Category AI Startups

Spotlight on emerging AI startups and their groundbreaking solutions.

Wayve Lets Employees Cash Out in $85 Million Tender at $8.5 Billion Valuation

Wayve launches an $85 million employee tender offer at an $8.5 billion valuation as it expands toward Uber pilots and Nissan plans.

Proception settles a Tesla trade secret suit, raises $11 million and starts shipping its robot hand to researchers and robotics firms.

AI leaderboard Arena says it has reached $100M in annualized revenue as demand for model evaluation and post-training services surges.

Cursor’s new iPhone app lets developers manage a coding agent on the go, highlighting the shift toward mobile AI programming.

OpenAI teased Codex hardware launching July 15, in a Work Louder partnership aimed at speeding up coding shortcuts.

Base44 is rolling out its own model to strengthen vibe coding defensibility, cut costs and turn user data into a moat.

Omen AI raises $31 million to monitor data center cooling fluid in real time and reduce downtime as AI infrastructure expands.

Suno’s AI music incubator Spark offers grants and mentorship, but broad rights and gag clauses are drawing backlash.

A humanoid robot from Flexion Robotics shows how the humanoid robot market may hinge on AI skills, simulation and autonomy.

OpenAI India is getting a dedicated chief as former Uber executive Prabhjeet Singh takes over growth, partnerships, policy and operations.