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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 25, 2025

26 February 2026 at 03:16

It’s Wednesday, February 25, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds underscore investor commitment to next-gen AI infrastructure, embodied robotics, enterprise software acceleration, and spatial computing. As platforms push further into intelligent automation […]

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Astelia raises with $35M to help security teams pinpoint real threats with agentic AI

25 February 2026 at 22:52

Security teams are drowning in alerts. Every day brings another wave of vulnerabilities, many of which never turn into real-world risk. Astelia thinks the problem isn’t visibility. It’s a signal. The New York–based cybersecurity startup announced $35 million in combined […]

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Forget the Next Big Startup. This ‘Boring’ Business Model Is Quietly Making College Students Rich

25 February 2026 at 22:26

While much of the startup world, including us at TechStartups, keeps a close eye on startups raising billions, college students are quietly getting rich off a business model most tech founders would laugh at. No app, no pitch deck, no […]

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Pentagon gives Anthropic Friday deadline to lift Claude military limits or face Defense Production Act

25 February 2026 at 19:03

The Pentagon has given Anthropic a stark choice: loosen the guardrails on its Claude AI models for broader military use by Friday evening or risk federal intervention under the Defense Production Act. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered the message directly […]

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Top Tech News Today, February 25, 2026

25 February 2026 at 17:44

It’s Wednesday, February 25, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. Global tech momentum isn’t slowing down. Over the past 24 hours, the industry has been reshaped by massive AI infrastructure bets, fresh warnings about power […]

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SolveAI emerges from stealth with $50M to help enterprises build IT-compliant software without coding

25 February 2026 at 17:10

SolveAI, a London-based AI startup founded by former Palantir engineer Steve Basher, is stepping out of stealth with $50 million in fresh funding and an ambitious pitch: give everyday enterprise employees the ability to build production-ready software simply by talking […]

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Cursor upgrades AI coding agents as $29.3B startup battles Anthropic, OpenAI, and Microsoft

25 February 2026 at 16:41

Cursor is moving fast to maintain its early lead in AI coding. On Tuesday, the startup rolled out a major update to its artificial intelligence agents, aiming to stay ahead of mounting pressure from heavyweights like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Microsoft. […]

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Stripe reportedly in talks to buy PayPal in potential $60B takeover deal

25 February 2026 at 03:02

Stripe may be sizing up one of the biggest fintech deals ever. PayPal shares jumped nearly 7% Tuesday after Bloomberg reported that the privately held payments giant is in early discussions about buying the company in a transaction that could exceed […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 24, 2025

25 February 2026 at 02:34

It’s Tuesday, February 24, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight sustained investor appetite for AI infrastructure, enterprise automation, next-gen semiconductors, and emerging space and crypto platforms. As enterprises move from experimentation […]

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The “Build It and They Will Come” Model Is Broken. The New Flywheel: If They Come, Build It

24 February 2026 at 23:02

For decades, founders have repeated the same advice: “build something great, and users will come.” But a small iOS app called Push Scroll tells a very different story. Before a single line of production code existed, the creators behind the […]

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Axelera AI raises more than $250M as edge AI chip startup surpasses 500 customers

24 February 2026 at 21:26

Less than three years after entering the crowded AI chip arena, Axelera AI is gaining serious institutional backing. The European AI acceleration startup announced a new funding round led by Innovation Industries, bringing in heavyweight names including BlackRock and SiteGround […]

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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed Persona after government-linked surveillance code discovery

24 February 2026 at 19:34

Discord is backing away from identity verification startup Persona after researchers flagged publicly accessible code tied to government systems, sparking fresh privacy concerns about the chat platform’s safety push. The controversy began when researchers said they found Persona’s frontend files […]

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Anthropic rolls out Claude Cowork updates across the enterprise after shaking software stocks

24 February 2026 at 18:59

Less than a month after Anthropic’s Claude plugins sparked a $285 billion software stock selloff that fueled Wall Street’s ‘SaaSpocalypse,’ the Claude Code maker is now moving to turn early buzz into enterprise traction. The AI startup on Tuesday introduced […]

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Top Tech News Today, February 24, 2026

24 February 2026 at 17:56

It’s Tuesday, February 24, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today. AI competition is heating up on multiple fronts. In the past 24 hours, the story has shifted from who has the smartest models to who controls […]

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Claude Code targets COBOL, sending IBM stock down over 10%

24 February 2026 at 02:48

Anthropic says its AI coding tool can automate legacy COBOL modernization, raising fresh questions about IBM’s mainframe moat. IBM shares slid sharply after Anthropic stepped into one of enterprise computing’s most entrenched strongholds: COBOL. In a new post promoting its […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 23, 2025

24 February 2026 at 02:04

It’s Monday, February 23, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight continued investor momentum behind AI automation, quantum networking, enterprise observability, and vertical software platforms modernizing legacy industries. From financial infrastructure and […]

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