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Nvidia-backed AI startup Vast Data raises $1B at $30B valuation as AI infrastructure boom accelerates

The companies racing to build AI are running into a hard limit: data. Training and running models at scale isn’t just about chips anymore. It’s about how fast you can move, store, and feed massive datasets across millions of GPUs. […]

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Courier Health raises $50M to fix broken patient journeys with AI in biopharma

Patients are getting prescribed life-changing drugs—and then getting lost in the system. Delays in insurance approvals, disconnected support teams, and fragmented data often turn treatment into a slow, frustrating process. For biopharma companies, the breakdown doesn’t happen in the lab. It […]

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Schematic raises $6.5M to fix SaaS pricing for the AI era with real-time monetization on Stripe

SaaS pricing is breaking under the weight of AI. What used to be simple—charge per seat, bill monthly—no longer fits a world where usage spikes unpredictably, and costs rack up in real time. Schematic is stepping into that gap with […]

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SpaceX strikes deal for $60B option to buy Cursor later this year or pay $10B for ‘work together’ AI collaboration

SpaceX is moving deeper into artificial intelligence with a high-stakes arrangement that puts a fast-rising coding startup at the center of its plans. The company said it has struck a deal with AI startup Cursor that gives it the right […]

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Tencent, Alibaba in talks to invest in DeepSeek at $20 billion-plus valuation

Tencent and Alibaba are in talks to invest in DeepSeek as the AI startup pursues its first outside funding round at a valuation north of $20 billion, according to a report by The Information. The company is seeking to raise […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – April 21 2025

It’s Tuesday, April 21, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds span autonomy, clinical biotech, AI infrastructure, and industrial systems, with investors backing companies moving from experimentation to real-world deployment. From automated aircraft […]

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Meta to start tracking employee keystrokes, mouse movements, and screen activity to train AI models

Meta is preparing to track how its employees use their computers, capturing keystrokes, mouse movements, and screen activity to train its AI models, according to an exclusive Reuters report. Internal memos reviewed by the news outlet show the company plans […]

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A&K Robotics raises $8M to bring self-driving mobility pods to airports, tackling accessibility and congestion

Airports are built for movement. Yet for millions of travelers, getting from security to the gate can feel like the hardest part of the trip. Roughly 17% of the global population lives with mobility challenges. Requests for airport assistance are […]

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AI cooling startup Phononic explores $1.5B sale as infrastructure boom drives deal interest

AI’s growth has exposed a simple truth: the biggest bottleneck in modern data centers isn’t always compute—it’s heat. As chips get denser and workloads intensify, keeping systems cool has turned into a high-stakes problem. That shift is now putting companies […]

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Afresh raises $34M to bring AI to grocery supply chains and cut food waste

Afresh just pulled in $34 million at a moment when grocery retailers are under pressure to fix one of their oldest problems: fresh food doesn’t wait. Every day, grocers make millions of calls on what to order, how much to […]

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Australian startup Syenta secures $26M to accelerate AI chip production and cut packaging costs

The race to build faster AI systems is running into a quiet constraint: packaging. It’s no longer just about designing powerful chips. The real slowdown is happening after the silicon is made, when those chips are stitched together into a […]

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Elon Musk tightens grip on SpaceX with $1.4B share buy ahead of historic IPO

Elon Musk is putting more of his own money into SpaceX just as the company edges closer to a public debut that could rewrite IPO history. The billionaire quietly purchased $1.4 billion worth of SpaceX shares from current and former employees […]

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Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO, John Ternus taking over in historic succession plan

Apple announced on Monday that Tim Cook, who has served as Apple’s CEO since 2011, will step down. Cook was the direct successor to Steve Jobs as Apple CEO, who resigned due to health issues. Cook will remain in his […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – April 20 2025

It’s Monday, April 20, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight a clear shift toward AI systems that extend beyond software into physical environments, alongside continued investor appetite for industrial infrastructure across […]

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Uber deepens bet on Delivery Hero in $318M deal amid EU merger pressure on Prosus

Uber is adding to its stake in Delivery Hero, picking up another slice of the German food delivery group in a deal that sits at the center of Europe’s tightening merger landscape. The ride-hailing giant agreed to buy an additional […]

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ActionAI raises $10M seed to fix enterprise AI’s trust problem and power reliable automation

Enterprises are pouring money into AI, but many still don’t trust what the systems produce. That tension is starting to shape the next wave of startups. ActionAI is stepping into that gap with fresh capital, announcing a $10 million seed […]

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