Startups

UPenn Launches $10 Million StartUP Fund to Back Penn Spinouts as Philadelphia Startups Face a Capital Crunch

The University of Pennsylvania is expanding its role in the region’s innovation economy with a new $10 million seed fund aimed at one of the hardest moments in the startup journey: the gap between a breakthrough in the lab and

19 December 2025

Lovable Raises $330 Million at a $6.6 Billion Valuation as Alphabet’s CapitalG and Nvidia’s NVentures Double Down on “Vibe Coding”

On December 18, 2025, Stockholm-based AI software builder Lovable confirmed a blockbuster $330 million Series B that values the company at $6.6 billion—one of the biggest recent bets on the idea that building software can be as simple as describing

18 December 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Business Trends · Startups · Technology News · Venture Capital

Ramp Valuation 2025: Why Fintech Unicorn Ramp Is Worth $32 Billion – and What New Signals From Dec. 5–7 Reveal

Ramp, the New York–based spend‑management and corporate card platform, is ending 2025 under an intense spotlight. After a rapid series of funding rounds pushed its valuation to $32 billion in November, a new wave of analysis between December 5 and

7 December 2025

Financial News · Fintech · Market Trends · Startup Valuation · Unicorn Companies

Stripe Valuation 2025: Why the Fintech Giant Is Back Above $100 Billion

Stripe’s valuation has roared back in 2025 — not just recovering from its 2023 down-round, but reportedly surpassing its previous peak and cementing its status as one of the world’s most valuable private fintech companies. For investors, partners and founders

5 December 2025

Financial Markets · Fintech · Startup Valuations · Stripe · Technology News

Kalshi Soars to $11 Billion Valuation: How a $1 Billion Mega-Round and a Former Ballerina Are Redrawing the Prediction Market Map

New York — December 2, 2025 Kalshi, the U.S.-regulated prediction market that lets people trade on the outcome of real‑world events, has raised a stunning $1 billion Series E at an $11 billion valuation, more than doubling its price tag

2 December 2025

Business News · Entrepreneurship · Finance · Prediction Markets · Startups

Elon Musk Backs Indian Talent and H‑1B Visas, Tells Founders “Be a Bully”

Elon Musk has used a high‑profile appearance on Zerodha co‑founder Nikhil Kamath’s “People by WTF” podcast to deliver a three‑part message that resonates across India and the US: America has “benefitted immensely” from Indian talent, the H‑1B visa should be fixed rather

30 November 2025

Elon Musk · Immigration · Leadership · NASDAQ:TSLA · Startups · Tech Industry

AI Startup Valuations Are Tripling in Months as Mega-Rounds Flood Healthtech and Deep Tech

In 2025, AI startup valuations are doubling and even tripling within months as 49 US AI companies secure $100M‑plus rounds and healthcare AI startups dominate new funding — a boom that is now raising serious bubble concerns. A funding boom

30 November 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Deep Tech · Healthtech · Startups · Venture Capital

Onton Raises $7.5M to Expand AI Shopping Platform Beyond Furniture as AI Commerce Race Heats Up

San Francisco — November 26, 2025 — AI commerce startup Onton has raised $7.5 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered shopping platform beyond furniture into categories like apparel and consumer electronics, as competition to own AI-driven product discovery intensifies across retail. GlobeNewswire+2TechCrunch+2 A

27 November 2025

AI · E-Commerce · Investment · Startups · Technology News

Aussie Founders Land $5.2 Billion Exit as Palo Alto Networks Snaps Up Chronosphere After Cloudflare Outage

Published: November 25, 2025 Australian entrepreneurs Martin Mao and Rob Skillington have clinched one of the biggest tech exits of the year, agreeing to sell their observability startup Chronosphere to US cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks in a deal worth

25 November 2025

Acquisitions · Cloud Computing · Cybersecurity · NASDAQ:PANW · Startups · Tech News

Klarna Founder’s AI Warning Collides With $3 Trillion Spending Boom – What 24 November 2025 Reveals About a Potential AI Bubble

1. A prominent AI insider hits the brakes Sebastian Siemiatkowski is not a stereotypical AI skeptic. The Swedish entrepreneur co‑founded Klarna, the “buy now, pay later” fintech, and built it into one of Europe’s best‑known financial technology companies. Wikipedia Over

24 November 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Economic Analysis · Fintech · Market Insights · Technology Trends

Ramp Hits $32 Billion Valuation as Lightspeed-Led $300 Million Round Accelerates Its AI Finance Push

New York-based fintech Ramp has vaulted to a $32 billion valuation after closing a new $300 million primary funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, alongside an employee tender offer that lets staff cash out part of their equity. The

17 November 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Business News · Fintech · Startups · Venture Capital

Jeff Bezos Returns to the CEO Seat: Inside Project Prometheus, the $6.2 Billion AI Manufacturing AI Startup

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is stepping back into an operational role as co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a new AI startup with $6.2 billion in funding that aims to transform manufacturing for computers, cars, and spacecraft. Here’s what we know so

17 November 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Business · Leadership · NASDAQ:AMZN · Startups · Technology