Startups News 22 September 2025

Aptera (SEV) Nasdaq Debut: Solar EV Startup’s Wild First Day, Key Takeaways and Outlook

Aptera’s Wild Nasdaq Debut and First-Day Performance Aptera Motors made a splashy entrance onto the Nasdaq Capital Market on October 16, 2025 – and the stock’s first trading day was anything but

16 October 2025

Wall Street’s High-Stakes Gamble: Kalshi’s $300 Million Raise Ignites Prediction Market Wars

Kalshi’s $300 Million Cash Infusion and Rapid Ascent Kalshi’s latest funding round – over $300 million at a $5 billion valuation – marks one of the largest bets yet on the emerging prediction market industry

10 October 2025

Finance · Investments · NASDAQ:COIN · NYSE:ICE · Prediction Markets · Startups · Wall Street

MEDIROM (NASDAQ: MRM) Set for Takeoff: Series A Boost & Altman-Backed ‘Orb’ Deal Fuels 150% Upside

Company Background & Business Model MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies (NASDAQ: MRM) is a Tokyo‑based provider of holistic health and wellness services. Founded in 2000, it operates 300+ Re.Ra.Ku branded relaxation salons across Japan

9 October 2025

Investment · Market Analysis · Mergers & Acquisitions · NASDAQ:MRM · Startups · Stocks

From Tennis Ball Launchers to Tokenized Equities: What Connexa Sports (YYAI) – Now AiRWA – Means for Investors in 2025

Stock Price & Recent Performance A micro‑cap stock in free‑fall After trading between $1 and $3 for much of August 2025, Connexa Sports’ share price crashed when it announced a $500 million joint‑venture

8 October 2025

Future Trends · Investing · NASDAQ:YYAI · Sports Technology · Startups · Stock Market

Mystery $75M Bet Propels POET Technologies – Tiny Optical Chipmaker Rides AI Gold Rush

$75 Million Infusion Fuels AI Connectivity Expansion POET’s $75 million capital raise – a non-brokered private placement of ~13.64 million shares (with warrants) – marks a major vote of confidence in the company’s technology ts2.tech.

8 October 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Investing · NASDAQ:SMTC · Semiconductors · Startups · Technology

No-Revenue Biotech Soars 64,000% – Is Regencell (RGC) a Breakthrough or a Bubble?

Company Profile and Mission Regencell Bioscience is an early-stage biotech company focused on Traditional Chinese Medicine. Headquartered in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, Regencell researches, develops, and aims to commercialize herbal treatment formulae for

7 October 2025

Biotechnology · Financial Analysis · Investments · NASDAQ:RGC · Startups · Stock Market

Quantum Rocket or Bubble? RGTI’s Stunning Surge Explained—And How It Stacks Up to IonQ, D‑Wave, and QUBT

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) Soars on Quantum Hype: Stock Hits Highs Amid Deals & Doubts

Recent Stock Performance: A Quantum Surge Rigetti’s stock (NASDAQ: RGTI) has been on a tear in late 2025, skyrocketing to all-time highs heading into October. On October 6, shares topped out around $40.63 (the

7 October 2025

Investment · NASDAQ:RGTI · Quantum Computing · Startups · Stock Market · Technology News

Figma Stock’s Post-IPO Rollercoaster: From $68 Billion Debut to Wild Drops – What’s Next for FIG?

Figma Stock’s Wild Ride – IPO Frenzy, 50% Plunge, and a ChatGPT-Fueled Comeback (Oct 2025 Update)

Stock Performance & Market Activity Figma’s stock has experienced extreme swings since its July 2025 IPO. The IPO itself was euphoric – priced at $33 per share, FIG opened at $85 and shot up to

7 October 2025

AI Trends · IPO News · NYSE:FIG · Startups · Stock Market · Tech Industry

Vercel’s AI Breakthrough: $300M Raise Propels Developer Platform to $9.3B Valuation

$300M Series F Round and $9.3B Valuation In late September 2025 Vercel announced a blockbuster Series F funding round that catapults the startup to a $9.3 billion valuation reuters.com bloomberg.com. The $300

1 October 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Developer Tools · Investment · NASDAQ:PYPL · NYSE:NKE · NYSE:T · NYSE:TGT · NYSE:WMT · Startups · Technology

India’s ‘Swadeshi’ Chat App Arattai Soars to #1, Leaves WhatsApp Reeling – Can It Keep the Momentum?

WeWork India’s ₹3,000-Cr IPO Launching Right After Dussehra – Listing Slated Oct 10

IPO Launch and Structure WeWork India Management Ltd. – the Embassy-backed Indian franchise of the global co-working giant – is set to open its initial share sale on October 3, 2025 hindustantimes.com

28 September 2025

Indian Business · IPO · NASDAQ:WE · Startups · Stock Market · WeWork

India’s ‘Swadeshi’ Chat App Arattai Soars to #1, Leaves WhatsApp Reeling – Can It Keep the Momentum?

India Today reports that Arattai “raced to the top spot in app stores, surpassing WhatsApp” indiatoday.in. In late September 2025 the Chennai‑based Zoho quietly saw its years‑old chat app shoot up the

28 September 2025

India News · Mobile Apps · Social Media · Startups · Technology

Palantir’s Shocking Reinvention: From Secretive Spy Tech to $400B Cult Lifestyle Brand

From Spy Tech to Swag: Palantir’s Lifestyle Brand Play Defense contractors aren’t usually cool lifestyle brands – but Palantir Technologies is determined to change that. The secretive software firm, long known for

22 September 2025

Business · Corporate Culture · Innovation · Startups · Technology

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