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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – August 19, 2025
It’s Tuesday, August 19, 2025, and we’re back with today’s lineup of startup and tech funding news stories spanning the U.S. and beyond. From late-stage billion-dollar AI infrastructure bets to nimble seed rounds pushing the frontier of productivity tools, the […]
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The Humanoid Hoax: Unmasking the Human Puppets Behind Tesla and Nvidia’s Robot Demos
Tesla and Nvidia love the spotlight. Their humanoid demos rack up millions of views, showcasing bots folding laundry, serving drinks, or waving like futuristic hosts. But there’s a catch—many of these “autonomous” performances are run by people behind the curtain. […]
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‘SPAC King’ Chamath Palihapitiya returns with $250M American Exceptionalism SPAC targeting energy, AI, DeFi, and defense
Chamath Palihapitiya, the former Facebook executive who became Wall Street’s face of the SPAC boom, is stepping back into the blank-check arena after walking away from two jumbo vehicles in 2022. On Monday, he filed paperwork for a new $250 […]
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Paradigm, founded by 23-year-old AI prodigy Anna Monaco, raises $5M from General Catalyst for viral AI spreadsheet
Paradigm wants to turn the spreadsheet into something entirely different: a living workspace powered by swarms of AI agents. The startup, founded by 23-year-old Anna Monaco, just secured $5 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst, along with $2 […]
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Blockchain lending startup Figure Technology files for IPO as revenue surges 22%
Blockchain lender Figure Technology is stepping onto Wall Street, filing paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) after a sharp jump in revenue and a swing to profitability in the first half of 2025. The New York–based startup reported revenue […]
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London geospatial AI startup EvaluateLocate raises £300K seed round to launch location insights app across the UK
EvaluateLocate, a London-based geospatial AI startup, has closed a £300,000 seed round at a £2.75 million valuation. The raise coincides with the launch of its subscription app in the UK, the first step in what the company hopes will be […]
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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – August 18, 2025
It’s Monday, August 18, 2025 — and we’re back with the latest wave of startup and tech funding news from the U.S. and around the world. Today’s capital flows highlight surging bets on AI software agents, billion-dollar biotech pushes, and […]
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Space startup SpinLaunch raises $30M to accelerate Meridian Space LEO broadband constellation
Space startup SpinLaunch is betting big on its next chapter. The Long Beach-based startup, best known for rethinking how we access space, just closed a $30 million round to speed up the development of its Meridian Space project—a low-earth orbit […]
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Google boosts stake in Bitcoin miner TeraWulf to 14% with $3.2B investment, stock surges
Google is doubling down on TeraWulf, boosting its stake in the bitcoin miner and datacenter operator to 14% from 8% in a deal valued at $3.2 billion. The investment deepens their partnership and gives TeraWulf new backing for its Lake […]
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Workday hacked: HR giant Workday says hackers stole personal data in recent breach
Workday, the $70 billion HR and finance software giant, has joined the growing list of major companies caught up in a sweeping cyberattack campaign that’s targeting enterprise databases worldwide. The company confirmed that hackers broke into a third-party system it […]
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Thoma Bravo in advanced talks to acquire HR software provider Dayforce
Private equity heavyweight Thoma Bravo is circling to acquire Dayforce, the Minneapolis-based HR software company, in what could be one of the year’s biggest take-private deals. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the talks, reported the discussions are advanced and an […]
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Yext CEO offers to take company private in $1.1 billion deal, shares rally
Yext is back in the spotlight. CEO Michael Walrath has offered to take the New York–based search optimization company private in a deal that values it at about $1.1 billion. News of the proposal sent Yext’s stock up 9% in […]
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“AI is in a Bubble:” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman compares AI hype to the Dot-Com crash
Even as OpenAI edges toward a staggering $500 billion valuation, Sam Altman is warning that the artificial intelligence boom may be overheating. Speaking with reporters last week, the OpenAI CEO didn’t shy away from calling it what many in Silicon […]
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