Friday, 10 Oct 2025
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • DMCA
logo logo
  • World
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Economy
  • Tech & Science
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Education
    • Celebrities
    • Culture and Arts
    • Environment
    • Health and Wellness
    • Lifestyle
  • 🔥
  • Trump
  • VIDEO
  • House
  • White
  • ScienceAlert
  • Trumps
  • Watch
  • man
  • Health
  • Season
Font ResizerAa
American FocusAmerican Focus
Search
  • World
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Economy
  • Tech & Science
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Education
    • Celebrities
    • Culture and Arts
    • Environment
    • Health and Wellness
    • Lifestyle
Follow US
© 2024 americanfocus.online – All Rights Reserved.
American Focus > Blog > Tech and Science > Startups Weekly: Drama or game-changer? You decide
Tech and Science

Startups Weekly: Drama or game-changer? You decide

Last updated: May 3, 2025 11:40 pm
Share
Startups Weekly: Drama or game-changer? You decide
SHARE

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here.

This week was low on M&A and IPO news, but there was still some drama to follow, if that’s your thing — and more importantly, some worthy startups getting funded.

Most interesting startup stories from the week

Christine Hunsicker, founder and chief executive officer of CaaStle Inc., speaks during the Bloomberg Breakaway CEO Summit in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. The Breakaway Summit is a gathering point for the community to acquire new strategies, skills, and perspectives that can transform their organizations. Photographer: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Image Credits:Bloomberg / Contributor / Getty Images

From frivolous to more serious, there was no shortage of legal startup developments this week.

Clued up: Startups launched products such as “Truely” to catch people using viral AI cheating app Cluely, but the startup says it is ready to stay one step ahead with hardware products that will make it even harder to detect.

Besieged: Troubled fashion startup CaaStle is facing new lawsuits and allegations after its founder was accused of financial misconduct.

Figure it out: Hot robotics startup Figure AI sent cease-and-desist letters to at least two brokers who run secondary marketplaces, demanding that they stop marketing the company’s stock.

Still fighting: Imaguru was Belarus’ first startup hub. Now its founders are in exile but continue their mission, with hubs in Warsaw and Madrid supported by European institutions.

Techcrunch event

Berkeley, CA
|
June 5

BOOK NOW

Serial drama: Deel officially agreed to be served legal papers in the lawsuit initiated by its rival Rippling over alleged spying.

Flawed: A mysterious London-based investor asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge to stop the sale of EV startup Canoo’s assets to its CEO, calling it a “flawed” process.

Most interesting VC and funding news this week

Image Credits:under a IXI (opens in a new window) license.

If all the startups that announced funding rounds this week reach their goals, the world might be a better place. Plus, some funds are ready to back even more entrepreneurs.

See also  Sophie Turner Praises Joe Jonas' Album After Divorce Drama

Casting a net: Cast AI, a startup building tools to optimize workloads for AI and automated tasks, raised a $108 million Series C to fuel its R&D and geographic expansion.

Strong run: Lightrun, an Israeli startup whose AI-enabled observability platform helps debug code, locked in a $70 million Series B co-led by new backer Accel alongside previous investor Insight Partners.

Legal tech: Supio, a startup that uses AI to automate data collection and analysis for legal teams, raised a $60 million funding round led by Sapphire Ventures.

Bold vision: IXI, a Finnish startup hoping to bring autofocus to prescription glasses, raised $36.5 million from Amazon Alexa Fund and others to work on its first commercial product.

B2B trade: Nuvo, a San Francisco-based startup whose platform facilitates purchasing of physical goods between businesses, raised a $34 million Series A from Sequoia Capital and Spark Capital.

And OmniRetail, which aims to facilitate B2B e-commerce across Nigeria and West Africa, raised a $20 million Series A co-led by Norwegian development finance institution Norfund and Nigerian VC firm Timon Capital.

Early detection: Japanese startup Craif, a Nagoya University spinout that uses microRNA to develop AI-powered early cancer detection software, raised a $22 million Series C to fuel its expansion and R&D.

Ballooning: Near Space Labs, a startup whose balloon-based aerial imaging platform can have dual-use applications, secured a $20 million Series B led by Bold Capital Partners, a VC firm founded by Peter Diamandis.

Hot: Glacier, a startup behind a robot-enabled recycling fleet already deployed in several U.S. cities, secured a $16 million Series A led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund, with participation from Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund.

Not broken: Kintsugi, an AI sales tax startup named after the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery, raised $15 million from tax technology solution provider Vertex and $3 million from existing investors at a $150 million post-money valuation, up from $80 million in November.

See also  EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan 'Cuts Off' Jailed Dad Michael, 65, After 'Moving On' From His Legal Drama as He Sits Behind Bars — 'He Isn't Her Problem Anymore'

No more burping: Hoofprint Biome, a startup slashing methane emissions by modifying cattle’s microbiome, raised a $15 million Series A led by SOSV.

U.K. upside: Volution, a U.K.-based VC investing in fintech, AI, and SaaS startups, launched a new $100 million fund to double down on its thesis.

One-up: European entrepreneur-focused platform EWOR launched its own “founder fellowship,” committing approximately $68 million to the initiative, which will compete with Harry Stebbings’ fellowship Project Europe.

Last but not least

Image Credits:Neo

You may not have heard of Ali Partovi, but those in the know have. The Iranian-born Harvard graduate has an impressive multi-decade-long track record that spans founding and exiting several startups and early investing in tech giants. He now leads 8-year-old venture firm Neo, whose early funds are performing exceedingly well.

TAGGED:decideDramaGamechangerStartupsWeekly
Share This Article
Twitter Email Copy Link Print
Previous Article Dolly Parton Opens Up On Husband Carl Dean’s Death Dolly Parton Opens Up On Husband Carl Dean’s Death
Next Article If You Invested K In Micron Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now? If You Invested $10K In Micron Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now?
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Popular Posts

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein trailer teases Jacob Elordi’s shocking monster

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein: A Comprehensive Overview Featuring acclaimed actors Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi…

October 1, 2025

Lawsuit Argues Hispanic-Serving College Program Is Discriminatory

The state of Tennessee, along with the group that successfully sued Harvard to end race-conscious…

June 11, 2025

Netflix House Philadelphia, Dallas Details Revealed, Vegas in 2027

Netflix is set to revolutionize the entertainment industry with the launch of its permanent entertainment…

June 17, 2025

Jason Isaacs on ‘White Lotus’ Pay Equality and ‘Peter Pan’ Flop

Jason Isaacs recently revealed in a candid interview with Vulture that the entire cast of…

June 16, 2025

Pennsylvania boy, 12, charged for scalding 9-year-old sleeping brother with boiling water in disturbing social media prank

The Lancaster Township Police Department in Pennsylvania reported a disturbing incident where a 9-year-old boy…

August 8, 2025

You Might Also Like

Want to See the Best Fall Colors This Year? Science Has the Answer
Tech and Science

Want to See the Best Fall Colors This Year? Science Has the Answer

October 10, 2025
Reviewed: The mid-range Galaxy S25 FE is flawed in all the right ways
Tech and Science

Reviewed: The mid-range Galaxy S25 FE is flawed in all the right ways

October 10, 2025
Serum based on plant extracts boosts hair growth in weeks
Tech and Science

Serum based on plant extracts boosts hair growth in weeks

October 10, 2025
Why Ridley Scott’s views on Hollywood are total nonsense
Tech and Science

Why Ridley Scott’s views on Hollywood are total nonsense

October 10, 2025
logo logo
Facebook Twitter Youtube

About US


Explore global affairs, political insights, and linguistic origins. Stay informed with our comprehensive coverage of world news, politics, and Lifestyle.

Top Categories
  • Crime
  • Environment
  • Sports
  • Tech and Science
Usefull Links
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • DMCA

© 2024 americanfocus.online –  All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?