Category AI Startups

Spotlight on emerging AI startups and their groundbreaking solutions.

Yope Raises $12.3M to Bet on Private Social Networking Without Ads or Algorithms

Yope raised $12.3M to grow a private social network with no ads or algorithms, targeting close friends, families and younger users.

Arcee says open-weight models from China are not inherently dangerous and should be judged through standard enterprise security checks.

Passionfroot raised $15M to expand its creator marketplace in the U.S. as AI drives demand for B2B creator marketing and brand visibility.

Anthropic robotics talks with Physical Intelligence spotlight the race among AI giants to buy talent and move into real-world machines.

Jack Dorsey’s new AI-agent chat app Buzz targets Slack and GitHub with open-source, self-hosted team collaboration.

Pat Gelsinger is betting on Moore’s law revival through light-based chipmaking, AI hardware, and energy innovation at Playground Capital.

CrowdStrike says a stealthy worm is abusing the AI supply chain to steal credentials, hide in automation and potentially destroy systems.

Chinese AI models from Moonshot and Alibaba are pressuring US rivals, investors and policymakers with cheaper, open-weight frontier systems.

Etsy sellers say AI spam and weak enforcement are driving them away as new platforms like Fybe promise human-made-only rules.

China AI race intensifies as Moonshot and Alibaba unveil frontier models they say rival OpenAI and Anthropic at lower cost.