianapolis-based Champion Raises $3.3M for AI Customer Advocacy
- Australia's Business Kitz Raises $3.3M for AI-Assisted SaaS
- Germany's Monda Raises $5M for Data Monetization
- Miami-based Turntable Labs Raises $8.2M for Social Music Platform
- Switzerland's Swiss-Mile Raises $22M Seed for AI-Powered Industrial Robots
Weekly Pulse
Post of the Week
What We’re Reading
Negative Roadmaps for Startups (David Cummings)
Time for a new VC model in SEA? (Tech in Asia)
Could This Be the Start of Amazon’s Next Robot Revolution? (Wired)
How I Improved My Tainted Reputation With Chatbots (NYT)
Can you judge the tech bros by their bookshelves? (The Guardian)
Poll of the Week
Podcast of the Week
Sagar Batchu, Speakeasy (Code Story)
Alex Wirth - CEO of Quorum - How AI is Disrupting Lawmaking (World of DaaS)
Bijan Moallemi, Co-Founder & CEO of Mosaic.tech | From Finance Exec to VC-backed SaaS Founder (The Founder's Playbook)
Empowering Leaders Through On-The-Job Coaching with Katie Burke (HR Superstars)
Startups Hiring Now
Conviva: World’s first operational data platform | 30 open roles
Rula: Make mental healthcare work for everyone | 36 open roles
Gynger: Tech payments on your terms | 5 open roles
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