Tressfecta builds Plait Pilot to ease hair braiding for stylists
Tressfecta is building Plait Pilot, a device that separates hair from packs before braiding begins.
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Tech.euAI Score4242 DJ Reinier Zonneveld launches AI music startup GasLab with $1M pre-seed
DJ and producer Reinier Zonneveld launched GasLab, a generative AI music platform.
TechCrunch StartupsAI Score2222 Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles
Veritas launched a second-generation anti-counterfeit chip that works on metal surfaces and can be scanned through glass.
Fortune Term SheetAI Score2222 Marissa Mayer Says Anyone Claiming to Know How AI Will Play Out Is 'Lying or Arrogant or Both'
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.
TechCrunch StartupsAI Score4242 Cal AI's viral success came from paying a small army of influencers
Cal AI, the AI calorie tracking app founded in 2024 by 19-year-old Zach Yadegari.
Fortune Term SheetAI Score3838 Reese Witherspoon Buys Back Hello Sunshine From Candle Media
Reese Witherspoon and European studio Mediawan are acquiring Candle Media's majority stake in Hello Sunshine.
Tech Funding NewsTop DealsAI Score6262 Revolut and Vinted backer Sprints closes €725M fund after Fin exit
Sprints closed its fifth fund at a €725M hard cap, roughly 40% above its previous €525M vehicle.
Why it matters: Sprints closed a €725M fund at its hard cap in Europe's weakest fundraising year on record, and its decision to skip foundational AI in favor of application-layer bets offers a concrete read on where growth capital sees returns.
Tech.euAI Score2222 HomeTruth Appoints Graham Martin as Investor and Chairman
Proptech startup HomeTruth has named Graham Martin as Chairman after he acquired an equity stake in the company. Martin previously created Bonne Terre Limited.
Tech.euAI Score4747 Matters exits stealth with $5M pre-seed to build an AI-native consumer bank
Matters has emerged from stealth with $5 million in pre-seed funding, led by Swedish angel investor Jakob Johansson.
Fortune Term SheetAI Score2222 Travis Kelce-Backed Jana Partners Presses Six Flags Sale After Fatal Goliath Roller Coaster Death
A passenger was ejected from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday and died.
Fortune Term SheetAI Score2222 Hailey Bieber on Selling Rhode to e.l.f. Beauty for Up to $1B and Keeping Creative Control
Hailey Bieber and cofounder Lauren Ratner sold Rhode to e.l.f. Beauty in a deal worth up to $1 billion.
GeekWireTop DealsAI Score6262 Booking Holdings launches AI travel startup Vayo with planned $100M investment
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.
Fortune Term SheetAI Score5050 Giant raises $8M to build generative AI kids' storytelling that replaces passive YouTube viewing
Giant has raised $8M to build generative AI storytelling tools that let children create characters and shape stories in real time.
Crunchbase NewsTop DealsAI Score6060 Stella & Dot founder Jessica Herrin raises $5M seed for AI marketing startup Marklo
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.
Tech Funding NewsAI Score4040 Affinity Labs raises $2M to co-found AI apps with creators
Affinity Labs raised $2M in a round led by Fuel Ventures, including a £497,787 Innovate UK grant.
Tech Funding NewsAI Score3030 Bumble in Talks to Go Private at ~$1B Valuation as Paying Users Fall 16%
Bumble is in advanced talks with Ithaca Holdings on a take-private deal valuing it at about $1B.
SiliconANGLETop DealsAI Score5555 E-commerce AI startup Loops raises $3.5M seed led by a16z speedrun
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.
UKTNAI Score3838 Megan Fox Takes Ownership Stake in Creator Platform Subs.com
Megan Fox has taken an ownership stake in Subs.com, the direct-to-fan content platform co-founded by OnlyFans co-founder Tim Stokely.
TechCrunch StartupsAI Score2222 Richualist's Mint Tool Cuts Curly Hair Styling to 7-10 Minutes
Dawn Myers built Richualist's Mint, a hair tool that detangles, conditions, gels.
TechCrunch StartupsAI Score4040 Apple to Hire Team and License Tech From Shut-Down Podcast Startup Huxe
Apple disclosed to the European Commission that it will make employment offers to certain Huxe AI employees and take a non-exclusive license to the startup's intellectual property. Huxe.
TechCrunch FundraisingTop DealsAI Score8888 Whoop raises $575M Series G at $10.1B valuation, nearly tripling its last mark
Whoop closed a $575 million Series G led by Collaborative Fund at a $10.1 billion valuation.
Why it matters: Whoop's $575M Series G at a $10.1B valuation, nearly triple its prior mark, shows how subscription wearables are drawing sovereign funds and health institutions into consumer fitness.
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