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'Alien Intelligence': poolside's Founders On The AI Model Race And Where VCs Are Misleading Startups
Jason Warner and Eiso Kant think they can still win the AI model race at poolside. They tell Upstarts how -- and why VCs are giving AI founders some bad…
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Alex Konrad
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Browserbase Raises $40M To Help AI Agents Work With Websites
The 16-month-old infrastructure startup behind 'headless browsers' is now valued at $300 million and claims more than 1,000 customers. Now it's…
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Alex Konrad
5 Startup Lessons From London Tech Week
Upstarts Media spoke to founders and funders across London to learn what opportunities, and challenges, face startups locally versus in the Bay Area.
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Alex Konrad
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This Founder Turned An Art Project Into A Slop-Free AI Canvas For Creatives
Weber Wong co-founded FLORA as an interface for creatives to leverage the best of AI models in their work, without the "slop". He's now raised $6.5…
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Alex Konrad
Scoop: Early Airtable Backer Max Gazor Is Leaving CRV To Launch Solo Fund
The four-time Midas List investor behind Airtable's Series A is one of the most entrenched startup investors to join a recent trend of VC departures.
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Alex Konrad
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'The Wild West': Opal Founder Umaimah Khan On Security In An AI Era
AI has sped up the clock on security risks within an organization. In a wide-ranging video interview, math whiz and Opal Security co-founder and CEO…
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Alex Konrad
How This Emerging Manager Broke Through A 'Brutal' Fundraising Environment To Raise $22 Million
Modern Technical Fund founder Amanda Robson embodies a startup zeitgeist that favors technical founders and an always-on, fly-anywhere approach. Now…
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Alex Konrad
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May 2025

What Salesforce’s New $8 Billion Buy Means For Startups
Marc Benioff's tech giant wants more data for AI agents. Here's what top investors and startups like Hex, Fivetran and Skyflow have to say about…
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Alex Konrad
Meet The Startup Trying To Build The Berkshire Hathaway For AI Services
Startup holding company Infinity Constellation has raised $17 million and launched 8 AI services startups that have already reached millions in revenue…
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Alex Konrad
Decagon, Sierra And AI's Amazing Race In Customer Support
Silicon Valley is pitting startups Sierra, valued at $4.5 billion, and Decagon, currently raising $100 million-plus, in a battle to build customer…
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Alex Konrad
The Startup Hoping You'll Try Its $5 Million Hologram
Canadian founder Wally Haas is trying to turn "Iron Man 2" into real life at Avalon, if he can just raise another $50 million or so. Plus: Carta…
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Alex Konrad
The Founders Using AI To Help You Sleep
Eight Sleep's technology can keep you from running hot or cold while sleeping, and even spot illness early. But the sleep startup is still fighting to…
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Alex Konrad
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