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A boba business storm is brewing, and a 'Shang-Chi' star is in the middle of it

Tue, 10/15/2024 - 04:08

(Composite image) Simu Liu and a cup of boba tea. — Simu Liu called out two Quebec entrepreneurs who had launched what they called a "healthier" boba drink.
Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, d3sign/Getty Images

Startups, simu-liu, boba-tea, cultural-appropriation

This startup uses AI to predict wildfires. Check out the 10-slide deck OroraTech used to raise a $27 million Series B.

Tue, 10/15/2024 - 03:01

The OroraTech management team. — The OroraTech management team.
OroraTech

Tech, Startups, AI, pitch-deck, AI, Startup, venture-capital

For God, for country, for rain

Mon, 10/14/2024 - 06:00

Augustus Doricko sits in a desk with a huge American flag on the back wall. — Jett Lara for BI

Tech, limited-synd, Tech, Startups, cloud-seeding, Researched, freelance-photography

AI coding startups are becoming a hotspot for VCs. Here are the 12 copilots that have landed funding from funds like a16z, Lightspeed, and Menlo Ventures.

Mon, 10/14/2024 - 05:00

Seek AI CEO Sarah Nagy; Zenlytic CEO and Co-founder Ryan Janssen; and Mintlify co-founders Han Wang and Hahnbee Lee — Seek AI CEO Sarah Nagy; Zenlytic CEO and co-founder Ryan Janssen; and Mintlify co-founders Han Wang and Hahnbee Lee
Seek AI, Zenlytic, Mintlify

Startups, Tech, AI, limited-synd, AI, generative-ai, Coding

Suki just raised $70 million for its healthcare AI assistant to beat out rival Abridge. See the 17-slide pitch deck it used.

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:00

Suki Assistant demo images — Suki's AI assistant helps doctors with ambient notetaking, summarization, and coding, among other tasks.
Suki

Tech, Healthcare, Startups, limited-synd, pitch-deck, Funding

I landed my dream job at a VC fund after I offered to set up payroll for free. People called me a try-hard but that's just what it takes.

Wed, 10/09/2024 - 20:18

Neal Mintz wearing a suit and standing in front of a vase. — Neal Mintz, 26, landed a job at Wischoff Ventures after three weeks of interviews with the fund's founder Nichole Wischoff.
Neal Mintz

Careers, as-told-to, venture-capital, Startups

Business Insider is seeking nominations for the 2024 rising stars of venture capital

Wed, 10/09/2024 - 09:00

Rising Stars of Venture Capital — From left: 2023 VC Rising Stars Vivien Ho, Toby Koker, Adina Tecklu, and Alysaa Co.
Vivien Ho/Toby Koker/Adina Tecklu/Alysaa Co

Startups, Tech, AI, limited-synd, rising-stars, VC, rising-stars-2024

A new card lets influencers pay with content instead of cash at restaurants, spas, and more

Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:19

Max van Kuyk — Maximiliaan Van Kuyk is a cofounder of OTH Network.
Maximiliaan Van Kuyk/OTH Network

Media, Tech, Advertising, Creators, creator-economy, Influencers, Instagram

OpenAI backer Vinod Khosla on why all the executive departures may be a good thing, taking on Elon Musk, and fixing AI's image problem

Tue, 10/08/2024 - 14:52

Vinod Khosla — Vinod Khosla; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

AI, Startups, Tech, OpenAI, venture-capital, elon-musk, AI

Exclusive: AI cloud startup Ori is in talks to raise up to $80 million in funding, sources say

Tue, 10/08/2024 - 09:50

Image of Nvidia semiconductor chip — Ori builds infrastructure using Nvidia GPUs for companies to train and deploy AI applications via the cloud.
Nvidia

AI, Tech, Startups, AI, Startups, Tech, venture-capital

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