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Someone is finally throwing $85 million at not letting the world burn downTech

Someone is finally throwing $85 million at not letting the world burn down

Convective Capital has closed an $85 million fund, expanding its original wildfire-focused mandate into broader disaster resilience tech. It is the kind of investment thesis nobody wanted to need, but here we absolutely are.

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Your hair appointment app just became a unicorn, and honestly, same energy as waiting for a blowoutTech

Your hair appointment app just became a unicorn, and honestly, same energy as waiting for a blowout

Beauty and wellness booking platform Fresha has raised $80 million from KKR's growth equity arm, hitting a $1 billion valuation and joining the unicorn club. Here's why it matters.

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Anthropic just bought the startup that was also powering its biggest rivalsTech

Anthropic just bought the startup that was also powering its biggest rivals

Anthropic has acquired Stainless, the SDK automation startup that was also powering OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare. The developer tools land grab is officially on.

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Meet the former teen hacker using AI to fight AI-powered phishing scamsTech

Meet the former teen hacker using AI to fight AI-powered phishing scams

Ocean, an AI-powered email security platform founded by a former teen hacker and Iron Dome researcher, just raised $28 million to tackle the growing threat of AI-generated phishing attacks.

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This startup just raised $95M to give supply chains a crystal ballTech

This startup just raised $95M to give supply chains a crystal ball

San Francisco startup Loop has closed a $95M Series C to build AI that predicts supply chain disruptions before they happen, backed by Valor - the firm behind major investments in xAI.

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Your favourite video games could soon help train AITech

Your favourite video games could soon help train AI

Origin Lab just raised $8 million to build a marketplace where AI labs can buy licensed training data directly from video game companies - turning game worlds into a new kind of infrastructure.

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Why the 'software eats everything' dream has hit a wallTech

Why the 'software eats everything' dream has hit a wall

Marc Andreessen's famous prediction that software would devour every industry has aged well in some ways - but the physical world has proven far more resistant than Silicon Valley expected.

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Why your specialist never calls you back (and how AI might finally fix it)Tech

Why your specialist never calls you back (and how AI might finally fix it)

A startup called Basata is using AI to tackle the administrative overload in medical practices - the hidden reason your specialist never seems to call you back.

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He nearly lost everything on three failed startups - then built a $150 million business selling tiresCulture

He nearly lost everything on three failed startups - then built a $150 million business selling tires

Jared Kugel nearly lost everything across three failed startup attempts before finding the right model for Tire Agent, his e-commerce tire business now valued at $150 million.

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Want a shot at the Startup Battlefield main stage? Here's how it actually worksTech

Want a shot at the Startup Battlefield main stage? Here's how it actually works

TechCrunch breaks down what it takes to make the Startup Battlefield Top 20 at Disrupt - and explains why the benefits of applying go well beyond the main stage.

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