Startups
Temasek-backed biotech Oxford Nanopore wants to make genetics tech accessible to startups
The London-listed company is working with Singapore to catalogue 10,000 genes, which can help to pinpoint how genetic factors influence responses to medicationWHEN the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, countries...
UK Tech Startups Drop 11%—First Decline Since 2022
The number of tech startups being founded in the U.K. has suffered its first “marked decline” since 2022, according to accounting firm RSM UK. There were only 12,318 new...
Amazon adds US$230 million in cloud credits to AI startups
AMAZON said it is investing US$230 million in the form of Amazon Web Service (AWS) credits in artificial intelligence startups, the latest example of cloud providers trying to capture...
How This Gen AI Expert Is Mentoring Female & Black Founder Startups To Hyper Growth
This top Gen AI expert is helping Women and Black entrepreneurs succeed through dedicated support to get their ventures off the ground.In a landscape where diversity in tech entrepreneurship...
Google alums go big in Japan with months-old startup Sakana AI
SAKANA AI, a Tokyo-based startup founded by former Google researchers, is capitalising on a surge in interest among Japanese firms seeking to catch up in artificial intelligence.Japan has given...
Tech millionaires chase billionaire tax shields with ‘swap fund’
SOARING stock prices have turned thousands of tech workers into millionaires whose holdings are concentrated in a single company. A California startup wants to connect them with a tool...
Toyota puts US$300 million into VC funds for climate, science startups
TOYOTA Motor is putting US$300 million into its venture arm to back early startups focused on climate and so-called frontier technologies in areas like carbon capture, AI and space...
NYSE executive says ‘handful’ of AI startups are exploring IPOs
SEVERAL artificial intelligence startups are looking into the process of going public, according to an executive at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), as the market for tech listings...