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Lyon, France-based precision fermentation startup Bon Vivant, which is using biotech techniques to reprogram yeast microorganisms to produce animal-free milk proteins with a substantially lower environmental footprint than traditional dairy, credits clarity of strategy and execution for keeping its

Access to education in Bangladesh is filled with inequalities, say the founders of edtech 10 Minute School. Many rural areas don't have good learning centers and as a result, students travel to capital Dhaka to prepare for their university admission exams. That option, however, is only availabl

Character.AI, the a16z-backed AI chatbot startup from ex-Google AI researchers, is out today with a new feature for its subscribers. The chatbot platform, which offers customizable AI companions with distinct personalities and tools to make your own, is now offering a group chat experience where us

The Indian startup ecosystem did not escape the fundraising woes that struck the rest of the world in the third quarter: Startups in the country raised 50% less than they did a year ago and raised less than they did in the second quarter as well, according to private market database Tracxn. The Ex

Anysphere, a startup building what it describes as an “AI-native” software development environment, called Cursor, today announced that it raised $8 million in seed funding led by OpenAI’s Startup Fund with participation from former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, Dropbox co-founder Aras

"speakable-summary" style="text-align: left;">For small- to medium-sized local manufacturers, cultivating their network of customers is key to scaling up. But maintaining customer relationships means a lot of tasks that quickly snowball: generating quotes, sending screenshots back and forth about de

Sony Group announced today that it has established Sony Innovation Fund: Africa (SIF: AF), a program that will support the growth of entertainment businesses in Africa. Appropriately, the Tokyo multinational conglomerate, through Sony Ventures Corporation (SVC), has earmarked $10 million for early-

Prophecy, a low-code development platform for companies to transform their data, today announced that it raised $35 mlion in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners and SignalFire, with participation from J.P. Morgan, Singtel Innov8, Databricks Ventures and Dallas Venture Capital. The new

There's a significant labor shortage in construction in the U.S. Though there's been a steady flow of new hires on a monthly basis, there have been almost as many workers quitting in the same period, which has left a deficit in the industry; the incoming hires have merely been stemming the

AMD yesterday acquired Nod.ai, an open source AI software provider, as the chipmaker looks to bolster its efforts to build an ecosystem of AI development tools, libraries and models around its hardware. The acquisition is expected to close this quarter, CNBC reports. AMD didn’t disclose the d

New York-based peer-to-peer fashion rental marketplace Pickle, which lets users earn passive income from their closets, is readying an expansion with the close of an $8 mlion seed round. The company, which was run by just its two co-founders, CEO Brian McMahon and COO Julia O’Mara, up unt Jun

Sophie Alcorn, attorney, author and founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley, California, is an award-winning Certified Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Sophie is passionate about transcending borders, expanding opport

A new automation startup is setting out to eat Zapier’s lunch, formally launching to the public today after an extended period in beta. Relay, as the company is called, touts itself as a workflow automation platform that helps people tackle mundane, repetitive tasks, going “beyond trigg

KIT Plugins, a music software development startup, has raised $1 million in seed funding led by Copycat Holdings. The Nashville-based startup offers digital audio emulations of rare analog gear to help producers and musicians record quality studio sound. The startup was founded in 2020 by CEO Matt