startups

Startup or start up is a company or project initiated by an entrepreneur to seek, effectively develop, and validate a scalable business model. Hence, the concepts of startups and entrepreneurship are similar.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Thoma Bravo Launches $1.8 Billion Fund for EU Software Firms
Thoma Bravo Launches $1.8 Billion Fund for EU Software Firms
February 25, 2025  |  Investments

Thoma Bravo has closed a fund of 1.8 billion euros ($1.89 billion) dedicated to European software deals. The private equity group announced the fund — its first for...

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Monument Bank Weighs $253 Million Fundraise Before IPO
Monument Bank Weighs $253 Million Fundraise Before IPO
February 24, 2025  |  Investments

Before it goes public, the United Kingdom’s Monument Bank is reportedly in talks to raise money. The challenger bank is looking to raise 200 million...

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Genial Raises $1.9 Million to Develop AI Agents for Tourism Industry
Genial Raises $1.9 Million to Develop AI Agents for Tourism Industry
February 21, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

France-based Genial raised 1.8 million euros (about $1.9 million) in its first funding round to develop artificial intelligence agents for tourism and leisure businesses. The...

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Synapse Collapse Reportedly Target of Criminal Grand Jury Probe
Synapse Collapse Reportedly Target of Criminal Grand Jury Probe
February 20, 2025  |  Legal

A grand jury is reportedly probing criminal conduct at bankrupt FinTech firm Synapse. The grand jury has questioned an executive who sounded alarms before the...

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OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap Says Company Reaches 400 Million Weekly Active Users
OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap Says Company Reaches 400 Million Weekly Active Users
February 20, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI reportedly reached the 400 million weekly active user threshold. Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap told CNBC in an interview Thursday (Feb. 20) that the...

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AI Startups: PayPal Ventures, Citi Invest in Corporate Treasury AI Startup
AI Startups: PayPal Ventures, Citi Invest in Corporate Treasury AI Startup
February 18, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

PayPal Ventures and Citi Ventures are investing in Finmo, a startup that uses AI and other technologies to develop what it describes as a next-generation...

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E-Money Markets Raises Pre-Seed Funding to Build White-Labeled FX Solution
E-Money Markets Raises Pre-Seed Funding to Build White-Labeled FX Solution
February 14, 2025  |  Investments

London-based startup E-Money Markets raised 700,000 pounds (about $882,000) in pre-seed funding to build a white-labeled foreign exchange solution. “This milestone is a crucial step...

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Apptronik Raises $350 Million for ‘Meaningful’ Robot-Human Work Interactions
Apptronik Raises $350 Million for ‘Meaningful’ Robot-Human Work Interactions
February 13, 2025  |  Investments

Apptronik raised $350 million to help deploy its Apollo humanoid robot. The company’s Series A round will also allow it to scale operations and expand...

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Musk Pledges to Withdraw OpenAI Bid if Company Remains Nonprofit
Musk Pledges to Withdraw OpenAI Bid if Company Remains Nonprofit
February 13, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Days after offering $97.4 billion for OpenAI’s nonprofit, Elon Musk is proposing a new deal. “If [the] OpenAI board is prepared to preserve the charity’s mission...

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