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Week ending Jan 10, 2025 - Portland startup news
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Big week to start the year. Portland startup Lytics got acquired. Multiple sold out events on the calendar. Graze goes public with Bluesky tools. New leadership at Latino Founders. A new flavor of Pitch Black. And a new community calendar for Portland startup and tech folks. PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS - Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland…
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PrettyDamnQuick snaps up $25M to speed up online checkout
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A startup hoping to provide a credible alternative to Amazon has picked up funding to double down on the gap in the market. PrettyDamnQuick (PDQ) provides tech to retailers to let them customize and test different shipping and checkout flows, and now it has picked up a deal of its own: a $25 million Series A to expand its business. Learn more about…
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AI Giants Chase Billions, Tech Workers Face Cuts, and FDA Drug Approvals Offer Hope
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As artificial intelligence companies like Anthropic and Cohere race to secure massive funding deals, questions loom about technology's impact on the workforce amid continuing layoffs across the tech sector. Yet amid this digital disruption, the healthcare industry shows signs of human-focused progress with a wave of new FDA-approved treatments, hig…
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Fintech Trends 2024: AI, DeFi, and Startup Success Strategies
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Welcome to Startuprad.io's 10th Annual Fintech Review, where we dive deep into the trends, challenges, and opportunities defining fintech in 2024. In this special milestone episode, we reflect on a decade of fintech evolution while offering fresh insights into the latest developments driving the industry forward. This year, fintech faces a dynamic …
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Week ending Jan 10, 2025 - Portland startup news
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Big week to start the year. Portland startup Lytics got acquired. Multiple sold out events on the calendar. Graze goes public with Bluesky tools. New leadership at Latino Founders. A new flavor of Pitch Black. And a new community calendar for Portland startup and tech folks.PORTLAND STARTUP LINKS- Save the date https://www.meetup.com/pie-portland-s…
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Xocean raises $119M to capture ocean data with uncrewed surface vessels
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Xocean, an Irish marine robotics startup that provides ocean data to the energy and hydrography industries using uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), has raised €115 million ($119 million) as it looks to expand coverage to additional sectors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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AI Startup Seeks Record Valuation, Tech Industry Cuts Jobs, and Power Grid Gets Smarter
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As artificial intelligence reshapes the tech landscape, we explore how Anthropic's massive $60 billion valuation contrasts with widespread industry layoffs affecting over 150,000 workers. Meanwhile, a former electrician's AI-powered innovation shows how technology might create new opportunities while disrupting traditional jobs, highlighting the co…
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CES 2025: Omi, a competitor to Friend, wants to boost your productivity using AI and a ‘brain interface’
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The startup’s founder, Nik Shevchenko, started marketing this device on Kickstarter as “Friend,” but changed the device’s name after another San Francisco hardware maker launched his own Friend device and bought the domain name for $1.8 million. Shevchenko, a Thiel fellow with a history of eye-grabbing stunts, is taking a slightly different approac…
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Fermata uses computer vision to detect diseases and pests in plants
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When Valeria Kogan started her PhD program in bioinformatics, the scientific field that uses computation and software to analyze biological data, in 2017, she imagined her career would always be within the fields of mathematics, medicine, or biology. But after the first AI boom in the late 2010s, she got an intriguing opportunity in a sector she ha…
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AI Startup Anthropic's $60B Valuation, AI Video Revolution Transforms Retail, and Smart RVs Redefine Mobile Living
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As artificial intelligence reshapes the business landscape, from Anthropic's massive funding round to AI-powered video creation tools transforming e-commerce, questions arise about technology's growing influence in our daily lives. Meanwhile, the emergence of tech-enhanced RVs signals a broader shift in how we think about living spaces, highlightin…
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RoboForce raises $10 million to create a robot workforce
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“These are the kind of jobs that we shouldn't need people to do anymore," founder Leo Ma said about dangerous factory jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAf TechCrunch
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Bluesky bump from X exodus is slowing down, data shows
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Social network and X competitor Bluesky’s massive growth slowed in December in the U.S., after having surged from 9+ million in September to north of 20 million users in November. The slowdown is based on an analysis of web traffic and mobile app daily active users by analytics firm Similarweb, which found that Bluesky grew less than 10% month-over…
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AI Transforms Video Creation, Smart Tech Reshapes Homes, and a Defense Recruiter's Controversial Methods
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Technology is rapidly reshaping how we work and live, from AI tools revolutionizing product marketing to smart RVs and robotic vacuums transforming our living spaces. As these innovations accelerate, the human element remains both vital and volatile, exemplified by the unorthodox methods of a defense tech recruiter whose controversial approach high…
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CES 2025: Soliddd Vision Glasses for those with macular degeneration and Elvie's Smart Bouncer
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This week at CES 2025, the company is showcasing a prototype version of its forthcoming SolidddVision glasses. The Brooklyn-based startup is specifically targeting people with macular degeneration. The degenerative eye disease affects roughly 13% of U.S. residents aged 40 and up, according to figures from the CDC; Elvie, a female-founded hardware s…
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Hydrogen tax credit rules give startups clarity while boosting nuclear and carbon capture
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Hydrogen startups are widely seen as a promising way to eliminate fossil fuels from heavy industry and long-haul transportation. But they have been stuck in limbo for the last couple years, waiting for official guidance from the U.S. Treasury on lucrative tax credits. That was until last Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice…
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Tech Pioneer's Final Legacy, AI Reshapes Home and Work, and a Bold Housing Experiment
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As the tech world mourns cybersecurity visionary Amit Yoran, artificial intelligence continues transforming both our homes and workplaces, from smart vacuums to controversial recruitment methods. Meanwhile, an innovative co-living experiment in San Francisco points to new ways of fostering scientific breakthroughs, raising questions about how we'll…
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Cybersecurity Pioneer's Legacy, AI Sales Revolution, and a New Vision for Longevity Living
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As the tech world mourns a cybersecurity titan, artificial intelligence continues reshaping traditional business roles and raising questions about human-machine collaboration. Meanwhile, an innovative co-living experiment in San Francisco points to new ways of fostering scientific breakthroughs, even as regulators crack down on tech companies' clai…
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Startup Money Moves Heat Up, FTC Cracks Down on Tech Claims, and AI Reshapes Sales Jobs
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As venture capital and acquisitions signal a bustling start to 2025, questions of accountability and authenticity in tech rise to the forefront. From multimillion-dollar funding rounds to regulatory actions against misleading marketing, today's stories explore how technology's promises meet reality, while the rise of AI in sales forces us to confro…
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Electra found a cheap, clean way to purify iron, and it’s raising $257M to make it happen
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Electra has raised $76.3 million to clean up the dirty ironmaking industry, TechCrunch has learned. The startup has developed a novel method of using electricity to coax pure iron out of low-grade ores, opening the door to cleaner steel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Week ending Jan 3, 2025 - Portland startup news
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2025 starts right now for Portland startups. (Fun fact: It actually started a couple of days ago.) Given the cyclical nature of startup communities, Portland startups can look to 2025 as a positive continuation of the momentum built in 2024. It's less of a prediction. And more of a "I've been through this cycle before. Several times."PORTLAND START…
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Week ending Jan 3, 2025 - Portland startup news
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2025 starts right now for Portland startups. (Fun fact: It actually started a couple of days ago.) Given the cyclical nature of startup communities, Portland startups can look to 2025 as a positive continuation of the momentum built in 2024. It's less of a prediction. And more of a "I've been through this cycle before. Several times." PORTLAND STAR…
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2025 will be the year climate tech learns to love AI
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As 2025 dawns, it’s a good time to look at the trends that are likely to define the coming 12 months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAf TechCrunch
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Toyota's Future City Takes Shape, AI Reshapes Business Landscape, and VCs Sound Spending Alarm
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As Toyota prepares to unveil its ambitious 'living laboratory' at CES, the intersection of AI and traditional industries reaches a pivotal moment, with companies leveraging artificial intelligence from healthcare to mining. Meanwhile, venture capitalists are urging caution in an evolving startup landscape where billions in new funding flows even as…
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Toyota's Futuristic City Debuts, AI Reshapes Sales Jobs, and VCs Question Startup Spending
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As Toyota unveils its ambitious 'Woven City' prototype at CES, the intersection of technology and human life takes center stage, while AI continues to transform traditional workplace roles in sales and beyond. Meanwhile, venture capitalists are raising tough questions about startup spending habits, highlighting the delicate balance between innovati…
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After ups and down, food delivery startup Epicery closes shop
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French food delivery startup Epicery will cease operations Tuesday, after one last holiday season hurrah for its clients and the local food businesses that were using the platform during its nine years in business in exchange for a 25% commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Calo raises $25 million to expand its ready-to-eat meal service beyond the Middle East
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A business built around increasingly customized ready-to-eat meals has netted Middle Eastern startup Calo a sizeable funding injection as it looks to expand both what it can offer its time-strapped customers and where it delivers its growing range of just-heat-to-eat dishes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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VCs Warn of Startup Spending, Flying Car Pioneer Hits Turbulence, and 21-Year-Old's Moon Mission
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Today's startup landscape reveals the delicate balance between ambition and financial reality, from venture capitalists urging spending restraint to Volocopter's bankruptcy protection filing. Against this backdrop of caution emerges an inspiring counterpoint: a young innovator's bold plan to revolutionize space manufacturing, reminding us that even…
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Backed by a16z and QED, Brazilian startup Carecode puts AI agents to work on healthcare
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AI holds huge promise for healthcare, but not just on the medical side; many startups are convinced machine learning-based systems can do a lot of good on adjacent tasks such as appointment scheduling and confirmations. Brazilian startup Carecode is among these AI believers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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The trends that shaped EVs, robotaxis, and electric flight in 2024
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If there was one phrase that captured the vibe and theme of 2024 — at least in the transportation sector — it was business whiplash. Legacy automakers changed direction on their all-EVs-or-bust strategy, startups pivoted, and some Silicon Valley VCs and executives adjusted their views to a changing political landscape Learn more about your ad choic…
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VCs Question Startup Spending, Space Innovation Takes Flight, and a Mom's Entrepreneurial Journey
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Today we explore how different entrepreneurs navigate the challenging balance between ambition and resources, from venture capitalists critiquing lavish startup spending to a 21-year-old's groundbreaking space venture. As traditional business models face scrutiny and AI reshapes industries, we see how innovators from diverse backgrounds - including…
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AI sales rep startups are booming. So why are VCs wary?
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When you really probe venture capitalists about investing in AI startups, they’ll tell you that businesses are experimenting wildly but are very slow to add AI solutions into their ongoing business processes. But there are some exceptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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After causing outrage on the first day of Y Combinator, AI code editor PearAI lands $1M seed
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On the first day of Y Combinator the founders of PearAI got “cancelled." They used the hate to launch a new product, raise $1 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAf TechCrunch
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VCs Question Startup Spending, African Fintech Unicorns Rise, and 5-Minute EV Charging Race Heats Up
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As venture capitalists tighten their scrutiny on startup spending habits and a prominent accounting startup's sudden closure sends shockwaves through the industry, a new wave of innovation emerges from unexpected quarters. African fintech unicorns are rewriting the rules of financial inclusion, while global automakers race to perfect ultra-fast EV …
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Tech Startups Face Sudden Shutdowns, AI Reshapes Sales Jobs, and The Race for 5-Minute EV Charging
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Today's business landscape reveals the precarious nature of innovation as companies navigate rapid technological change. From a Canadian accounting startup's abrupt closure leaving thousands scrambling, to AI's transformation of traditional sales roles, to the high-stakes competition for ultra-fast EV charging, we explore how the push for progress …
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