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ETtech Deals Digest: Even Healthcare, Different lead October funding to $694 million, down 51% on-yearEven Healthcare led deal activity during the month with $50 million, followed by Different at $48 million, Boldfit at $41.5 million, Baba C...- Google Calendar crushed their first startup, so they sold it on eBay. Then they built TwitchJustin Kan and Emmett Shear’s first startup, Kiko, struggled after Google launched its own calendar service. The founders sold Kiko on eBay...
- Binance hack investigation: How a compromised employee laptop may have led to the largest crypto heistCrypto Binance hacked: Binance is investigating a major security incident involving an estimated $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency transfers. ...
- Samntha Ruth Prabhu reflects on the success of her Rs 120 crore perfume brand: ‘Success hasn’t taught me much…’Samantha Ruth Prabhu, whose perfume brand earned over Rs 120 crore, recently shared how suffering from an immune condition caused her to be...
- Meet John Furner, who joined Walmart as a part-time garden-centre associate; now he leads the retail giant with 2.1 million employees; know his education and career journeyJohn Furner started as a part-time hourly associate at a Walmart Supercenter in Bentonville, Arkansas, the company's hometown. His first ro...
- In 2015, Airtree backed Canva's $6 million Series A; 6 years later, a partial sale at a $39 billion valuation returned 1.4x its first fund; here's howCanva reached a $39 billion valuation when Airtree reduced part of its holding in 2021. In September that year, Canva announced a separate ...
- Freshworks acquires AI startup Robusta to strengthen IT operations platformThe acquisition will bring Robusta’s AI-based incident investigation technology to Freshservice, Freshworks’ IT service management platform...
- Indian corporates become the second-largest occupiers for flex spaceThe demand for flexible workspaces in India is witnessing a remarkable transformation, as corporates are expected to represent 23.4% of thi...
- Government working to utilise procurement process for promoting startups: DPIIT SecretaryThe Indian government aims to use procurement processes to promote startups within the nation effectively. Over 2.5 lakh startups exist in ...
- Who are the biggest investors backing Anthropic? A look at key stakeholdersAnthropic’s planned IPO is set to test public-market appetite for artificial intelligence companies. Backed by Amazon, Google, leading vent...
- Is the AI boom real or a bubble? Nikhil Kamath asks Silicon Valley foundersThe artificial intelligence industry has attracted significant investments, reaching unprecedented valuation levels amid concerns. Discussi...
- Eye for an eye? Think AI for AI: How one startup is using AI to make AI chips more energy-efficientDiscovered Materials, a groundbreaking startup led by founders Akash Ramdas and Advaith Sridhar, is dedicated to advancing chip materials. ...
- Meet Amos Miller, man who lost his sight in his 20s, built an AI-powered robot to help blind people navigate easiliyMiller has reportedly worked at Microsoft Research, where he led development of Soundscape, a spatial-audio navigation app designed to help...
- In 2019, a woman bought a Missouri home at a tax sale; a beneficiary deed complicated who really owned it; what exactly happened?The case is Diana J. Thompson and other v. Heirs of Kathryn L. Metcalf and others. In 2016, a woman in Marshall, Missouri, signed a benefic...
- Manuel Otto, Stick Run creator who built game at 14 and reached 43 million players, dies by setting himself on fire; Twitch issues statementManuel Otto, the German video game developer behind the popular Facebook game Stick Run, has died at the age of 30. Otto created the game w...
- Meet Julie Zhu, who built her startup while working at Apple, it later reached nearly six figures in revenue; what was her strategy?Zhu built Odd One In. It is an artist collectible business. The startup was co-founded by her with a friend in December 2024. Till then, Zh...
- What is Stick Run? How Manuel Otto built the game at 14 before his death at 30 during a Twitch livestreamManuel Otto, the creator of the multiplayer game Stick Run, has died at 30. The game’s team confirmed his death in a statement on October 2...
- John Anderson dies at 71: What we know about his cause of death and past health issuesCountry Music Hall of Fame singer John Anderson, known for hits such as “Seminole Wind,” has died at 71. According to The Nashville Tenness...
- Stick Run creator Manuel Otto dies at 30: Here is what happened during the reported Twitch livestream incidentStick Run confirmed it was aware of a Twitch livestream involving creator Manuel Otto in which he appeared to have taken his own life. In a...
- He was rejected by IIT, then denied an H-1B visa. How his 'crushing and numbing’ setback changed his lifeKunal Bahl faced two major setbacks before building his entrepreneurial career: an IIT rejection and an H-1B visa denial while working at i...
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