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Endeavor Catalyst raises new fund for founders outside startup hubs
Endeavor Catalyst has closed a new venture capital fund targeting founders outside established startup hubs.
Reporting: msn.com
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Calgary philanthropist funds $30M drone training facility at SAIT
A Calgary-based philanthropist has donated $30 million to establish the Bissett Autonomous Aviation Park at SAIT.
Reporting: betakit.com
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Instinct’s $1B round sets record for 2026 AI funding
Instinct, a U.S.-based AI assistant startup, has closed a $1 billion funding round.
Reporting: news.crunchbase.com
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 panel to tackle first 1,000 customers
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will host a panel on securing the first 1,000 customers, featuring Gamma CEO Grant Lee, Engine partner Elia Wallen, and GV investor Crystal Huang.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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OTPless hires ex-BharatPe exec Geetanshu Singla as CTO
Identity and access management startup OTPless has appointed Geetanshu Singla, formerly of BharatPe, as its new chief technology officer.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Seismora builds control plane to route AI workloads across devices, clouds
Seismora Inc. has built a control plane designed to route AI workloads across devices, edge nodes and cloud environments.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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TypeSafe raises $870M at $7.5B valuation weeks after Jev launch
TypeSafe, the creator of the Jev artificial intelligence model, has raised $870 million at a $7.5 billion valuation.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Peak XV exits Awfis in ₹30 Cr bulk deal
Peak XV Partners has sold shares of coworking operator Awfis in a ₹30 crore open-market transaction, Inc42 reported.
Reporting: inc42.com
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TypeSafe AI’s Jev hits $7.5B valuation weeks after launch
TypeSafe AI, the creator of the non-text AI model Jev, has been valued at $7.5 billion just weeks after its launch, TechCrunch reported.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Sequoia-backed Nuvacore seeks $2.5B valuation pre-product
Six-month-old chip startup Nuvacore is raising hundreds of millions of dollars at a roughly $2.5 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the matter.
Reporting: reuters.com
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IBM frames AI orchestration as enterprise production challenge
IBM is positioning enterprise AI orchestration as a deployment challenge, not just a technical one, ahead of its TechXchange conference later this month.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Ultra Robotics raises $62M in two rounds for warehouse robots
Ultra Robotics Corp. has raised $62 million across two funding rounds, the largest portion—$50 million—coming from a Series A led by Framework Ventures.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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