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1. Cohere hits $7B valuation a month after its last raise, partners with AMD; plus, Waymo is getting into the corporate travel business

   Published: 9/24/2025
2. Telo raises $20 million to build tiny electric trucks for cities; also, Sila opens U.S. factory to make silicon anodes for energy dense EV batteries

   Published: 9/24/2025
3. Tim Chen has quietly become of one the most sought-after solo investors; and AI company Superpanel raises $5.3M seed to automate legal intake

   Published: 9/23/2025
4. Bluesky says it’s getting more aggressive about moderation and enforcement, also, Oura ring maker raising $875M Series E

   Published: 9/22/2025
5. Nvidia eyes $500M investment into self-driving tech startup Wayve, also, UK fintech Tide becomes a TPG-backed unicorn

   Published: 9/22/2025
6. Indian fintech Jar turns profitable by enabling millions to save in gold

   Published: 9/19/2025
7. How AI startups are fueling Google’s booming cloud business, also, Numeral raises $35M to automate sales tax with AI

   Published: 9/19/2025
8. Airbuds is the music social network Apple and Spotify wish they had built

   Published: 9/18/2025
9. Google Ventures doubles down on dev tool startup Blacksmith just 4 months after its seed round; also, Icarus raises $6.1M to take on space’s “warehouse work” with embodied-AI robots

   Published: 9/17/2025
10. Same-day delivery comes to space, as Impulse promises satellite transport in hours, not months, and more

    Published: 9/17/2025
11. MicroFactory built a tabletop manufacturing kit the size of a s dog crate; also, Nothing closes $200M Series C led by Tiger Global

    Published: 9/16/2025
12. Robinhood plans to launch a startups fund open to all retail investors

    Published: 9/16/2025
13. Harvard Law to AI: MarqVision lands $48M to combat brand abuse ... and OpenAI's board chair says we’re in an AI bubble (but that’s okay)

    Published: 9/15/2025
14. Hike, once a unicorn, shuts down as India cracks down on real-money gaming

    Published: 9/15/2025
15. We are entering a golden age of robotics startups — and not just because of AI

    Published: 9/12/2025
16. The music industry is broken: OpenWav’s new app aims to change that

    Published: 9/12/2025
17. While US stalls, Australia and Anduril move to put XL undersea vehicle into service, plus Perplexity reportedly raised $200M

    Published: 9/11/2025
18. Arc gets its first major order for electric tugboats worth $160M, also Klarna’s IPO pops, raising $1.4B

    Published: 9/11/2025
19. AI gaming startup Born raises $15M to build ‘social’ AI companions that combat loneliness, plus another app just raised $14M to take on the loneliness epidemic

    Published: 9/10/2025
20. Why SpaceX made a $17B bet on the direct-to-cell market, also Ramp says it has hit $1B in annualized revenue

    Published: 9/10/2025