Jack & Jill raises $50 million to bring conversational AI to job-hunting
Jack & Jill uses conversational AI to sidestep the listing and resumé shuffle. With $20 million in seed funding, the company is plotting its US expansion.
Canva acquires startups working on animation and marketing
With the new acquisitions, the company wants to bolster its position as a marketing solution by potentially adding video creation and more granular measurement.
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How tiny Mubadala-backed AAF is winning VC deals in some of the hottest startups
In less than a decade AAF has backed startups with exits totaling $2 billion, it says and is doing so through an unusual VC model.
Zepto raises $450 million at $7 billion valuation as Indian quick commerce market heats up
Indian quick commerce startup Zepto said it has raised $400 million in a funding round led by a new investor, California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), a U.S.-based pension fund. The round, which is a mix of primary and secondary investment, also has participation from existing investors, including Avenir, Avra, Lightspeed, Glade Brook, The Stepstone […]
India’s Kuku snags $85M as mobile content wars intensify
Kuku plans to expand beyond India with a U.S. launch slated for next year.
Co-founder of Indian social network Koo releases a new photo sharing app
PicSee is a new app that detects your friends’ photos on device and allows you to send it to them.
Seoul weighs approval for Google, Apple high-resolution map requests
South Korea weighs granting Google and Apple access to high-resolution map data amid lingering security and regulatory concerns.
Electric aircraft startup Beta Technologies seeks to raise $825M in IPO
If the company attracts investors at the top of its announced range, it will have a valuation of about $7.2 billion.
5 Critical Mistakes New Business Owners Make After Formation That Put Their Personal Assets at Risk
Making your business official is just the beginning — what you do next determines whether it simply exists or truly thrives.
76-Year-Old Billionaire Ray Dalio Wants People to Ask Him Questions on Social Media So He Can Train His AI Clone
Dalio turned to social media to crowdsource questions about gold and received hundreds of replies within an hour.
This Thiel-backed venture allows doping in its own sports
Backed by Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital, the Enhanced Games aims to disrupt the Olympics with a competition that allows athletes to dope. Launching in Las Vegas in May 2026, the games promise $1 million bounties for breaking world records and lean on a business model reminiscent of Red Bull’s, using the […]