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Laurent C.A. Melchior Tellier returns as CEO of Genomic Prediction
Startup News April 18, 2026
ActionAI raises $10M seed funding to improve AI trust
Funding April 18, 2026
PickleRage names Rich DeStasio as CEO to lead growth
Startup News April 18, 2026
Slash raises $100M in Series C Funding led by Ribbit Capital
Funding April 18, 2026
Orthogon Therapeutics Raises Additional $11M in Funding
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Srinivas Narayanan to leave OpenAI after three years
Srinivas Narayanan, CTO of B2B applications at OpenAI, announced that he will leave the company at the end of next week after three years, following a period of major product launches. In posts on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn, Srinivas Narayanan said he decided to leave after recent and upcoming product launches, calling it “the […]
April 18, 2026
Laurent C.A. Melchior Tellier returns as CEO of Genomic Prediction
Genomic Prediction, a company focused on genetic testing, and reproductive genomics, has announced that its founder, Laurent C.A. Melchior Tellier, has returned as CEO effective April 14, 2026. Since 2017, Laurent C.A. Melchior Tellier has served on Genomic Prediction’s board as a member, providing scientific guidance alongside co founder Stephen Hsu. Their core technology, used […]
April 18, 2026
ActionAI raises $10M seed funding to improve AI trust
ActionAI, a Reliable AI company powering mission-critical automations and business intelligence for enterprises, has raised $10 million in a Seed funding round led by prominent UAE-based investors. The company plans to use the funds to scale safe, reliable AI for critical workflows. ActionAI is building a system to make AI more reliable across its full […]
April 18, 2026
PickleRage names Rich DeStasio as CEO to lead growth
PickleRage an indoor pickleball club franchise, has appointed Rich DeStasio as Chief Executive Officer to support its plans for national expansion and long-term growth. Most recently, Rich DeStasio was Chief Marketing Officer at FASTer Way to Fat Loss. Before that, he served as Chief Operating Officer at Austin Fitness Group, a major Orangetheory Fitness franchise […]
April 18, 2026
Slash raises $100M in Series C Funding led by Ribbit Capital
Slash Financial, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a banking platform, has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by Ribbit Capital. The round also saw new investor Khosla Ventures and Goodwater Capital, who led Slash’s Series B just 16 months ago, co-led the round. Other investors included New Enterprise Associates and Y Combinator. The raise […]
April 18, 2026
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Orthogon Therapeutics Raises Additional $11M in Funding
Orthogon Therapeutics, a Canton, MA based biotech focused on polyomaviruses, has raised an additional $11 million in funding. Backers were not disclosed. The rise brought the total amount to $36M. The company plans to use the funds to continue developing its leading drug for BK polyomavirus. Orthogon is developing an oral treatment for the BK […]
April 18, 2026
Nas.com Raises $27M in Series A Funding
Nas.com, a NYC-based provider of an AI platform built for the solopreneur economy, has raised $27 million in a Series A funding round led by Vinod Khosla and Nicole Fraenkel at Khosla Ventures. The round also saw 500 Global participate alongside angels, including Shuo Wang, co-founder of Deel; Stanley Tang, co-founder of DoorDash; Scott Adelson, […]
April 18, 2026
Algo8 Receives Investment From Chemelex
Algo8, a Houston, TX-based industrial artificial intelligence company, has received an investment from Chemelex. The deal amount was not disclosed. David Prystash, CEO of Chemelex, will join Algo8’s Board of Advisors. The company plans to use the funds to grow its operations and continue developing its technology. The partnership builds on existing work between Chemelex […]
April 18, 2026
Expo Raises $45M in Series B Funding
Expo, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an open-source platform that empowers React Native development, has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round led by Leadout Capital, A.Capital Ventures and Red Swan Ventures. The company plans to use the funds to support the launch of Expo Agent. This mobile expert tool helps enterprise […]
April 17, 2026
GetWhys Raises $5.2M in Funding Led by EPIC Ventures
GetWhys, a Boise, ID-based provider of an insight-driven GTM platform, has raised $5.2 million in a funding round led by EPIC Ventures. The round also saw participation from CEAS Investments, the Portland Seed Fund, and existing investors Next Frontier Capital, Tuesday Capital, and Capital Eleven. The raise brought the total amount to $8.5M. The company […]
April 17, 2026
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