Latest Startups Headlines

All the headlines from our Startups Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Aerospace Startup Partners With NASA, USGS to Monitor Wildfires, Storms From Space

Oct 31 2024 // Aerospace startup Sceye has partnered with NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey to deploy climate management tools to monitor wildfires and storms from the edge of space, the company and the government agencies exclusively...

Ex-Google Executive’s Startup to Use AI to Forecast the Weather

Sep 19 2024 // A startup founded by a former Google executive aims to use artificial intelligence to improve weather forecasting, joining technology behemoths like Nvidia Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. in an increasingly crowded...

Lithium Startups Bet on High Demand in Battery-Powered Future

Aug 30 2024 // As the world leans into electrification, it will need more lithium. A key ingredient in the batteries that power everything from electric vehicles to cell phones, demand is projected to accelerate over the next decade.To...

Chinese Hackers Breach US Internet Firms Via Startup, Researcher Says

Aug 27 2024 // The state-sponsored Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon is exploiting a bug in a California-based startup to hack American and Indian internet companies, according to security researchers.Volt Typhoon has...

AI Startup Suno Says Music Industry Suit Aims to Stifle Competition

Aug 2 2024 // AI music startup Suno is pushing back against the world’s biggest record labels, saying in a court filing that a lawsuit they filed against the company aims to stifle competition.In a filing Thursday in federal court...

Facial Recognition Startup Clearview AI Settles Privacy Suit for $50M

Jun 24 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — Facial recognition startup Clearview AI reached a settlement Friday in an Illinois lawsuit alleging its massive photographic collection of faces violated the subjects’ privacy rights, a deal that...

EV Startup Fisker Files for Bankruptcy, Aims to Sell Assets

Jun 18 2024 // Fisker filed for bankruptcy protection late on Monday, as the U.S. electric-vehicle maker looks to salvage its operations by selling assets and restructuring its debt after burning through cash in an attempt to ramp up...

Mubadala Proposal to Sell Insurtech Startup Wefox Opposed by Founders

Jun 14 2024 // Mubadala Investment Co. has proposed selling troubled insurance tech startup Wefox Holding AG to UK insurance broker Ardonagh Group Ltd. in a deal opposed by the German firm’s founders.The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth...

SEC Charges AI-Based Startup With ‘Old School Fraud Using New School Buzzwords’

Jun 14 2024 // The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week charged Ilit Raz, CEO and founder of the failed artificial intelligence recruitment startup Joonko, with defrauding investors of at least $21 million.According to the...

A New Approach: Florida Agents’ Association Makes Big Investment in Startup Insurer

Jun 3 2024 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, the largest agent group in the state, this spring took the unprecedented step of investing in a startup insurance carrier, a move designed to help keep agents in the game and...

VC Firm Accel Raises $650M to Invest in AI, Cybersecurity Startups in Europe, Israel

May 14 2024 // Venture capital firm Accel said on Tuesday it has raised a $650 million fund to invest in early-stage companies in Europe and Israel with a focus on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.The new fund will be...

PoloWorks Launches Managing General Agent Incubator

May 13 2024 // PoloWorks, a Lloyd’s and London Market insurance services business, announced the launch of Polo MGA – a managing general agent (MGA) incubator.This new offering provides services to both startup and established...

Cyber Startup Wiz Raises $1B in Private Funds, Valued at $12B

May 8 2024 // U.S.-Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz said on Tuesday it raised $1 billion in a private funding round that values the four-year old company at $12 billion.Wiz, which has raised $1.9 billion since its founding in...

New Jersey to Launch Innovation Hub for Fintech and Insurtech Startups

May 8 2024 // New Jersey is creating a strategic innovation center for financial (fintech) and insurance (insurtech) technology startups in a partnership with Silicon Valley-based innovation platform Plug and Play.The new innovation hub...

Israeli Cyber Security Startup Apex Gets Initial Investment From OpenAI’s Altman

May 3 2024 // Israeli cyber security startup Apex, which focuses on protecting the rapid use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, said on Thursday it received an undisclosed investment from OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman.In all,...

A New Approach: Florida Agents Association Makes Big Investment in Startup Insurer

Apr 4 2024 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, the largest agent group in the state, has taken the unprecedented step of investing in a startup insurance carrier, a move designed to help keep agents in the game and bring...

North Korean Hackers Stalk Crypto Startups Scrimping on Security

Mar 25 2024 // It’s every cryptocurrency project’s nightmare: Well-resourced hackers — perhaps backed by a rogue state like North Korea — strike out of nowhere, dismantling cyber defenses and making off with millions of...

Safepoint’s Florida Startup, Manatee Insurance Exchange, Gets COA, Financial Ratings

Feb 7 2024 // Florida regulators have approved another reciprocal property insurance company and it has received ratings from two financial rating firms.Manatee Insurance Exchange, a spinoff from Tampa-based Safepoint Insurance Co., was...

Startup AiDash Raises $50M for Tech Using AI, Satellites to Spot Wildfire Risk

Jan 26 2024 // A California startup using artificial intelligence (AI) and satellites to spot fire and weather risks on power lines, AiDash, reported it had raised $50 million in new funding, reflecting Silicon Valley efforts to create...

Andreessen Horowitz Backs British Insurance Startup in $73M Funding Round

Jan 11 2024 // U.S. venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has backed London-based insurance startup Hyperexponential in a $73 million funding round, the insurance software company said on Thursday.Founded in 2017, Hyperexponential...