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1.Jon McNeill brings the operatorâs playbook to TechCrunch All Stage2.Figma moves closer to a blockbuster IPO that could raise $1.5B3.Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasiaâs gateway to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield4.Winning capital for your AI startup? Kleida Martiro is leading the conversation at TechCrunch All Stage5.Raising a Series C+? Cathy Gaoâs bringing the real playbook to TechCrunch All Stage6.David George from a16z on the future of going public at TechCrunch Disrupt 20257.Mo Jomaa breaks down IPO prep for founders on the Scale Stage at TechCrunch All Stage8.Genesis AI launches with $105M seed funding from Eclipse, Khosla to build AI models for robots9.Sri Mandir keeps investors hooked as digital devotion grows10.Legal software company Clio drops $1B on law data giant vLex11.Next-gen procurement platform Levelpath nabs $55M12.At TechCrunch All Stage: VC red flags, founder signals, and pre-seed traps â Charles Hudson will tell you what investors really see13.From $5 to financial empowerment: Why Stash co-founder Brandon Krieg is a must-see at TechCrunch All Stage 202514.Tailor, a âheadlessâ ERP startup, raises $22M Series A15.A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs16.Ex-Meta engineers have built an AI tool to plan every detail of your trip17.Three powerhouses cover how to prepare now for your later-stage raise at TechCrunch Disrupt 202518.Tiny AI ERP startup Campfire is winning so many startups from NetSuite, Accel led a $35M Series AÂ 19.Not just luck â itâs strategy: Tiffany Luck on winning over VCs at TechCrunch All Stage20.Jennifer Neundorfer on how AI is reshaping the way startups are built â live at TechCrunch All Stage
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1.This New AI Startup Led By a Former OpenAI Exec Is Offering $500,000 Salaries2.Why Your Finance Team Needs an AI Strategy, Now3.He Started a Business and Ended Up on the Brink of Bankruptcy. He Fixed His Mistakes â and Now Teaches Entrepreneurs What He Wishes He Knew When Starting Out.4.What This Founder Thinks Most Supplement Brands Get Wrongâand How He Fixed It With David Beckham5.Microsoft Claims Its AI Is Better Than Doctors at Diagnosing Patients, But 'You Definitely Still Need Your Physician'6.Stop Obsessing Over Growth. Adopt This Mindset to Start Creating Real Value in Your Business.7.The 4 Phases Every Day Trader Needs to Go Through Before Making Money8.'It's Bigger Than My Birthday': He Retired in 2001, But His Former Employer Still Pays Him More Than $1 Million a Year9.An Accident at Age 18 Inspired Her to Start a Business â Then Build a Brand With $35 Million in Sales: 'Everyone Wants a Slice'10.How This Massive Food Company Turned Its Fleet of Trucks into Rolling Billboards â And the Lesson It Teaches About Brand-Building11.5 Data Backup Mistakes that Could Bankrupt Your Startup (and How to Quickly Fix Them)12.Clean Bathrooms and Small Menus: Here's How to Run A Successful Restaurant, According to An Industry Insider13.Lululemon Is Suing Costco For Allegedly Selling 'Knockoffs' of Its Leggings14.This One Founder Mistake Can Tank a Deal â Even If Your Business Is Solid15.Amazon Now Employs Nearly as Many Robots as People in Its Warehouses
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1.Gen Z is the worst at work, right? Wrong2.Lululemon claims Costco knocked off its designs. Online, the big-box retailer has already won3.AI chatbots are breaking the webâand forcing a 404 makeover4.This chair costs $10,000âbut itâs life-changing for people who need it5.Why Gen Z employees want to talk politics at workâand how leaders can handle it with grace6.Chinaâs Luckin Coffee is the anti-Starbucks. Will it work in the U.S.?7.Hereâs whatâs moreâand lessâexpensive this year for Fourth of July: Cookouts, fireworks, gas prices8.âBakery tourismâ is the sweet new travel trend for Gen Z and food lovers9.This neighborhood in Queens has a brilliant plan to turn a busy street into a park10.Iâm an emergency doctor who knows burnout firsthand. Hereâs why every industry should be paying attention11.Why office gossip can be good for the workplace (if itâs the right kind of gossip)12.I quit TikTokâand got my attention span back13.Why seeking revenge is an addictionâand how to control it14.Why showing your work is the new mark of great design15.Why biology is our most powerful technology16.How to tell if the article youâre reading was written by AI17.Why embedded fintech will help small businesses grow18.Patagonia and other outdoor brands bet on nonpartisan support for public lands. It worked19.Figma files to go public on the NYSE as âFIGâ20.No tax on tips or overtime, with a catch: What to know as Trumpâs âbig, beautiful billâ passes the Senate
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1.5 St. Louis Companies That Are Great Places to Work2.Olipopâs Latest Marketing Stunt Drew a 30,000-Person Waitlistâand Sold Out Immediately3.This Is the Key to Building a Personal Brand That Resonates With Others4.Weight Loss Drugs Are a Popular Perk. Caregiving Help, Not So Much, a Survey Says5.What I Learned About Leadership and Company Culture After Visiting 50 Countries6.The Stock Market Is Outpacing Its Own History in 20257.Hereâs Why Risk Is Something Your Company Should Embrace8.Human Risk Management Can Fix the Most Unpatchable Threat9.Elon Muskâs Companies at Risk as He Reignites Feud With Trump10.5 Health Habits That Power Your Life, Leadership, and Legacy11.How Superhuman Just Scored a Major Sale to Grammarly12.The AI Leap for SMBs: From Confusion to Real Business Value13.What to Know About Cashing in on the Longevity Boom14.Workers See a Double Standard in RTO and Remote Work Rules. Hereâs How to Be More Fair15.Gen-Z Is Learning the Unwritten Rules of the Office. These Coaches Are Helping16.The Senate Just Passed Trumpâs Tax Package. The House Now Faces a July 4 Deadline17.How HR Leaders Can Reduce Workplace Complaint Numbers18.The 10 Best Workplaces in North Carolina19.What Pradaâs Sandal Crisis Teaches About Business Ethics and Crisis Communications20.Zohran Mamdaniâs Primary Win Is a Warning to Every Legacy Brand21.How âHot Onesâ Found Its Secret Sauce and Took Over the Internet22.9 Great Philadelphia Area Workplaces  23.An Employee Started a False Rumor That Her Manager Was Having an Affair24.The Stock Market Is Breaking Records on Rate Cut Hopes25.Technology Is Making It Harder to Tell Whatâs What. Thatâs Bad for Business26.Great Listeners Use These 3 Words to Destroy Defensiveness27.Science Says Emotionally Intelligent People Use the 3-10s Rule to Consistently Make Smarter Decisions28.How Customer Problem Statements Can Solve Real Paint Points29.Maryland Is Enacting a 3 Percent Tech Tax. Hereâs What Business Owners Need to Know30.The 41 Best Workplaces in Florida 31.This Aviation Company Says Its Commercial Air Taxi Service Will Launch in 202632.Trump Tariffs Have Raised Prices on Chinese-Made Amazon Products Faster Than Inflation
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1.0-$5M: How to Go From Random Wins to Repeatable Revenue2.Is All Micromanagement Bad? Here's How the Best Startup Leaders Balance Details and Delegation3.Should You âRentâ an Exec for Your Startup? A Fractional COO Weighs In4.The Art of Evals: How Figma Put People at the Center of Its AI Product5.How to Build for a Market That Doesnât Exist Yet â Brazeâs Path to Product-Market Fit6.0-$5M: How to Identify Your ICP â Lessons from Vanta, Clay, Retool7.Thinking About Taking the Founder Leap? Hereâs How to Prep for the Emotional Gauntlet8.The Unsung Ingredient in Stripe, Square and Linearâs Success: Taste9.Mastering the Human Side of Engineering: Lessons from Apple, Palantir and Slack10.From Weekend Project to Fortune 10 Adoption â Reducto's Path to Product-Market Fit11.Obsessing Over Onboarding for 10+ Years â The Architect of Superhuman's Onboarding Shares His Playbook12.How dbt Labs Built a $4.2B Software Business out of a Two-Person Consultancy13.Youâre Not Ready for a Head of Growth: Run This Founder-Led Growth Playbook Instead14.How to Intentionally Design Your Org, From Squareâs Former CEO15.The Pivot to Product-Market Fit: How Plaid, Clay, Lattice & Other Startups Broke Out
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1.Hexagon fuzz: Full-system emulated fuzzing of Qualcomm basebands2.How large are large language models? (2025)3.Don't use "click here" as link text â W3C4.The Fed says this is a cube of $1M. They're off by half a million5.A proof-of-concept neural brain implant providing speech6.Figma files for proposed IPO7.Recurse Center (YC S10) Is Hiring a Career Facilitator8.Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake product reviews9.Sam Altman Slams Meta's AI Talent Poaching: 'Missionaries Will Beat Mercenaries'10.Hilbert's sixth problem: derivation of fluid equations via Boltzmann's theory11.Why Do Swallows Fly to the Korean DMZ?12.Code-GUI bidirectional editing via LSP13.Jack Welch, the Man Who Broke Capitalism (2022)14.Huawei releases an open weight model trained on Huawei Ascend GPUs15.The Titanic's Best Lifeboat16.Show HN: Spegel, a Terminal Browser That Uses LLMs to Rewrite Webpages17.Math.Pow(-1, 2) == -1 in Windows 11 Insider build18.Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2025)19.Feasibility study of a mission to Sedna - Nuclear propulsion and solar sailing20.Soldier's wrist purse discovered at Roman legionary camp21.Performance Debugging with LLVM-mca: Simulating the CPU22.The Roman Roads Research Association23.HN Slop: AI startup ideas generated from Hacker News24.OpenFLOW â Quickly make beautiful infrastructure diagrams local to your machine25.Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2025)26.Show HN: I made a 2D game engine in Dart27.Show HN: A modern C++20 AI SDK (GPTâ4o, Claude 3.5, toolâcalling)28.PortablE29.Off with Their Heads: Illustrations of Blemmyes (ca. 1175â1724)30.Effectiveness of trees in reducing temperature, outdoor heat exposure in Vegas
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1.Plan Better with a Business Exit Strategy Template2.Preparing a Business for Sale: What Matters Most3.Smart Business Exit Strategy Examples to Know4.Your Business Transition Plan Template, Simplified5.SAAS Funding Without the Fluff: Straight Talk for Startups6.Rethinking ROI with the Customer Acquisition Cost Formula7.Startup Financial Projections Template to Keep You Grounded8.Profitable. Focused. Built for Dogs. How This Niche eCommerce Brand Got Successfully Acquired9.Why the Rule of 40 Still Matters in SaaS Growth10.Helping More Founders Win: Acquire.com acquires MicroAssets
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1.Capital One builds agentic AI modeled after its own org chart to supercharge auto sales2.Enterprise giants Atlassian, Intuit, and AWS are planning for a world where agents call the APIs3.From 30 days to 1: Chevronâs cloud migration ROI in real numbers4.Kayak and Expedia race to build AI travel agents that turn social posts into itineraries5.From chatbots to collaborators: How AI agents are reshaping enterprise work6.Between utopia and collapse: Navigating AIâs murky middle future7.Identity theft hits 1.1M reports â and authentication fatigue is only getting worse8.From hallucinations to hardware: Lessons from a real-world computer vision project gone sideways9.AI agents are hitting a liability wall. Mixus has a plan to overcome it using human overseers on high-risk workflows10.CTGT wins Best Presentation Style award at VB Transform 202511.Catio wins âcoolest techâ award at VB Transform 202512.Retail resurrection: Davidâs Bridal bets its future on AI after double bankruptcy13.How runtime attacks turn profitable AI into budget black holes14.Model minimalism: The new AI strategy saving companies millions15.The inference trap: How cloud providers are eating your AI margins16.The rise of prompt ops: Tackling hidden AI costs from bad inputs and context bloat17.Scaling smarter: How enterprise IT teams can right-size their compute for AI18.Why your enterprise AI strategy needs both open and closed models: The TCO reality check19.CFOs want AI that pays: real metrics, not marketing demos20.From pilot to profit: The real path to scalable, ROI-positive AI21.Kumoâs ârelational foundation modelâ predicts the future your LLM canât see22.Can AI run a physical shop? Anthropicâs Claude tried and the results were gloriously, hilariously bad23.OpenAIâs API lead explains how enterprises are already succeeding with its Agents SDK and Responses API24.How Highmark Health and Google Cloud are using Gen AI to streamline medical claims and improve care: 6 key lessons25.After the Epic vs. Apple ruling, mobile game monetization takes a leap forward
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1.Dear SaaStr: How Do I Ramp a New Sales Rep at a Seed Stage Start-Up?2.5 Interesting Learnings From Figma at $900,000,000+ ARR. The B2B IPO of The Year?3.What 300 of The Highest Growth B2B Startups Are Actually Doing With AI: The Latest from ICONIQ4.Everything Now is Just So Much Faster in The AI Age. Have You Adjusted?5.What Happens When You Hire the Wrong VP6.Why AI Has Taken Longer to Come to Sales Than Coding with Artisanâs CEO7.Dear SaaStr: Iâm Joining a Start-Up as Head of Sales At Just $1m ARR. What Should I Do First?8.Salesforce, Microsoft, Google and Atlassian All Raise Prices Again in 2025. Hooray.9.AI Apps The SaaStr Team Loves â and Uses Every Day10.The Confounding Logic of Discounting
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1.California Share Of Startup Funding Is Still On The Rise2.As The Generative AI Wars Heat Up, Elon Muskâs xAI Secures $10B In Debt, Equity3.Europeâs Most Ambitious Startups Arenât Becoming Global; Theyâre Starting That Way4.The Operator Edge: Rethinking Venture Capitalâs Talent Pipeline5.Cato Networks Lands $359M As Cybersecurity Funding Holds Strong6.The Rise Of The Ultra-Unicorns: $5B+ Startups Are Leading The Private-Market Herd In 20257.5 Expert Tips For Securing Debt Financing In A Challenging Market8.The Weekâs 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI Continues To Dominate In An Action-Packed Week9.Should VCs Invest In âJockeysâ Or âHorsesâ?10.Gaming Startup Funding Levels Down Further In 2025
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1.I Spent 60 Days Analyzing Appleâs Silent Psychology Tricks That Made Me Buy 4 Products I DidnâtâŠ2.I Tried Selling Something I Didnât Believe In & Got Depressed. I Walked Away Happy.3.I Tried 25+ AI Video GeneratorsâââThese One Creates Studio-Quality Videos in Minutes4.Get Them While They Are Free!5.Why I Keep Starting New Projects and Rarely Finish Them6.Is There Such a Thing As a Passive Business?7.Are We Letting AI Code for Usâââand Killing Our Skills?8.From Concept to Code: Understanding AI Agents and Your Building Options9.How Klarna and Afterpay Got You Hooked10.Forget ChatGPT & GeminiâââHere Are New AI Tools That Will Blow Your Mind
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1.Are you too reliable to be promotable?2.Gen Z is the worst at work, right? Wrong3.Why Gen Z employees want to talk politics at workâand how leaders can handle it with grace4.Iâm an emergency doctor who knows burnout firsthand. Hereâs why every industry should be paying attention5.Why office gossip can be good for the workplace (if itâs the right kind of gossip)6.Why seeking revenge is an addictionâand how to control it7.The most undervalued asset for a leader? Itâs these 2 hours8.How to Trump-proof your career9.Will AI make thinking extinct?10.Why your organization needs both AI moonshots and mundane wins11.How to understand the new work expectations of Gen Z12.What is a micro-retirement? Inside the latest Gen Z trend13.The 9â5 schedule might be hurting your teamâs performance14.Your leadership playbook needs an AI update15.On Verizonâs 25th anniversary, CEO Hans Vestberg shares how heâs future-proofing the company16.The rise of AI in CEO communicationsâand the credibility threat it poses17.5 unexpected roadblocks for women entrepreneursâand how to overcome them18.Traditional business planning doesnât cut it anymore. Hereâs what leaders should embrace instead19.How to make the most of your summer vacation20.3 power skills that are key for business success
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1.Sequoia Capital leads $75m round for industrial software firm2.BlackRock builds AI analyst to scan company filings3.AI note-taking app Fireflies.ai hits $1b valuation4.Tesla sues ex-engineer over alleged robot trade secrets theft5.CATL shares struggle after Hong Kong debut6.Global EV sales up 24% in May, boosted by Chinaâs demand7.Ashton Kutcherâs VC firm leads $30m series A for agentic AI startup8.Scale AI said to appoint new CEO after Meta deal9.TSMC opens first overseas chip lab with UTokyo10.Meta finalizes $14.3b investment in Scale AI11.Tesla to expand virtual power plant business in Japan12.Beyond The Bottom Line: Budget housing thatâs sustainable too13.Meta, geothermal startup XGS Energy to build plant in New Mexico14.Mapping the players dominating Chinaâs cleantech space15.California, 10 states sue over federal EV rule rollbacks16.US export controls to cap Huawei AI chip output in 202517.Mattel, OpenAI team up to create AI-powered toys, games18.UK-based legal tech firm Definely nets $30m series B19.Insight Partners joins $50m series D for Israeli climate-tech firm20.Olaâs AI startup Krutrim launches Kruti to book cabs, order food21.Spanish AI firm Multiverse nets $217m to compress AI models22.US-based logistics firm bags $10m series A for warehouse automation23.ByteDance, SenseTime upgrade models in the China AI race24.The companies that do more than meet the bottom line25.Weekly funding: Japanâs Musubi wraps up $98m round26.Mapping the AI startups making waves in Japan27.Ant International eyes stablecoin licenses in HK, Singapore28.Manus shines at research but crumbles against CAPTCHAs29.Meta sues Hong Kong firm in crackdown on AI deepfake nude apps30.US robotics firm Gecko Robotics gets $125m, hits $1.3b valuation31.The hidden alliances between Indiaâs VCs, uncovered32.Micron to invest $200b in US manufacturing, R&D after Trump push33.Temasek joins AI infrastructure backed by Microsoft, BlackRock34.Spanish fintech startup Abacum raises $60m to boost AI features35.Tokiâs short-lived pop culture party36.Swedish fintech firm Klarna launches AI hotline using CEOâs voice
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1.Michelle Scarborough out at BDC Capital after eight years leading women-focused funds2.Canada pulls Digital Services Tax to avoid stalling US trade negotiations3.Nvidia acquires Canadian AI efficiency startup CentML4.Clio to acquire Spanish-American legaltech vLex for $1 billion USD5.The Winnipeg founder who answered a crisis6.Cohere’s Aidan Gomez says acquisition is “failure”7.Meeting people is easy at Toronto Tech Week8.Bridgitâs Mallorie Brodie explains why Canadian startups need to think globally from the start9.Klue lays off 40 percent of staff as startup faces internal and external AI pressure 10.LeddarTech bankruptcy filing reveals $146 million in debts to QuĂ©bec, BDC, and other backers11.What I Learned: Larry Smith12.Socratica’s IRL revolution is powered by the love of making13.Techstars founder Brad Feld says you should give more without knowing what youâll get back14.What making music taught David Usher about running an AI startup15.BetaKit Town Hall showcases Canadian ambition at home and abroad16.Why smart companies are using fractional design studios17.9Bio Therapeuticsâ Philipe Gobeil wants to âresurrectâ clinically validated cancer therapies that failed due to toxicity18.Sonder co-founder Francis Davidson departs after seeing through Marriott deal19.NiaHealth raises $5.75 million as it hopes to become a household name in preventative healthcare20.This time, Eric Migicovsky won’t let anything get in his way21.Build Canada appoints Lucy Hargreaves to CEO as tech think tank expands mandate22.Geoffrey Hinton says AI companies resistant to âregulations with teethâ in lively debate with Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst23.âLight, tight, rightâ regulation: Minister Evan Solomon unpacks how Canada plans to support domestic AI and quantum computing24.Canadian FinTech community mourns Equitable Bank CEO Andrew Moor25.Building Canada requires competition26.Phil De Luna thinks Canada is the perfect place to store the world’s carbon27.âThe end of the era of human dataâ: AI experts discuss new frontiers at CDL Super Session28.Shopifyâs Tobi LĂŒtke says his company is embracing AI to prevent stagnation at Homecoming29.Waabiâs Raquel Urtasun calls for Canada to âwake upâ to physical AI revolution at Homecoming30.Canadian tech leaders tell the next generation to learn to say ânoâ at Homecoming31.Boris Wertz thinks science is the new moat for Canadian tech32.Why Mastercard is the go-to partner for Canadian FinTech33.Conquest Planning raises $110-million Series B to fuel US expansion of its financial management platform34.Rahul Goel wants to give Canada its Apollo moment35.Telling the stories of Canadian techâs Most Ambitious36.The price of admission for Canadian entrepreneurs37.Botpress closes $34-million CAD Series B to help companies build and deploy AI agents38.What happens when Creative Destruction Lab puts its top founders in one room39.Teresa Resch knows tech can give the Toronto Tempo a competitive advantage40.Chris Greenfield is no longer the managing director of OneEleven41.Cohereâs new MOU, New School Foods’ new food, and BetaKitâs Most Ambitious42.Canadaâs digital sovereignty: why we canât ignore stablecoins43.Storytime Capital holds $14-million first close of Fund II to back more startups modernizing work44.$100-million credit facility from La Caisse helps AppDirect make second energy brokerage acquisition this year45.BrainBox AI CEO Sam Ramadori joins Yoshua Bengioâs LawZero as co-president and executive director46.David Dufresne joins AQC Capital, Nick Chen makes partner at Golden Ventures47.Europe is rising on the radar of Canadian tech48.With $3-million pre-seed round, Xatoms launches pilot projects to purify water with quantum chemistry49.Former Graphite Ventures analyst to launch new Vancouver incubator Althra50.G7 leaders conclude summit with commitments on AI and quantum51.FCAC commissioner shares update on Canadaâs open banking future, but makes no timeline commitments52.What founders need to know about raising in 202553.Carbon Upcycling lays foundation with $24.5-million round led by Chicago-based impact investor Builders Vision54.Why a Northern BC credit union took AI sovereignty into its own hands55.Photonic to open UK quantum R&D centre to aid international expansion56.US private equity firm Vista ups stake in Assent at reported $1.3-billion USD valuation57.New School Foods to expand beyond plant-based salmon to other meat alternatives58.StatsCan finds AI adoption has doubled in businesses, but hasnât yet affected headcounts59.June Health launches menopause platform nationally to connect women with healthcare through employer plans60.Toronto-Waterloo, Vancouver, Ottawa drop in Startup Genomeâs 2025 global ecosystem rankings as MontrĂ©al, Calgary hold steady61.Cohere bringing AI into public sector through partnerships with Canadian, UK governments62.The BetaKit Guide: Toronto Tech Week63.Wealthsimple picks a fight it believes it can win64.CVCA calls for Digital Services Tax pause to avoid retaliatory US tax changes65.Nicoya acquires UKâs Applied Photophysics to expand its drug development capabilities and global reach66.Wealthsimple presents, Meta snags Scale AI, DoorDash gets served67.Shopify collaborates with Coinbase and Stripe to support USDC stablecoin payments68.Sezzle sues Shopify for alleged âunfairâ privileging of its own buy-now, pay-later feature69.Kyle Braatz got Fullscript to $1 billion in revenue by treating every new business segment like a startup70.Wealthsimpleâs Brett Huneycutt explains how its new products advance the companyâs financial services vision71.Alan is challenging the idea that health insurance is just a cost72.AI minister Evan Solomon wary of overdoing regulation, but says Bill C-27 ânot goneâ73.Wealthsimple reveals first credit card, expanded chequing account at inaugural product showcase74.Building Canadaâs cleantech future from the shores of Nova Scotia75.MontrĂ©al tech looks to scale up with opening of Ax.c innovation hub76.Canada Health Infowayâs AI Scribe Program hooks up primary care clinicians with Canadian healthtech77.Xanadu, NRC, and U of T partner on using quantum to improve electric vehicle batteries78.DoorDash next on the menu as Canadaâs Competition Bureau sues for allegedly deceptive pricing tactics79.Former Anges QuĂ©bec CEO GeneviĂšve Tanguay joins Panache Ventures as partner80.Eli Health closes $17-million CAD Series A to fuel launch of hormone-monitoring tech81.ENVGO raises $2.7-million seed round to bring its electric âflyingâ boat to market82.Pine unveils new real estate tools after topping $1 billion in managed mortgages83.Vessel raises $10.3 million to retool VC for the age of AI84.The program giving global founders a reason to build in Canada85.MesoMat expects smart rubber to hit the road around the world as it builds out commercial tire-monitoring platform86.The canât-miss events at Saskatoon Startup Week and Ottawa Innovation Week87.InBCâs Jill Earthy knows Canadian VC âcould be healthierâ88.Government-backed program aims to help Canadian non-profits adopt responsible AI89.Taiv lands $14.4-million CAD Series A to put targeted ads on bar and restaurant TVs across North America90.Canada’s Bengio brothers offer new AI critiques, solutions91.American chip giant AMD to acquire Untether AI team92.Investissement QuĂ©bec records annual loss on VC and fund investments93.ApplyBoard lays off employees due to “policy changes across major study destinations”94.Trump vs. Musk, Shopify vs. the CRA, plus a Raptorâs assist95.Portless raises $24.7 million to be retailersâ port in a trade storm96.Rails launches hybrid crypto exchange after raising $14 million USD in token warrant sale97.CarbonCure and VerticalScope replace founding CEOs as #CDNtech companies see turnover at the top98.Fispan continues industry trend of secondary-heavy deals with Series B round99.DIGITAL Innovation Cluster providing $15 million across 16 Canadian AI-based training and CareerTech projects100.As aging entrepreneurs retire, BDC and FNBC announce $100 million to help Indigenous groups buy their businesses101.American gig giants Instacart and Uber add Canadian executives to top leadership positions102.Xanadu touts another advancement toward scalable quantum computing103.Canada shows its hand: Balatro wins Apple Design Award ahead of developer conference104.Canada Growth Fund commits at least $89 million to Eavor in second big investment to geothermal tech company105.Google allocates $13 million in funding to strengthen Canadaâs AI workforce106.Tradeoffs are the new muscle behind startup growth107.AppDirect eyes rising energy demand with acquisition of Broker Online Exchange108.Industry watcher says recent Shopify ruling could embolden companies to challenge CRA data requests109.Former Raptors star Jerome Williams newest teammate of community connector Swiirl110.Women-led startups sweep first Pitch competition on stage at Web Summit Vancouver111.UrbanLogiq wants governments to rely on its AI-powered insights112.Amii CEO Cam Linke says Canadaâs AI strategy requires customers113.Albertaâs tech sector is embracing an AI data centre boom. Will it pay off?114.Web Summit Vancouver was worth “every penny”115.âThe energy is hereâ: local leaders call Web Summit Vancouverâs scaled-back debut a success116.BCâs new JEDI says Web Summit Vancouver has been worth âevery pennyâ117.Student entrepreneurs and Canadian tech leaders talk inflection points at Cansbridge Story Night event118.WareMatch lands $2-million funding round to expand its Airbnb-like warehouse marketplace 119.Zown expands homebuying app into the US after early Canadian success120.Farm Credit Canada commits to investing $2 billion in AgTech by 2030121.Calgary Capital, the King comes to Canada, and nothing but Bluesky in rain city122.Amid AI proof-of-concept fatigue, Cohere co-founder urges potential customers to keep the faith and focus on ROI123.BetaKit repeats as General Excellence winner at SABEW Canada Awards124.University of Toronto and Vanguard team up to expand AI research in finance125.Innovation Saskatchewanâs first-ever research strategy boosts commercialization, tax incentives for tech126.A dispatch from the deal room127.Nord Quantique says error-correction discovery could make quantum computing data centres practical128.Medtech AI startups ProteinQure and AssistIQ each close Series A rounds129.Michael Southworth âspecifically chosenâ as Assentâs new CEO to spearhead $250-million revenue effort130.Pender and Novacap recognized for cashing in on last yearâs go-private wave at 2025 CVCA Awards131.Bell to build six AI data centres in Canada as telcos compete on infrastructure132.Outcome of copyright case against Cohere uncertain but likely âprecedent-settingâ: expert133.Web Summit Vancouverâs opening night offers thoughtful critiques and alternatives to current tech134.At Web Summit Vancouver, BC wants to let the world know its cleantech hub is open for business135.Koho continues expansion beyond core banking with launch of international money transfers136.PacifiCan tops up Innovate BC initiative with $1.8 million for AI projects137.Harley Finkelstein, Valley vets Dorothy Kilroy and Chris Urmson headline 2025 Elevate Festival138.Four tech workers discuss their AI habits139.Canadian VCs arrive at annual industry gathering in need of a âwake-up callâ140.Jim Balsillie calls on Ottawa to prioritize stablecoins at Inventures fireside with Premier Smith 141.Jane Software to be reportedly valued at $1.8 billion in upcoming secondary financing142.CWVC wants to map the career progression and retention of women in Canadian VC143.The Canadian engineer trying to fix the internetâs original sin 144.Canadaâs next innovation capital145.Calgary says it has the makings of an innovation capital. Whatâs the next step?146.DistriQ and PINQÂČ partner up to commercialize quantum computing in Canada147.âBoth strategic and patrioticâ: Wealthsimple selects Tetra Trust as its first Canadian digital asset custodian148.Cohere is close, OpenAI adds Jony Ive, BetaKit has a new bureau149.Stablecorp secures funding to build out its stablecoin pegged to Canadian dollar150.Richard Sutton warns against âcentralized controlâ of AI regulation based on fear
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1.Dublinâs CroĂValve and Lios bag âŹ18.75m in EIC accelerator funds2.Irish start-up registrations up 9pc year on year3.Belfastâs âtech for goodâ Inclutech bags ÂŁ400,000 for its safety tools4.ePower supports solar-powered EV facility in Ireland first5.Joii: Using technology for menstrual health management6.Licovolt battery minerals start-up to create new jobs amid investment7.Drone tech firm Wingcopter to expand plans with recent funding8.Dublinâs Talio secures $1m for AI food and beverage platform9.Guinness Enterprise Centre start-ups raised âŹ22.5m last year10.PhysicsX raises $135m for AI engineering platform11.Momntum: Adaptable AI for improved customer service12.Elkstone-backed Mesh acquired by Romanian cybersecurity firm13.Follow the algorithm: Mapping AI investment across Europe14.NDRC accelerator programme to be extended for one more year15.HomeBot Ireland: Robot vacuums cleaning up in Cork16.Regional leg of Founders Listening Tour wraps up in Letterkenny17.Minister Burke drops in on midlands edition of Founders Listening Tour18.Plastic bottle alternative wins Student Entrepreneur Awards 202519.UKâs Latent Technology raises $8m for AI-driven game animation20.The Mill in Drogheda hosts Enterprise Irelandâs Founders Listening Tour
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1.London-based Yaspa secures over âŹ10 milllion to provide payment and identity services for regulated gambling2.Dutch startup Dexter Energy raises âŹ23 million to scale AI-powered forecasting and trade optimisation services for renewables and batteries3.The Pitch Black returns to ignite Maltaâs Start Up Festival Week 2025! (Sponsored)4.Norwegian VC firm Alliance VC announces âŹ40 million close for new fund to back technology leaders from the nordics5.Paris-based private equity firm Omnes Capital raises âŹ112 million for its DeepTech focused Omnes Real Tech 2 fund6.Berlin-based loyalty and promotion platform Talon.One raises âŹ114 million to accelerate growth and innovation through AI7.Dutch AI platform Balthazar raises âŹ1.2 million to build the OS for DeepTech R&D labs8.British startup Mozart AI raises âŹ616k for its AI-powered Digital Audio Workstation9.London-based startup Privasee rebrands as Vera, expanding beyond privacy compliance10.London-based Zango AI emerges from stealth, raising âŹ4 million to innovate financial compliance systems with AI agents
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1.Beyond the Seed: How to Conquer your Sstarteries A2.Manual para construir, levantar capital y escalar con Mariano Gonzalez Vasconcelos3.Building Resilience with AI - Caley Lin, Unlimitics4.Mastering Startup Storytelling - with Liz McKenzie, Angelflow5.Live from Bali Wellness Expo6.Live from Bali Wellness Expo7.Live from Bali Wellness Expo8.Live from Bali Wellness Expo9.Live from Bali Wellness Expo10.Live from Bali Wellness Expo11.Live from Bali Wellness Expo12.Live from Bali Wellness Expo13.Live from Bali Wellness Expo14.Live from Bali Wellness Expo15.hhklhkh
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1.Enhance User Experience by Using AI: Key Strategies and Benefits2.Understanding HTTP/2: Key Features and Benefits Explained3.Maximize Your Website Builderâs Site Load Speed for Better Performance4.Effective Strategies for Better Employee Onboarding Success5.Essential Tips for Building a Rockstar Team to Elevate Your Business6.What Is an Infopreneur? Understanding the Role and Benefits in Todayâs Market7.Understanding What Is a Trademark: A Guide to Protecting Your Brand Identity8.Effective Strategies for Marketing to Teens in Todayâs Digital World9.Optimize Your Small Retail Business with the Salesfloor App10.Intel and HP Unveil Next-Gen AI PCs to Boost Small Business Productivity
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1.They Built the Web. Then Lost It.2.Drowning in Batteries3.Food From Air4.The Pedal Car Failure5.The Vegetable Middlemen6.The AI Agency Trap7.Farms in Boxes8.From EVs to Penthouses9.The Product Leaked. Literally.10.Lost to the Algorithm11.Sued by Your Backers12.A Language Without a Market13.Fall of the Canva of Data14.Bad Genes15.Why Flipkart Killed ANS16.$190 Million Mistake17.The Market Wasnât Ready18.Breach in the Business19.The Humane Pin is Dead20.Buyer Too Late?
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1.Where does value accrue beyond Open AI?2.Inside Collaborative Fundâs 4x DPI Fund I3."Reproducing the conditions that made Sequoiaâs hallways electric"4.Very Bad Advice5.Different Kinds of Smart6.The Consumer AI Revolution Wonât Be Technical. Itâll Be Emotional.7.What Comes Next Isnât a Product. Itâs a Provocation.8.A Few Questions9.Top-Decile Returns for Sesame Street10.A Few Short Stories11.My Thoughts on Tariffs, Economic History, and the Market Decline12.Turning $5M Into $100M13.Beautiful vs. Practical Advice14.Pure Independence
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1.why is every successful tech founder an Ivy League graduate? I will not promote2.YC founder that switched to bootstrapped & profitable with 8 figure ARR - AMA3.Been quite an entrepreneurial failure - raised millions to build Asian Roblox, totally messed up (I will not promote)4.How to split equity between a founder and the dev team who built the MVP for money? âI will not promoteâ5.2025 VC Investing Benchmarks by Stage - i will not promote6.As a non-technical founder, where do you find your first devs to build MVP in 2025? (i will not promote)7.How do you move onto a new role after being a founder (I will not promote)8.What's your biggest fundraising challenge right now? (I will not promote)9.How to find early startups to work at? - I will not promote10.Where do I find non technical founders? [I will not promote]11.Whatâs the most interesting startup idea youâve come across in the last few months? (I will not promote)12.Nothing matters but your offer(I will not promote)13.Connections - I will not promote14.How to hire for an early stage startup with limited funding [i will not promote]15.did it take hitting a wall to start putting yourself first? i will not promote16.Hire a software company - (I will not promote)17.Those who went full time, how long from launch until you went all in? i will not promote18.Are vesting agreements for founder's shares expected by VCs? (I will not promote)19.How to get your first 100 users on Reddit. Sharing my experience in driving 500+ signups in the last 6 months. I will not promote.20.My first social app (I will not promote)21.How bad is this? I will not promote22.Does anyone else suck at customer conversations ot is it just me? (I will not promote)23.What Iâve learned from combining influencers and affiliate marketing (I will not promote)24.My product sells, but only in AppSumo (I will not promote)25.[Hiring/Seeking/Offering] Jobs / Co-Founders Weekly Thread
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