startups

  • Black Forest Labs, maker of FLUX AI, raises $300 million at $3.25 billion valuation

    FRANKFURT:  Black Forest Labs, the creator of the popular FLUX image-generation models, said on Tuesday it raised $300 million in a Series B funding round led by AMP and Salesforce Ventures, vaulting the young company to a post-money valuation of $3.25 billion. The funding underscores fierce investor appetite for generative artificial intelligence firms that…

  • Tech titans bet big on AI, fueling bubble fears as spending tops $380 billion

    In a high-stakes gamble that is reshaping the global economy, America’s technology giants are doubling down on artificial intelligence, signaling this week that their record-breaking investments are only accelerating. Despite rising concerns from Wall Street and central banks that the industry is inflating a dangerous bubble, Alphabet (Google), Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon are collectively…

  • Ibex Investors closes $106M fund to back early-stage Israeli startups

    Ibex Investors, a US-based investment firm that invests in Israeli startups from pre-seed to pre-IPO, announced today the close of its fourth Israel focused fund, Ibex Israel VC II LP, with $106 million in capital commitments. The new fund follows Ibex’s $100 million Israel early-stage fund raised in 2020 and will target startups across…

  • Figure raises $70 million to build general-purpose humanoid robots

    Sunnyvale, California: Figure, a startup that wants to build general-purpose humanoid robots, has raised $70 million from investors led by Parkway Venture Capital in its first external round, the company said on Wednesday. The new funding will be used to accelerate the development and manufacturing of the company’s first autonomous humanoid, which is expected…

  • The Startup Survival Guide For Small Businesses

    According to Fortune, nine out of ten startups eventually fail. This high failure rate is mainly due to the vulnerability of startups. At an early-stage small business, they are more susceptible to market conditions and financial risk. However, if you successfully brave through the early years of your business, your chance of survival might…

  • Why do most startups fail?

    In magazines and newspapers, in the success stories of cinema and numerous blogs, we hear the mantra of the successes entrepreneurs: with determination, genius, correct timing, and – above all – a great product you can also achieve fame and fortune. There is a powerful myth-creating industry in action to sell us this story.…

  • Alphalogic Techsys and Transpact Enterprises gets listed on BSE startups platform

    MUMBAI: Alphalogic Techsys Limited and Transpact Enterprises Limited became the first companies to get listed on the BSE Startups Platform on September 5, 2019. On December 22, 2018, BSE had become the first stock exchange to get the approval from SEBI and launch its Startups platform. Alphalogic Techsys Limited is a Maharashtra-based company whose…