Category AI Startups

Spotlight on emerging AI startups and their groundbreaking solutions.

Elastic Moves to Buy AI Bug-Fixing Startup DeductiveAI in Deal Valued at Up to $85 Million

Elastic is set to buy DeductiveAI in an AI SRE acquisition worth up to $85 million, signaling consolidation in observability software.

The AI gig economy is pushing more workers into contractor roles as companies automate tasks and cut full-time jobs.

Global leaders want AI access from U.S. firms, but fear Washington can cut it off. The G7 is weighing a trusted partners solution.

Enterprises are shifting from AI hype to AI ROI, as companies tighten budgets and startups race to prove measurable value.

NEA partner Tiffany Luck says AI ROI is now the key question as enterprises tighten spending, mix models and chase practical value.

Pramaana Labs raised $27M to use formal verification and LLMs to make AI more reliable for tax, legal, drug discovery and cybersecurity.

Robot training data is scarce. XDOF is raising $70 million to build the infrastructure frontier AI labs need for physical AI.

World model startup Odyssey raises $310M, reaches a $1.45B valuation and adds Amazon as it shifts to AWS and Trainium.

The AI IPO boom is reshaping markets as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic drive fresh speculation, capital flows and industry spillovers.

Pinterest launches Ask Pinterest, an experimental AI shopping app, alongside new AI tools for advertisers and marketers.