DJ Reinier Zonneveld launches AI music startup GasLab with $1M pre-seed
DJ and producer Reinier Zonneveld launched GasLab, a generative AI music platform.
DJ and producer Reinier Zonneveld launched GasLab, a generative AI music platform.
Marissa Mayer said at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit that anyone claiming to know how AI will play out is "either lying or arrogant or both.
Booking Holdings unveiled Vayo, a Seattle-based AI travel startup led by Mike Fridgen.
Why it matters: Booking Holdings is funding a Seattle startup whose travel agents read inbox confirmations and rebook flights, a test of whether vertical agents beat general-purpose assistants.
Jessica Herrin, founder of Stella & Dot, raised $5 million in seed funding for Marklo.
Why it matters: Forerunner's backing of a founder who ran a $2B seller network shows how commerce investors are betting on AI that decides what to promote, not just drafts the copy.
Affinity Labs raised $2M in a round led by Fuel Ventures, including a £497,787 Innovate UK grant.
Loops Smart AI raised $3.5 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz's a16z speedrun accelerator.
Why it matters: Loops' seed round and its five-part agentic commerce stack show how retailers are consolidating fragmented AI tools into one journey layer.
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