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Earlier this year, Lucra Sports founder and CEO Dylan Robbins did something that no one else has ever done. And he shared several secrets on how he did it.
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Read storyPeec, which helps brands track their presence in AI searches, offers proof of a key trend among European startups.
Read storySome AI startups are stretching traditional revenue metrics when talking about progress publicly. And their investors are fully aware.
Read storyAfter launching to invest in fire tech, Convective is broadening its mandate to disaster resilience.
Read storyFragrance tech company Patina announced Thursday a $2 million raise from investors, including Betaworks and True Ventures.
Read storyBeauty and wellness booking marketplace Fresha says it has raised $80 million investment from KKR’s Next Generation Technology Growth fund, KKR's growth equity arm.
Read storyBiotech company Imperagen announced on Thursday a £5 million ($6.7 million) seed round led by PXN Ventures, with participation from IQ Capital and Northern Gritstone.
Read storyAltman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.
Read storySlapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest for an eSports gamification loyalty startup without those two letters in the
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