Money keeps pouring into startups building the invisible layers that make AI useful in real life. Instead of flashy apps or chatbots, investors today are backing the systems that keep machines running 24/7. Think robotic arms building homes, AI lawyers reviewing contracts, or trading bots working ar
You don’t have to head to California or Arizona if you want to launch a business with good odds of survival. Nevada just made the top ten list for startup-friendly states, coming in at number nine. It beat out larger and more crowded markets while still falling short behind Idaho. WalletHub, a finan
A single person. A laptop. Some clever AI tools. That’s the basic recipe some in Silicon Valley now bet could bake up a billion-dollar tech business before long. Late last year, a high-profile tech leader mentioned a playful but telling detail: he and a circle of boss friends were quietly betting on
MrBeast is building more than just viral videos these days. His company, Beast Industries, wants to go mainstream with movies, snacks, and even banking apps. Now it needs a marketing boss to make it all happen. This isn’t just another corporate hire—it’s a chance to shape a brand that started as a s
Phoebe Gates, the 23-year-old founder of Phia—a New York-based AI shopping tool valued near $180 million—is facing backlash for allegedly trying to book a lifestyle influencer for less than her standard rate. Kacie Margis, a California-based content creator, shared screenshots of an Instagram DM fro
The federal government has just cleared a bill that will keep money flowing to small defense and aerospace companies in Southern California. The legislation, which extends the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through 2031, was approved
A fresh-faced VC team, all under forty when they launched last year, is now knocking on doors for cash again. Their goal? To pull together close to three-quarters of a billion dollars for investments where artificial intelligence meets hard science. None of the three partners will go on record, and
Family offices, the investment arms of wealthy individuals and families, are putting more money into AI companies than ever before. Even after a brief scare about an AI bubble, these investors stayed confident and poured capital into new ventures. Last month, Emerson Collective—run by Laurene Powel
The blockchain incubator founded by billionaire Alan Howard has closed, ending a few years of support for new crypto companies. The studio had funded several projects such as tokenization firm Libre (now KAIO), staking shop Twinstake, infrastructure provider TruFin, and privacy‑focused startup Geome
The seventh season of the popular business show came in 2015, and among the hopefuls was a pair who called their suitcase “Trunkster. ” The idea was simple: a bag that rolls up and down, has a USB port, can be tracked with GPS, and even weighs itself. It was expensive – about $500 – but the founders
