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Techstars’ Kerty Levy knows a thing or two about where seed funding is, and where it might be going, in the Northeast. During a presentation at technewss’s Early Stage in Boston last month, Levy took a brief look at deal counts and valuations before exploring in more depth what the obs

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In these times of heightened tensions and global volatility, I believe startups can play a critical role in our defense, space and national security ecosystem by bringing the very latest innovation to public institutions, some of whom lag startlingly far behind. Startups and active investors in the

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Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Saturday morning. Something really scary is happening. It's an internet-powered horror story unfolding in front of us in three interwoven acts: (1) AI technology is improving fast enough that I recently had a bit of an exis

Not all startups are built for a billion-dollar exit — or to grow as a stand-alone company at all. The appearance of easy-flowing subsequent funding likely led to the intense funding swell of the few years leading up to 2022. This is not to say all these companies are bad by any means! Many of th

Info Edge, the largest shareholder in Bizcrum Infotech, the holding firm of Bijnis, has written off its entire investment in the Indian startup, citing “principles of conservatism and prudence,” in the latest drastic market correction in the fast-growing South Asian ecosystem grappling

South Korea's economic model has for decades leaned on export-led manufacturing operated by family-owned corporate giants. A 2015 report from McKinsey outlined how the country would need small companies to drive an innovative model in preparation for the next phase of economic growth. “Th

Something really scary is happening on the internet. It's a horror story unfolding in front of us, in three simple acts. Back in 1993, we joked about it: Anyone could hide behind a screen name, but how bad could it get? Maybe we're about to find out. AI technology is improvi

We've all been there. Shopping online and desperately searching for a promo code so that you can save some money on a purchase. Well, at least I've been there. Enter Checkmate.  The startup wants to make those days of promo/discount/coupon code hunting a thing of the past.

Generation Prime, a startup that wants to make IVF and other fertility services more accessible to patients in Asia, is launching its first two clinics in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. The company also announced seed funding led by Recharge Capital, which incubated it, with participation from Thiel Cap

Artificial intelligence captures headlines on an almost a daily basis — and for good reason. The technology will have a profound effect on just about every aspect of life for billions of people around the world. Over the past year, we've watched as two giants — Google-owned DeepMind and Mic

Nymbus, a startup that partners with banks to migrate their legacy stack and launch neobanks to attract new customers, today announced that it raised $70 mlion in a Series D round led by Insight Partners. The Banc Funds Company and Mendon Venture Partners participated also, as did Nymbus clients Co

Nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit can spend an entire shift waiting for breast milk to defrost so they can prepare bottles for their hungry patients. This can wind up costing hospitals millions of dollars in labor each year and prevent nurses from performing patient care. BBy is out to dis