PayPay’s $10B IPO hits geopolitical turbulence
PayPay’s march to the public markets just hit a wall. The SoftBank-backed Japanese payments giant has reportedly stalled its highly…
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Stripe Launches AI Cost Tracking to Help Startups Profit
Stripe just tackled one of the thorniest problems in AI business models – how to actually make money when your…
Einride secures $113M in oversubscribed PIPE ahead of SPAC debut
The Buzz ■ Einride raised an oversubscribed $113 million PIPE ahead of its SPAC merger, according to TechCrunch ■ The…
Comp HR Tech Startup Series A Funding & AI Expansion Plans | 2026 – News and Statistics – IndexBox
Feb 26, 2026 Comp has completed a Series A financing round. The funding was led by Khosla Ventures, which marks…
Crypto’s post-hype era takes shape at ETHDenver 2026
The crypto conversation is shifting from moonshots to regulation. At ETHDenver last week, founders and investors spent as much time…
Comp Lands $17.25M Series A to Bring AI to HR Teams
Brazil’s Comp just closed a $17.25 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures, with Keith Rabois personally backing the startup’s…
MatX Raises $500M to Challenge Nvidia’s AI Chip Dominance
The Buzz ■ MatX secures $500M in funding to develop AI chips that compete directly with Nvidia’s GPU dominance, according…
Stripe Eyes PayPal Acquisition as Fintech Giant Seeks Revival
The Buzz ■ PayPal stock surged nearly 7% after-hours on reports that Stripe is weighing an acquisition, according to CNBC…
GBC announces expanded collaboration for AI health initiative – Maryland Daily Record
Listen to this article The Greater Baltimore Committee on Tuesday announced a major collaboration between Baltimore‘s most prominent health and…
Ukraine’s Startups Defy War, Keep Building Four Years In
The Buzz ■ Ukrainian startups continue building and growing four years after Russia’s 2022 invasion, defying predictions of ecosystem collapse…
Mogul Tracks $1.5B in Music Royalties, Raises $5M
Music royalty tracking is about to get a serious upgrade. Mogul, a platform helping artists track and value their music…
Stripe Hits $159B Valuation After Employee Tender Offer
Stripe just became one of the world’s most valuable private companies at a $159 billion valuation following a tender offer…
Stripe, PayPal Back India’s Xflow in $16.6M Cross-Border Bet
India’s cross-border payment infrastructure just got a major vote of confidence from two of the world’s biggest payment players. Xflow,…
Canva Snaps Up Two Startups as Software Stocks Crater
The Buzz ■ Canva acquires motion graphics platform Cavalry and video ad startup MangoAI in dual deal, per CNBC reporting…
Exclusive | Meet the teen tycoons powering AI start-ups — and making bank off them
Most 15-year-olds worry about things like an upcoming math test or whether their crush likes them back. But a growing…
Google VP: Two AI startup models face extinction
The Buzz ■ Google Cloud VP Darren Mowry warns LLM wrapper and aggregator startups face mounting viability challenges according to…
India AI Summit 2026: How PM Modi Is Driving Global Tech Partnerships
On the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led…
InScope raises $14.5M to automate financial reporting with AI
The Buzz ■ InScope raises $14.5M Series A led by Norwest Venture Partners to automate financial statement preparation with AI…