Could Japan be the next drone giant? Prime Minister looks to push domestic production to reduce reliance on China

Japan is racing to build a domestic drone industry, pushing startups toward defense work amid growing missile and China concerns. [...]

20 Snap alumni launched an angel fund for the next generation of social media. They think “social” and “media” have split.

Twenty Snap alumni have launched Ghost Angels, an angel fund backing the next generation of social media and consumer AI startups. The fund has invested in at least five companies and plans to deploy [...]

AI is crushing startup valuations for companies that raised before ChatGPT existed

The AI boom has created a two-speed startup economy. Companies building on generative AI are raising at historically unprecedented valuations, while startups that last raised capital before ChatGPT la [...]

Former Meta CTO raises $250 million for climate tech as the rest of venture capital chases AI

Gigascale Capital, the venture firm led by former Meta chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer, has raised a $250 million fund to invest in energy, grid infrastructure, and critical minerals startups [...]

Alberta Tech: The tech creator and Google engineer helping everyone keep up with AI

Alberta Tech has gained a loyal audience on social media through her easily digestible explainers on all things tech, startups, and AI. " [...]

The design bottleneck for solo founders? AI has solved it.

Presented by Design.comSomething significant is happening in how people build businesses. There are currently 29.8 million solopreneurs contributing $1.7 trillion to the U.S. economy, and over 80% of [...]

France’s Quobly raises €115M to put a quantum computer on a silicon chip

Most quantum-computing startups ask the world to build them an entirely new industry: exotic materials, bespoke fabrication, supply chains that do not yet exist. Quobly is making a quieter bet. The Gr [...]

The European Union reveals details of its tech sovereignty package

New proposals will see the EU further invest in European startups and companies as it looks to strengthen its homegrown tech footprint. [...]

Skello raises €200M and its founders end up owning more of the company

Most big funding rounds shrink the founders’ slice. Skello’s just grew it. The profitable French HR startup has raised €200m to go shopping across Europe. Paris-based Skello has raised €200m l [...]