The OpenAI mafia: 18 startups founded by alumni
Move over, PayPal mafia: There’s a new tech mafia in Silicon Valley. As the startup behind ChatGPT, OpenAI is arguably the biggest AI player…
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African defensetech Terra Industries, founded by two Gen Zers, raises additional $22M in a month
Just one month after raising $11.75 million in a round led by Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, African defensetech Terra Industries announced…
Backpack Exchange Founded By Ex‑FTX Staff Reaches $1 Billion Valuation, Announces Token Plan
Backpack, founded by former FTX employees, secures a reported $1 billion valuation and unveils a staged 1‑billion‑token launch tied to…
Head of firm founded by Mandelson to quit
Benjamin Wegg-Prosser concluded his association with Lord Mandelson – and references to them both in the Epstein files – was…
Humans&, a ‘human-centric’ AI startup founded by Anthropic, xAI, Google alums, raised $480M seed round
Humans&, a startup with a philosophy that AI should empower people rather than replace them, has raised $480 million in…
AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation
Through an extension to its previous $50 million Series A round that closed in September, AI video generation startup Higgsfield…
Under Armour has a new fan — in the firm founded by the ‘Warren Buffett of Canada’
Shares of Under Armour Inc. got a boost after hours on Monday after Fairfax Financial Holdings continued to build up…
Zuckerberg Cut Ties With Pro-Immigration Organization He Founded
Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy has cut ties with the pro-immigration advocacy group that he founded more than a decade ago, a…
Loss-making Chinese AI chipmaker founded by ex-AMD employees surges eightfold in debut
At 50 times price to sales, MetaX looks expensive but investor demand focused on China’s determination to build national champions…
Kaltura acquires eSelf, founded by creator of Snap’s AI, in $27M deal
Kaltura, a New York-headquartered AI video platform company, is acquiring eSelf.ai, an Israel-based startup behind conversational avatars — AI-generated digital…