News
Why vertical AI is finding its biggest opportunity in the auto repair industry " TFN
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1172+ words) Auto repair is not on most VC pitch decks. It should be. Fragmented customer base. Low software penetration. Repetitive workflows that map cleanly onto current LLM capabilities. Acute labour shortage forcing automation. And a TAM that has stopped being a…...
Europe is dying from the heat wave it was never built to survive. These five startups are trying to change that " TFN
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (171+ words) Europe is dying from the heat wave it was never built to survive. These five startups are trying to change that Tech Funding News Europe is dying from the heat wave it was never built to survive. These five startups…...
General Intuition bags $320 M Series A at $2. 3 B to build the AI that learns to act from gamers " TFN
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (816+ words) A New York AI lab that trains its models on billions of gameplay clips from real human players has raised $320 M at a $2. 3 B valuation, and is already in conversations for another round. Based on research progress since January, the…...
Open AI delays IPO until 2027 as Altman holds out for $1 T valuation: report " TFN
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (500+ words) Most companies go public because they need capital. Open AI doesn't, and that changes everything about how you read this story. According to a New York Times report, the maker of Chat GPT is weighing a delay to its long-anticipated…...
EIFO leads "200 M anchor investment in EQT's "5 B Scaleup Europe Fund " TFN
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (783+ words) Europe is good at creating startups, but it struggles to keep them. Out of 14 Danish-founded unicorns since 2000, only six remained in Denmark or Europe. The rest mostly moved to the US, where late-stage funding is easier to obtain, investment rounds…...
One year at Anthropic, then $200 M at $1 B: The researchers who just closed one of AI's largest-ever seed rounds " TFN
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (558+ words) Behnam Neyshabur and Harsh Mehta left Anthropic in December 2025, months after joining the company in late 2024, and have now raised $200 million at a $1 billion valuation for their new startup, Mirendil. The raise is one of the largest seed rounds in…...
Re Orbit received "4. 6 M from Business Finland to build private satellite network that puts AI in orbit " TFN
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (540+ words) Most satellites rely on ground stations for data processing and relay, which can slow response times and create a single point of failure. Re Orbit, a Finnish satellite maker, is building a network to remove this reliance. Today, Business Finland…...
Fintech has a "274 B disability blind spot " this woman got HM Treasury to act on it " TFN
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (811+ words) When Joanne Dewar gave her first talk about disability inclusion in fintech, she walked off stage to a queue of people telling her it had hit close to home. "One in four people have some form of disability," Dewar, who…...
Britain can't outspend Big Tech on AI. Here's its plan B " TFN
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (627+ words) Britain has top AI researchers but lacks the financial resources of the companies that hire them. Earlier this week, the government recognised this gap and announced a plan to tackle it. Kanishka Narayan, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI…...
How AI-era startups are using community software to cut churn and turn users into advocates " TFN
2+ day, 27+ min ago (512+ words) Enterprise buyers today expect more than a support ticket queue. A branded hub gives customers a reliable place to ask questions, compare experiences, and follow product guidance. With community software, teams can connect support, education, feedback, and engagement signals inside…...