#Startups

SXSW turns 40 and reinvents itself with new badges, decentralized venues, and a reservation system. But who's actually getting value — and who's getting left out?

Iran has fired 1,700+ drones and 360 missiles at the UAE in a month. Dubai's expat tech community isn't leaving — and some are doubling down. What this tells us about geopolitical risk pricing in 2026.

Gimlet Labs just raised $80M to build software that splits AI workloads across every chip type simultaneously. The pitch: 10x efficiency without buying new hardware.

Fusion startups have raised over $10 billion as energy demand from AI data centers surges. Here's what's actually being built, which approaches are closest, and why this time might—just might—be different.

Over 30 startups hit unicorn status in just two months of 2026. AI is the catalyst, but healthcare, crypto, and robotics are quietly stealing the show.

Global Brain partners with Techstars to launch a $200M fund targeting non-Japanese startups. The move reveals more about Japan's startup ecosystem than it does about any single deal.

Meta's former chief AI scientist Yann LeCun launched AMI, a Paris-based startup raising over $1 billion to build AI world models—a direct challenge to OpenAI, Anthropic, and the entire LLM paradigm.

AMI Labs, cofounded by Turing Prize winner Yann LeCun, raised $1.03B to build world models — AI that understands reality, not just language. Here's why that distinction matters.

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund is closing a $6B growth fund less than a year after its last one. With stakes in both OpenAI and Anthropic, the firm is making a structural bet on AI — not just picking winners.

Palmer Luckey's retro gaming startup ModRetro is seeking funding at a $1 billion valuation. What does it mean when the man building autonomous weapons also wants to make the perfect Game Boy?

InMobi pushes AI shopping chatbots in Japan and US markets. How conversational commerce could reshape e-commerce and what it means for consumers and retailers.

While Anthropic rejects Pentagon contracts, military startups raise millions to build combat AI. Former special ops commanders are leading the charge—but at what cost?