Figure AI has drawn attention for making claims that its AI-powered robots possess human-like fine motor skills and can manipulate objects with precision but hasn't done a live demonstration of the humanoids.
Venture capitalists have always focused on investing in companies that leverage technology to either disrupt established industries or create entirely new business categories. But some VCs are starting to flip the script on their investing styles. Rather than funding startups, they are acquiring mature businesses β such as call centers, accounting firms, and other professional [β¦]
It took seven years of hard work for Kareem Amin, co-founder and CEO of sales automation startup Clay, to see the companyβs product finally take off in 2022. Since then, the startup has experienced explosive growth, reached a valuation exceeding a billion dollars, and expanded its employee count from low double digits to over 150. [β¦]
In recent years, focus on career and delayed marriage age is driving some women to consider preserving their fertility through egg freezing. But the steep cost of the procedure, estimated at $10,000 to $15,000 per attempt, means many women canβt afford it during their most fertile years: 20s and early 30s. Cofertility, a startup founded [β¦]
On Monday, the βde-extinctionβ startup Colossal Biosciences announced its most ambitious results to date: the dire wolf. These are creatures that have been extinct for more than 12,000 years and made famous by the HBO show βGame of Thrones.β These white, fluffy animals live on a 2,000-acre preserve in a location so secretive that journalists, [β¦]