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5 Startups That Caught VCs' Attention at PearX's Latest Demo Day⭐9
PearX's latest demo day showcased 16 startups—here are the 5 that caught VCs' attention, from spatial AI models to voice-driven matchmaking.
Lola Vision Systems Wants to Make Running AI Models on Chips Easier⭐9
Lola Vision Systems builds software and chips to simplify running AI models on devices, cutting setup time and offering an alternative to Nvidia.
Spotify Billionaire's Body Scan Startup Neko Health Lands in the U.S.⭐8
Neko Health, the body-scanning startup co-founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, launches its first U.S. clinic in New York with 300,000 people on its global waitlist.
Call It AI, Call It Super Intelligence — Only 2% of Consumers⭐8
Only 2% of consumers are buying AI, despite the White House rebranding it "super intelligence." TechCrunch's Equity podcast breaks down AI's ugly economics and ...
Circuit Breaker Labs Wants to Make AI Safer for Your Kids—and You⭐9
Circuit Breaker Labs builds AI safety tools to prevent psychological harm to kids and teens, tackling wrongful death lawsuits and dangerous chatbot interactions...
Kevin Mandia's New 'Agent Swarm' Security Startup Armadin Raises⭐8
Kevin Mandia's Armadin raises $255.5M Series B at $2.5B valuation to scale autonomous agent swarm security testing for the AI era.
Factory CEO Accuses VC Board Advisor of Spying for Cognition as⭐9
Factory CEO Matan Grinberg accuses departing advisor Chris Degnan of spying for rival Cognition, while Degnan says he resigned. Both trading allegations in ongo...
The Investor Behind Neko Health's $700M Bet on Whole-Body Scanning⭐8
Neko Health raised $700M for whole-body scanning. Investor Farooq Abbasi explains the bet on preventative healthcare and how body scans could reshape medicine.
Restate Raises $20M Series A as AI Agents Drive Demand for⭐9
Restate raises $20M Series A led by Singular as demand for durable AI agent infrastructure grows, challenging Temporal with its own storage architecture.
a16z-Backed EliseAI Raises $350M, Doubles Valuation to $4B⭐8
EliseAI raises $350M at a $4B valuation, doubling its worth, as the a16z-backed startup automates housing and healthcare operations.