Scaling Smart: How Startups Can Leverage Project Workers For Higher ROI
By Pavel Shynkarenko As I’ve personally experienced, scaling a startup can often feel like running a sprint on a treadmill. Navigating through this critical phase can give us the
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In January: AI Fashion, Ammonia Power And A Robot Labor Force
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out our year-end entry here. The start of a ne
SoftBank May Invest Up To $25B Into OpenAI — Report
Just about a week after the White House announced its new AI Stargate Project, two of the venture’s biggest names may become even closer partners. SoftBank reportedly is looking
Far Fewer Seed-Stage Startups Are Graduating To Series A — Raising The Risk Of Failure
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series looking at the evolution of seed funding since the 2021 market peak. Part 1 looked at the increase in larger seed rounds si
GenAI’s Trough Of Disillusionment: Why 2025 Will Mark A Turning Point
By Eric Sydell AI is the most disruptive technology in history, as it is supplanting human expertise and will — slowly and then quickly — diminish human control. There are pl
Weapons Startup Castelion Strikes $100M Series A
Castelion, a defense manufacturer developing long-range hypersonic strike weapons, raised a $100 million Series A in a mix of debt and equity. The El Segundo, California-based star
From The Philippines To Argentina, These Four Countries Saw Startup Funding Rise
Although global venture funding rose overall in 2024, it wasn’t a particularly strong year for emerging economies. Gains largely came from AI megadeals for companies in Silicon V
Startup Advice Has A ‘Lowest Common Denominator’ Problem
An uncomfortable truth for startup founders is that the majority of their peers will fail. Real success stories, the household names that produce multibillion-dollar outcomes, are
Fusion Startup Helion Powers Up With $425M Series F
Fusion startup Helion Energy locked up a $425 million Series F — valuing the company at $5.4 billion — as the company looks to commercialize its fusion technology. The round in
How A Problem-First Mindset Can Help Your Startup Defy The Odds Of Failure
By Roman Eloshvili The startup landscape is constantly booming: At the end of 2024, the total number of startups worldwide was recorded at more than 150 million. But it’s not a
