Sapphire Sport spins out, rebrands as 359 Capital with $300M AUM
The newly independent 359 Capital is half-way through investing from $181 million second fund.
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly difficult to justify,
Remote driving startup Vay could grab up to $410M from Singapore’s Grab
Vay, a German startup offering remote-controlled rental cars, will get an investment of up to $410M from Singaporean super-app company Grab.
Nvidia’s Reign Invites Disruption and an Open-Source Future
Nvidia leads AI today, but open-source challengers and custom chips are rapidly shifting the balance of power in accelerated computing. The post Nvidia’s Reign Invites Disruption and an Open-Source Future appeared
6Sense founder Amanda Kahlow raises $30 million for new human-replacement AI sales startup 1Mind
Amanda Kahlow has been quietly been back in sales and marketing tech for about a year with agentic startup 1Mind.
Scribe hits $1.3B valuation as it moves to show where AI will actually pay off
Scribe Optimize is the startup’s next major offering to help organizations identify where AI will be most useful.
Lenskart recovers from tepid open to close first day slightly above IPO price
Lenskart’s public listing stirred debate over the nearly $8 billion valuation set in its IPO.
Slow Ventures holds a ‘finishing school’ to help founders learn to be fancy
Slow Ventures hosted a three-hour “Etiquette Finishing School” this week, covering topics like the perfect handshake, public speaking, and office decorum.
YouTube TV is giving customers a $20 credit for Disney blackout
YouTube TV subscribers unhappy about going more than a week without ESPN, ABC, and other Disney networks will be getting a $20 credit that can be applied to their next billing statement.
Blue Origin scrubs second launch of New Glenn due to weather, cruise ship traffic
It’s an important launch for Jeff Bezos’ space company, which is trying to prove its rockets can be re-used while delivering its first commercial payloads.