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DeepSeek is making one of its biggest strategic moves yet. The Chinese AI startup that stunned the industry early last year with its low-cost reasoning models is now developing its own AI chip, signaling a desire for greater control over […] The post DeepSeek is building its own AI chip to cut reliance on Nvidia and Huawei, report first appeared on Tech Startups.

Daniel Levi · 7 Jul 2026

Google is placing another major bet on nuclear fusion, joining a €411 million ($468 million) funding round for German startup Proxima Fusion as Europe pushes to secure a place in the global race to commercialize fusion energy. The investment gives […] The post Google backs Proxima Fusion in $468M funding round to build Europe’s first commercial fusion power plant first appeared on Tech Startups.

Daniel Levi · 7 Jul 2026

Getting a startup’s news in front of the right audience has become harder than ever. Many traditional newswire services still push press releases across hundreds of general news sites, regional newspapers, TV affiliates, and other outlets that rarely reach technology […] The post TechnologyWire launches to help tech startups publish press releases across 50+ leading tech publications first appeare

Nickie Louise · 7 Jul 2026

Institutional crypto trading continues to attract fresh capital, even as many consumer-focused digital asset companies face a tougher funding environment. EDX Markets, a crypto trading platform built exclusively for financial institutions, has raised $76 million in a Series C round […] The post EDX Markets raises $76M led by SBI Holdings to expand institutional crypto trading platform first appear

Daniel Levi · 7 Jul 2026

The company just raised $7 million in seed funding, and is launching its app for iPhone and Android on Tuesday.

Julie Bort · 7 Jul 2026

Bidbus, which lets dealerships bid on used cars, has raised $15 million in a Series A round that was led by early-stage mobility fund Ibex Investors.

Sean O'Kane · 7 Jul 2026

AI law startup Norm has raised a $120 million Series C round led by Khosla Ventures, valuing the startup at $1.2 billion.

Dominic-Madori Davis · 7 Jul 2026

The Series C round, led by a consortium of domestic and global investors, is the largest ever for an Indian AI company and signals a decisive bet on sovereign foundation models built for Indic languages.

Mayank Jha · 7 Jul 2026

Fresh off a mega-round, the quick-commerce player is taking its 10-minute delivery playbook deep into tier-2 and tier-3 India, betting that convenience is not a metro-only phenomenon.

Priya Sharma · 4 Jul 2026

The bootstrapped software giant continues to defy Silicon Valley orthodoxy — no venture capital, no big-city offices, and now two billion dollars in annual revenue.

EW Newsroom · 30 Jun 2026

Ten-person companies are hitting $50 Mn ARR. Founders say AI agents now do the work of entire departments — and the traditional startup org chart may never recover.

Mayank Jha · 28 Jun 2026

Funding for women-led ventures hit an all-time high this year, yet still represents under 10% of total venture flows. The founders changing that math share what's actually working.

Mayank Jha · 23 Jun 2026