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Funding
Reactor Raises Funding to Scale Real-Time Generative Video Platform

Reactor, a San Francisco, CA-based developer platform for real-time generative video and world models, has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, WndrCo, Amplify Partners, Sky9 Capital, FPV Ventures, NVIDIA, and Sapphire Ventures. The company plans to use the funding to scale its infrastructure platform and production deployments […]

October 6, 2026
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Funding
Maryland-Based SereNeuro Therapeutics Closes Pre-Seed Funding

SereNeuro Therapeutics, a Baltimore, Maryland-based biotechnology company developing non-opioid pain therapies, has closed an undisclosed Pre-Seed funding round. The company did not disclose the investors or the amount raised. The company intends to use this funding to support development of its lead program, SN101, as it moves toward Investigational New Drug (IND)-enabling activities. The company […]

October 6, 2026
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Appointment
Empower Appoints Andrew Sinclair as Government Affairs Officer

Empower, a vertically integrated producer of American made lithium, has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of Andrew Sinclair as Chief Public and Government Affairs Officer. Sinclair brings more than 20 years of public affairs experience to Empower as the company expands production of American-made lithium carbonate for the defense, energy and manufacturing […]

October 6, 2026
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Appointment
Pinterest Appoints James Dibbo Chief Financial Officer

Pinterest has appointed James Dibbo as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 26, 2026. He will report to CEO Bill Ready. Dibbo will lead Pinterest’s global finance team, including finance, accounting, financial planning, investor relations, treasury, tax, business and corporate development, internal audit and workplace operations. Dibbo joins Pinterest from Amazon, where he most recently served […]

October 6, 2026
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Partnership
Physical AI Company SiMa.ai Partner with Wobot.ai

SiMa.ai, a Physical AI company, has partnered with Wobot.ai, an AI-powered video intelligence company, to make Wobot.ai’s video analytics solution available on SiMa.ai’s Modalix™ MLSoC PCIe Card and System-on-Module (SoM). Organizations collect large amounts of video data, but turning it into useful insights quickly can be difficult. Sending video to the cloud can add delays, […]

October 6, 2026
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RECENT ARTICLES

Partnership
Fintech Startup Ridero Announces Strategic Partnership with AFG

Ridero, a technology platform for vehicle leasing and residual-based financing, has announced a strategic partnership with AFG to expand residual-based vehicle financing for new and used vehicles. The partnership combines AFG’s lending programs, residual value expertise and guarantees with Ridero’s technology and dealer network. It will focus on expanding AFG’s existing programs and helping lenders […]

October 6, 2026
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Funding
Bright Machines Receives Investment From Teradyne

Bright Machines, a San Francisco, California-based provider of a software-defined manufacturing platform for AI and data center infrastructure, has received a strategic investment from Teradyne, Inc. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. The companies plan to explore integrating Teradynes technologies into Bright Machines manufacturing environments, including robotic assembly, automated test equipment loading and […]

October 6, 2026
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Funding
Massachusetts-Based Consano Bio Raises Over $15M in Funding

Consano Bio, a Boston, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company developing treatments for serious and painful orthopedic conditions, has raised more than $15 million in a financing round. The funding brings the company’s total raised to more than $45 million. The company will use the funds to advance its research and development efforts and complete the ongoing clinical […]

October 6, 2026
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Funding
AI Startup Valon Raises $150M in Series D Funding

Valon, a NYC- and San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-native operating system for regulated finance, has raised $150 million in a Series D funding round at a $2.3 billion valuation. The funding was backed by Ribbit Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. The company will use the funding to accelerate product development and expand its engineering, […]

October 6, 2026
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Funding
California-Based Clockwork.io Secures $31M in Funding

Clockwork.io, a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of fault-tolerance software for AI training, reinforcement learning, and inference workloads, has secured $31 million in a funding round, bringing the total amount to $73 million. The round was co-led by Premji Invest, Wing Venture Capital, and Seligman Ventures, with participation from NEA and e& Capital. The company will […]

October 6, 2026
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