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Scoop: Meta Held Talks With Midjourney As Part Of Video AI Talent Search
Meta has talked deals with Midjourney and video AI startups including HeyGen and Krea as part of its researcher talent hunt, sources tell Upstarts…
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Alex Konrad
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The Startup Bringing AI Voice To Medicare
Y Combinator alum careCycle thinks its AI calls are better for Medicare policy sellers and senior citizens alike. Now it's raised $2 million to build a…
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Alex Konrad
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Exclusive Interview: Motive's CEO On AI, Pre-IPO Plans And His Biggest Startup Mistake
In an exclusive Upstarts interview, CEO Shoaib Makani talks AI, Motive's international plans and his biggest mistake building in startup building.
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Alex Konrad
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This Startup Wants To Record Your Chores To Train Robots Better
Canadian startup Mecka AI launches with $8 million and brash young founders looking to build the Scale AI for robotics data.
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Alex Konrad
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Exclusive Interview: Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez On The Big AI Launch You Missed
Cohere spent 18 months building North, its new platform for AI agents. Its CEO argues the flagship product could revive enterprise adoption of AI tools.
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Alex Konrad
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The New Startup Using AI To Solve Growth Marketer 'Chaos'
Roadway, led by Webflow and Notion veteran Tim Dalrymple, is launching with $3.2 million in funding and customers like Clay and Decagon.
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Alex Konrad
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July 2025

Exclusive Interview: Wiz's Co-Founder On AI, Security And Google
CTO Ami Luttwak dishes on how AI has changed cybersecurity and Wiz's product roadmap -- plus life since Wiz's announced $32 billion acquisition by…
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Alex Konrad
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The Startup And Nobel Prize Winner Building The First GPU Auction Market
OneChronos teamed up with prize-winning economist Paul Milgrom of Auctionomics to develop the world's first financial market for GPU compute. Now comes…
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Can Insurance Help AI Startups Grow?
Led by an early Anthropic staffer, AIUC has raised $15 million from Nat Friedman, Emergence and others to sell a certificate of safety for AI tools…
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Alex Konrad
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The British Startup Helping SMBs Get Ready To Use AI
Inforcer's software helps IT shops manage security for SMB clients. Now the startup's raised $35 million in a Series B round to get them AI-ready, too.
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Alex Konrad
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Inside The Stealthy European Defense Tech Startup Raising $100 Million
Defense tech startup Cambridge Aerospace has quietly raised multiple funding rounds to build products including the Skyhammer and Starhammer missiles…
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Alex Konrad
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The Startup That Reps At Cursor, Perplexity And Other AI Leaders Use To Boost Sales
Unify's funding round values it at $260 million as revenue grows 17% month over month. But is a clash with GTM darling Clay coming up?
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Alex Konrad
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