• ‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns
    Tuesday, January 27, 2026 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Dario Amodei questions if human systems are ready to handle the ‘almost unimaginable power’ that is ‘potentially imminent’ Business live – latest updates Quarter of Britons fear losing jobs to AI in next five years Humanity is entering a...
  • UK maker of AI avatars nearly doubles valuation to $4bn after funding round
    Monday, January 26, 2026 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Synthesia makes digital presenters for clients to use in corporate videos and counts 70% of FTSE 100 as customers A British AI startup that makes realistic video avatars has almost doubled its valuation to $4bn (£3bn), in a boost for the...
  • GetCovered and the Case for Clearer Pet Evaluation in Rental Housing
    Friday, January 23, 2026 from StartUp Beat
    Men and pets have lived and worked side by side for millenia. That relationship hasn’t faded in modern day but has instead moved indoors, becoming part of how people define family and how they choose where to live. In fact, one report...
  • The year of the ‘hectocorn’: the $100bn tech companies that could float in 2026
    Thursday, January 22, 2026 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Stripe are rumoured to be among ten of the biggest companies considering IPOs You’ve probably heard of “unicorns” – technology startups valued at more than $1bn – but 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the...
  • The 8 Design Voices Worth Paying Attention To This Year
    Thursday, January 15, 2026 from StartUp Beat
    The start of a new year has an interesting way of making people stare at their homes a little longer than usual. A room that felt perfectly fine in November suddenly feels unfinished. A small annoyance turns into a bigger question....
  • AI chatbot maker Anthropic plans to raise $10bn to reach $350bn valuation
    Wednesday, January 7, 2026 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Startup founded by former OpenAI staff is aiming to more than double its annualized revenue run rate this year Anthropic is planning a $10bn fundraise that would value the Claude chatbot maker at $350bn, according to multiple reports...
  • Prezent wants to make world-class communication coaching cccessible to every startup
    Thursday, December 18, 2025 from StartUp Beat
    For most startups, a strong pitch can be the difference between raising capital and running out of runway. Yet professional communication coaching—once reserved for Fortune 500 executives—has traditionally been too expensive and...
  • Inside Bryan Janeczko’s Vision on how Biomarkers are Transforming Nutrition
    Wednesday, December 17, 2025 from StartUp Beat
    Metabolic health crises have never been a more pressing issue as they are today. Estimates, in fact, suggest that 1.5 billion adults worldwide suffer from Metabolic Syndrome, a range of disorders including diabetes and cardiovascular...
  • MIT-based Harmony Baby Nutrition secures $5.9 million USD to build R&D center in Brazil 
    Monday, December 15, 2025 from StartUp Beat
    Boston-based Harmony Baby Nutrition, the startup which developed the first human breastmilk-based infant formula on the market, announced it secured $5.9 million USD from the FINEP-BNDES innovation fund in Brazil.  FINEP-BNDES is...
  • The Next Wave of AI Innovation Will Be Startup-Led. Here are 10 AI Leaders to Follow in 2026 
    Monday, December 15, 2025 from StartUp Beat
    It’s undeniable that AI has dominated discourse across the tech sector and startup community in 2025. Throughout the year, we saw power moves from incumbent tech companies, allocating billions of dollars to accelerate their respective...
  • India’s growth takes center stage at Horasis India Meeting 2025
    Friday, December 12, 2025 from StartUp Beat
    The global economy is entering a decisive phase. Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries at record speed, supply chains are being reconfigured, and geopolitical uncertainty has become a permanent variable for businesses operating...
  • Deep Care’s AI resilience coach earns digital health honor at CES Innovation Awards 2026
    Friday, December 12, 2025 from StartUp Beat
    As the tech world prepares to converge on Las Vegas, Germany-based health tech startup Deep Care is heading to CES with a major milestone under its belt. The company has been named a Digital Health Honoree at the CES Innovation Awards...
  • Safe cities, and computer vision: Automotus is rewriting the rules of the curb 
    Thursday, December 11, 2025 from StartUp Beat
    Among the powerful shifts that AI has brought, one unexpected transformation has largely gone under the radar. In the U.S., the historically chaotic, under-managed and often dangerous curb, is increasingly becoming one of the most...
  • Why Every Product Request Matters: Inside the IdeaOps Mindset
    Wednesday, December 10, 2025 from StartUp Beat
    What is the cost of an idea? Are they valuable, or are they nothing before implementation? Product development management is built across ideas and hypotheses. A product team should react quickly to any market demands or fluctuations....
  • intive doubles down on AI-native engineering through new enterprise partnership with Cursor
    Tuesday, December 9, 2025 from StartUp Beat
    The race to build AI-native engineering organizations is accelerating across the software industry, and intive just took a major leap forward. The global digital engineering company announced a strategic enterprise partnership with...
  • As AI reshapes SaaS, Vendavo bets on intelligent engineering through new partnership
    Friday, December 5, 2025 from StartUp Beat
    For years, SaaS was the darling of tech innovation — the business model that rewired how startups scaled. But as AI takes center stage, the conversation has shifted from software that serves to software that thinks. What comes next for...
  • ‘Lab to fab’: are promises of a graphene revolution finally coming true?
    Monday, October 13, 2025 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Two decades after the material was first produced, some UK firms have reaped its potential but others are struggling After graphene was first produced at the University of Manchester in 2004, it was hailed as a wonder material , stronger...
  • ‘Delivery robots will happen’: Skype co-founder on his fast-growing venture Starship
    Saturday, October 4, 2025 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Ahti Heinla on bringing his tech to small towns, its effects on jobs – and whether he’s still interested in money City dwellers around the world have long been used to rapid delivery of takeaway food and, increasingly, groceries. But...
  • Shipping is one of the world’s dirtiest industries – could this invention finally clean up cargo fleets?
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Freighters emit more greenhouse gases than jets, but a tech startup believes a simple and effective technique can help the industry change course An industrial park alongside the River Lea in the London suburb of Chingford might not be...
  • Entrepreneur ‘humiliated’ after London Tech Week turns her and baby away
    Wednesday, June 11, 2025 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Davina Schonle prevented from entering event with eight-month-old and had to cancel meetings for tech startup An entrepreneur has told how she was left feeling “humiliated” after being turned away from London Tech Week, an annual...
  • For Silicon Valley, AI isn’t just about replacing some jobs. It’s about replacing all of them | Ed Newton-Rex
    Monday, May 12, 2025 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    AI will do the thinking, robots will do the doing. What place do humans have in this arrangement – and do tech CEOs care? I recently found myself at a dinner in an upstairs room at a restaurant in San Francisco hosted by a venture...
  • ‘Amazon slayer’: the Dublin minnow taking on the giants in drone deliveries
    Friday, April 11, 2025 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    The Guardian speaks to Manna Aero founder and orders coffee via startup’s app to be delivered to a suburban home One drone lifts up into the sky at a shopping centre on the outskirts of Dublin, then another. They rise to 70ft (21...
  • Napster, now a streaming service, sells for $207m to Infinite Reality
    Tuesday, March 25, 2025 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Tech startup says it bought company once linked to music piracy to transform it into a social music platform for artists A brand that was notoriously connected to music piracy before re-emerging as a subscription music service, has been...
  • Google’s parent to buy cybersecurity group Wiz in its biggest ever deal
    Tuesday, March 18, 2025 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Alphabet’s acquisition of Israeli startup for $32bn follows rejection of takeover bid last summer Business live – latest updates Google’s owner, Alphabet, has agreed to buy the cybersecurity group Wiz for $32bn (£24.7bn), the biggest...
  • First, catch your (CGI) dragon: hope that visual effects breakthrough can reanimate UK film industry
    Sunday, March 2, 2025 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Pioneering startup technology allows camera operators to see on-screen graphics while filming in real world, rather just imagining them Even the most talented visual effects artists would struggle to make their profession sparkle right...
  • Elon Musk’s startup rolls out new Grok-3 chatbot as AI competition intensifies
    Tuesday, February 18, 2025 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Billionaire CEO claims bot is ‘maximally truth-seeking’ as he looks to rival DeepSeek, OpenAI and Google Gemini Elon Musk ’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has introduced Grok-3, the latest iteration of its chatbot that integrates...
  • How DeepSeek stunned the AI industry – podcast
    Friday, January 31, 2025 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    The launch of a new chatbot by Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek triggered a plunge in US tech stocks as it appeared to perform as well as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other AI models but using fewer resources. Helen Pidd speaks...
  • ‘It’s buzzing here’: Detroit’s revival takes shape after decades of decay
    Saturday, January 4, 2025 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    The tech scene is booming in the US’s largest Black-majority city, with foreign investment and a recent population boost When the Book Cadillac hotel opened in Detroit a century ago this month, it crowned the Motor City as one of the...
  • Michael Adex: the entrepreneur aiming to inspire black-founded tech startups
    Friday, December 27, 2024 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Manchester-raised entertainment mogul is ambassador for scheme helping businesses in creative industries succeed He is the man behind 3bn streams, a string of chart-topping artists – and Wetherspoon’s newest brand of tequila. Ask Michael...
  • ‘I wanted both sides of the business to be as intimate as being in bed’: tech entrepreneur William Reeve
    Tuesday, October 22, 2024 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    The co-founder of Secret Escapes and LoveFilm is now offering tech solutions to help out tenants and landlords William Reeve is what he terms a “classic accidental landlord”. The serial entrepreneur didn’t intend to rent out his flat in...
  • Hike in capital gains tax will spark tech exodus from UK, investor says
    Thursday, October 17, 2024 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Harry Stebbings says tax rules make Britain ‘a bad place to do business’ as he warns of entrepreneurs leaving Tech entrepreneurs will leave the UK “en masse” if the chancellor announces a significant increase in capital gains tax at this...
  • Users of ‘throuples’ dating app Feeld may have had intimate photos accessed
    Tuesday, September 17, 2024 from Technology: Technology startups | theguardian.com
    Alternative relationships site says it has resolved concerns about data security that tech firm claims to have uncovered Business live – latest updates Users of Feeld, a dating app aimed at alternative relationships, could have had...
  • Why Crypto is Back for Banks and Financial Institutions (and Why You Should Take Notice)
    Tuesday, September 19, 2023 from Tech startups
    Crypto and blockchain products coming back down to earth has translated into heightened authentic interest from massive institutions that can take mass adoption to a new level.
  • 4 Reasons Why Your Small Business Needs a CRM
    Thursday, September 7, 2023 from Tech startups
    One of the biggest challenges for entrepreneurs is prioritizing tasks and projects — here are four reasons a CRM can help your business.
  • 3 Practical Ways to Let Artificial Intelligence Work for You
    Wednesday, September 6, 2023 from Tech startups
    Rather than redesign their business' entire approach just to meet AI somewhere along the horizon, leaders can instead take a more practical route and ask how AI can improve their current strategy.
  • 5 Ways Startups Can Increase Their Visibility
    Friday, August 18, 2023 from Tech startups
    Don't sit back and hope that business will come to you. Put yourself out there and take advantage of opportunities to attend events, network, compete and build new relationships.
  • Ones To Watch: Eight Women With Middle Eastern Roots Making Waves In Silicon Valley
    Saturday, August 12, 2023 from Tech startups
    Only a third of the workforce at the largest tech companies are women. But despite the odds, these remarkable women with roots in the Middle East are making their impact on Silicon Valley.
  • Why Have More Women in Tech? Top 4 Reasons Backed By Research.
    Friday, August 11, 2023 from Tech startups
    By embracing gender diversity, the tech industry can tap into the full potential of its workforce and create a more inclusive and prosperous future.
  • AI Is the Biggest Thing in Tech Since the iPhone. Here's a Surprising Way Your Company Can Enter the Fray.
    Wednesday, August 9, 2023 from Tech startups
    AI might become an inseparable part of our lives much sooner than you think.
  • Are QR Codes Here to Stay? Here's Why They're Critical to Brand Experiences.
    Friday, August 4, 2023 from Tech startups
    If a customer's experience is clunky, uninteresting or not shareable, people will not come back to do it again. This is where QR codes can change the game.
  • 68% of the World Will Soon Live in Urban Areas — Are Smart Cities the Future for Humanity?
    Friday, July 28, 2023 from Tech startups
    Is Saudi Arabia's NEOM a vision or a mirage? Discover the transformative power of smart cities.
  • What's the Invisible Impact of AI? The Winners Aren't Who You Think
    Monday, July 24, 2023 from Tech startups
    AI technology will usher in a new era and allow businesses to solve problems in ways never thought possible.
  • How to Use Technology to Run Your Company as an Executive with a Limitation
    Wednesday, July 19, 2023 from Tech startups
    A blind CEO shares ways to use the latest technology to keep executives on top of workflow, communication, environment and security to lead the company seamlessly.
  • How the Circular Economy of Consumer Electronics Can Change Sustainability
    Wednesday, July 19, 2023 from Tech startups
    Promoting the circular economy offers major sustainability benefits, but requires global collaboration across various industries.
  • 4 Reasons Why Most Entrepreneurs Still Hesitate to Use ChatGPT
    Wednesday, July 12, 2023 from Tech startups
    Large Language Models have impressed, but enterprise readiness remains a key concern.
  • 'That's Not What I Want to Invest In': Venture Capitalists Withheld Billions From Startups Last Year — and Neglected One Urgent Category In Particular
    Friday, July 7, 2023 from Tech startups
    U.S. investors financed just over 3,000 startup funding deals last quarter, a significant drop over the year prior.
  • Identity Matters: Here's How UAE-Based Uqudo Is Pioneering A Shift In Digital Identity Verification Processes Across The MENA
    Thursday, July 6, 2023 from Tech startups
    Uqudo founder and CEO Mohamed Fagiri believes that his enterprise can play a key role in building a more inclusive and equitable society.
  • For BioNTech, the COVID-19 vaccine was simply the opening act
    Tuesday, September 21, 2021 from TechCrunch » Startups
    Ultimately, BioNTech's mission is to make treatments that are optimized not only to specific patient needs, but also to time and place.
  • Rippling launches computer inventory management as more workers remain remote
    Tuesday, September 21, 2021 from TechCrunch » Startups
    The dashboard enables businesses to automatically store, ship and retrieve employee computers in a way that is remote and hands-free.
  • Just raises $8M in its effort to beat Root at the car insurance game
    Tuesday, September 21, 2021 from TechCrunch » Startups
    Just Insure, a pay-per-mile insurance technology company, has raised $8 million in a funding round.  CrossCut Ventures, ManchesterStory and Western Technology Investments co-led the investment, which brings its total raised to $15.3...
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