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AI Startup Yupp Launches with $33M Seed Funding to Reward AI Model Comparisons

AI Startup Yupp Launches with $33M Seed Funding to Reward AI Model Comparisons

As Yupp, an artificial intelligence-powered startup that recently came out of stealth mode with $33 million in seed funding, puts it. Led by A16z crypto, the investment arm of Andreessen Horowitz venture capital, the funding will allow Yupp to further develop their exciting new platform. The platform uses cryptocurrency rails...

Bengaluru's PlutoPe Secures $500K to Fuel Crypto-Neobank Expansion

Bengaluru's PlutoPe Secures $500K to Fuel Crypto-Neobank Expansion

Bengaluru-based DeFi startup, PlutoPe, has announced that it has raised $500,000 in a pre-seed funding round. The company intends to use the new capital to accelerate its next phase of growth. It’ll be time to execute on its ambitious vision of becoming a global crypto-neobank.Bengaluru-based PlutoPe, arguably in the best...

Trump Discloses $57.4 Million in Income From World Liberty Financial Venture

Trump Discloses $57.4 Million in Income From World Liberty Financial Venture

Donald Trump’s newly-released public financial disclosure shows him earning millions in income from his role as an “orchestrator” with World Liberty Financial (WLFI). On June 13 of this year, whoever it was filed their first Public Financial Disclosure filing to the U.S. This filing sheds light on the former president’s...

Universities Worldwide Embrace Blockchain Technology in Academic Programs

Universities Worldwide Embrace Blockchain Technology in Academic Programs

Blockchain technology is already being adopted immensely by academic institutions all over the world. They’re even opening unique blockchain curricula, certificate programs and research centers to tap into its potential. Incorporating blockchain into business, economics and law courses signifies its increasing relevance in all sectors.Universities understand that being part of...

Dubai's VCStartup Connect Bridges Web3 Innovation with Traditional Industries

Dubai's VCStartup Connect Bridges Web3 Innovation with Traditional Industries

Most recently, the Dubai edition of VCStartup Connect connected industry leaders and investors with aspiring tech builders. They came together to learn and understand how Web3 is progressing and becoming adopted into traditional industries. Held in Dubai's leading business district for Web3 innovation, the event fostered discussions on blockchain technology,...

Palmer Luckey and Joe Lonsdale Back Crypto-Friendly Banking Startup, Erebor

Palmer Luckey and Joe Lonsdale Back Crypto-Friendly Banking Startup, Erebor

Erebor, named after the dragon’s mountain hoard in “The Hobbit,” is a new banking startup model. It hopes to position itself to serve tech entrepreneurs and go all-in on cryptocurrency as it bursts through the gates into the financial mainstream. Erebor is supported by tech titans Palmer Lucky — the...

Lyrebird Secures $12 Million to Enhance AI Medical Scribe and Expand Globally

Lyrebird Secures $12 Million to Enhance AI Medical Scribe and Expand Globally

Lyrebird, an Australian startup focused on AI-powered medical scribe technology, has closed $12 million in new funding. The firm plans to use the capital to improve its business model. It’s looking to further integrate with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems and extend its reach into the United Kingdom and the...

Crypto Startups Attract Millions as Investment Momentum Builds

Crypto Startups Attract Millions as Investment Momentum Builds

Ten crypto projects collectively secured over $145 million this week, pushing the total investment in the industry to almost $9.2 billion this year. The large dollar amount highlights both growing investor conviction and positions the market for what should be a record-setting year. Industry insiders are already betting that they...

Pinata Foresees Growth in Web3 File Storage with Decentralized AI and DePIN

Pinata Foresees Growth in Web3 File Storage with Decentralized AI and DePIN

Pinata, the world’s leading provider of file storage solutions, expects huge opportunities resulting from sector expansion in crypto and Web3. Some of these sectors overlap, such as decentralized AI, Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN), and memecoins. The company backs more than 600,000 developers and serves millions of API calls per...

Automattic Acquires Relationship Management Startup Clay

Automattic Acquires Relationship Management Startup Clay

This time it’s Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, who has acquired Clay, a New York-based relationship management startup. Clay’s co-founders, Matthew Achariam and Zachary Hamed, will join Automattic’s Other Bets division with the deal. This division is home to other rad projects such as Beeper and Gravatar. This acquisition continues...

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