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How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to crown AI startups
Last month, Scott Stevenson, co-founder and CEO of legal AI startup Spellbook, went to X in an effort to create…
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AI search startups are blowing up
Yesterday’s big news was Google’s plan to blow up its traditional search function in favor of an AI-powered experience. But…
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Exclusive: Runway launches $10M fund, Builders program to support early stage AI startups
Runway goes beyond building AI video models and starts shaping what is built on top of them. The AI video…
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Google, Accel India accelerator chooses 5 startups and none are ‘AI wrappers’
Many artificial intelligence startup ideas are still little more than superficial “wrappers” built on top of existing models. But as…
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Will the Pentagon’s Anthropic controversy scare startups away from defense work?
In just over a week, negotiations over the Pentagon’s use of Anthropic’s Claude technology collapsed, the Trump administration labeled Anthropic…
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Anthropic’s Pentagon deal is a cautionary tale for startups chasing federal contracts
The Pentagon has officially designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk after the two failed to agree on how much…
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One startup’s pitch to provide more reliable AI answers: crowdsource the chatbots
John Davie wanted Buyers Edge Platform, the hospitality purchasing company he founded and still runs, to benefit from the AI…
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Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices
As competition among AI startups increases, founders and venture capital funds are turning to new valuation mechanisms to create a…
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Canva acquires startups working on animation and marketing
On Monday, creative suite maker Canva announced the double acquisition of startups Cavalrythat works on animation, and Mango AIthat works…
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Google VP warns that two types of AI startups may not survive
The generative AI boom created a startup every minute. But as the dust begins to settle, two once-popular business models…
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