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GoFundMe CEO: New AI tool will boost funding by $125 million this year
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (336+ words) GoFundMe is betting that AI can help reduce the social awkwardness in asking for money. On Thursday, the crowdfunding giant officially launched its Smart Fundraising Coach, an AI-powered assistant designed to help users navigate the start-to-finish process of creating a…...
Two Gen Z founders who raised $1.25 million for their AI startup share their pro tips for landing funding
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (827+ words) Attention Engineering secured $1.25 million in pre-seed funding for its desktop assistant. The startup's backers include Google DeepMind's Lukas Haas and venture firms like Village Global. Its young founders, Aidan Guo and Julian Windeck, shared their tips for breaking into the…...
Exclusive: Venture giant a16z crypto targeting around $2 billion for its fifth fund amid blockchain market downturn, sources say
1+ week, 2+ day ago (229+ words) The venture giant's fifth foray into digital assets comes as the crypto market is sputtering, despite a recent uptick. Bitcoin has dipped by almost half since it notched an all-time high in October, and publicly traded crypto companies have seen…...
The biggest startups raised a record amount in 2025, dominated by AI
10+ hour, 4+ min ago (473+ words) The excitement around artificial intelligence led to a record year for certain types of fundraising. Silicon Valley's AI companies secured record funding in 2025, even as investors advised startups to shore up as much capital as possible before a potential AI…...
Vibe coding is being called the greatest unlock for non-techies. These 6 startups are raising billions.
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (1080+ words) Vibe coding companies " including these six " are picking up big money and even some controversy. Lovable, Cursor, and Replit are seeing valuations soar even as competition grows. The space has seen lots of deal activity and interest from Big Tech....
63% of U.S. entrepreneurs are planning to exit their businesses. A new UBS report explains why
19+ hour, 59+ min ago (18+ words) 63% of U.S. entrepreneurs are planning to exit their businesses. A new UBS report explains why'AOL.com...
Europe’s second chance on AI: building an opportunity in factories, labs, and the real economy
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (533+ words) That story is well known. What is less appreciated is that a second innovation wave in the emerging AI era may offer Europe something rather rare in technology development: a historic second chance. The old continent remains one of the…...
The CEO of Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable says these 3 things are luring talent over from Silicon Valley
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (20+ words) The CEO of Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable says these 3 things are luring talent over from Silicon Valley'AOL.com...
Exclusive: Oro Labs, which uses AI to streamline corporate procurement, raises $100 million
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (267+ words) Oro Labs, a Silicon Valley startup that uses artificial intelligence to automate companies" procurement processes, has raised $100 million in new venture capital funding. The five-year old startup has built what it calls a "procurement orchestration platform'a layer of AI-powered software…...
Chamath Palihapitiya Says AI Costs At Startup 8090 Could Hit $10 Million A Year: 'Our Costs Have More Than Tripled"
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (419+ words) Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya says his software startup, 8090, is facing rapidly rising artificial intelligence costs that could reach $10 million a year, pushing the company to reconsider some of the tools powering its development. On Friday, Palihapitiya said during an episode…...