Entrepreneurship

Humanoid Robot Companies Go Public as Unitree Soars
[ad_1] China’s Unitree Robotics closed its Shanghai trading debut up roughly 460%, after raising 6.1 billion yuan, or about $904 million, on the STAR Market. Demand was extreme. The offering...
Business Insurance for Startups: 73% Are Underprotected
[ad_1] According to a recently-published report by ERGO NEXT Insurance, found that 73% of small businesses either carry no insurance at all or carry less than they need. After surveying...
AI Agents for Business: ZenBusiness Ships an AI Co-Founder
[ad_1] ZenBusiness launched Velo Prime on Tuesday, a product it describes as an AI co-founder that builds and operates a real business on your behalf, from the first idea to...
Social Media Regulation Targets Design, Not Just Content
[ad_1] A bipartisan group of 29 states opened its case against Meta on Tuesday in federal court in Oakland, arguing that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately built to hook children...
Why Marketing Compliance is a CEO-Level Responsibility
[ad_1] Certain marketing decisions can lead to costly lawsuits, regulatory fines, and serious reputational damage. One small mistake can create a devastating financial fallout. That’s why marketing compliance is a...
Venture Capital Funding Shifts to the Application Layer
[ad_1] Reach Capital closed a $265 million fifth fund on Tuesday, the largest in the San Francisco firm’s eleven-year history. The money will go into AI companies working across learning,...
AI Cybersecurity: OpenAI Warns Founders to Automate Now
[ad_1] OpenAI president Greg Brockman is urging companies to rebuild their security practices right now, because AI systems keep getting better at finding and exploiting software flaws. His warning followed...
Product Led Growth Pays: Wispr Raises $280M at $2B Value
[ad_1] Wispr has closed a $280 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, led by Menlo Ventures and announced on August 17. The round brings total funding to $361...
Non Dilutive Funding: $1M on Offer for Student Founders
[ad_1] America250 has reopened America’s Startup, a national competition for undergraduate founders carrying a $1 million total prize pool. Applications opened on August 17 and close at 7:59 p.m. EDT...
Startup Valuation Reset: Groq Raises $350M at Half Its Peak
[ad_1] Groq has raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation, a round led by the Dallas investment firm Disruptive and announced on August 17. Nvidia is expected to participate....
5 ways to protect your mental bandwidth as a founder
[ad_1] If you’ve ever found yourself answering Slack messages at midnight, checking analytics before your feet hit the floor in the morning, or mentally replaying a customer complaint during dinner,...
Stop Selling Marketing, Start Proving You’re Best
[ad_1] I’m Erik Huberman, and here’s my take: most sales teams are pitching the wrong thing. Too many people try to persuade prospects that marketing matters. That’s a dead-end conversation....