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Valar Ventures, co-founded by Peter Thiel, has successfully raised a smaller fund in Silicon Valley's tough fundraising environment, mirroring the struggles of other prominent firms. Vinod Khosla, a tech industry leader, predicts at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 that artificial intelligence will reshape society with abundant opportunities but cautions about issues like job loss and regul

FarmboxRx founder chooses to bootstrap the company, focusing on providing fresh produce boxes and partnering with health plans to promote food as medicine. Investor Steve Eisman predicts Apple's advantage in the AI boom, pointing out Nvidia and cloud companies as significant players in a forthcoming tech refresh cycle. Andreessen Horowitz's American Dynamism fund launches a fellows

FarmboxRx founder chooses to bootstrap the company, focusing on providing fresh produce boxes and partnering with health plans to promote food as medicine. Investor Steve Eisman predicts Apple's advantage in the AI boom, pointing out Nvidia and cloud companies as significant players in a forthcoming tech refresh cycle. Andreessen Horowitz's American Dynamism fund launches a fellows

California-based startup Rollup recently emerged from stealth mode after three years, unveiling a software platform to streamline hardware development processes. ETF Partners raised a €284 million fund, shifting focus to software-centric climate tech companies for quicker impact and scalability. Meanwhile, Contour Venture Partners adjusted its target to $70 million for Fund V, co

Exa Labs, a startup in Cerebral Valley, has introduced nap pods for employees to boost productivity in the field of artificial intelligence research, promoting a culture of hard work and well-being. Meanwhile, Seraphim Space from the U.K. has launched its 13th accelerator program to support global tech startups in the space industry, with participation from various countries focusi

Overland AI and Potential, two emerging startups, are concentrating on developing off-road autonomous vehicle technology with potential applications in military and industrial sectors. They are creating software that enables vehicles to navigate challenging terrains independently. Meanwhile, OpenAI's Superalignment team, responsible for overseeing superintelligent AI systems, exper

Bar Mor co-founded Agora, a software solutions company for real estate investment firms that recently secured $34M in Series B funding. Meanwhile, IndieBio's new cohort features biotech startups with groundbreaking technologies like genome sequencing and advanced battery materials. Additionally, the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority determined that Microsoft's partnership wi

Seraphim Space has launched its 13th accelerator program for space tech startups, offering mentorship and networking to companies from the UK, US, Italy, and India. The program has notable alumni like Xona Space Systems. Additionally, British computing startup Raspberry Pi is planning a London IPO to appeal to high-growth tech firms, leveraging their commercial success and strong r

Seraphim Space has announced the addition of nine early-stage companies to its accelerator program, which supports various space-related businesses and has a successful track record in securing investments for startups. TechCrunch Disrupt's Builders Stage agenda features in-depth discussions on building and financing tech startups, covering topics like product-market fit, series A

Accel, a venture capital firm, has secured $650 million for its eighth fund targeting early-stage startups in Europe and Israel to support visionary founders aiming to create globally impactful companies. Google has introduced Gemini Nano integration in Chrome, empowering developers to leverage on-device AI models for tasks like translation and debugging within DevTools Console. Th