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LoopFeedback launches to close AI feedback gap with $12M seed round
Former Google and Apple researchers Dr. Maya Patel and Dr. Alex Liu have founded LoopFeedback, a startup building a realâtime humanâinâtheâloop feedback system for large language models. The company announced a $12âŻmillion seed round led by Andrees, aiming to improve model alignment and safety.
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The post warns that small businesses often suffer from cashâflow leaks rather than sudden revenue spikes, prompting owners to chase the quickest financing instead of a strategic solution. It highlights common pressure pointsâunexpected taxes, tighter vendor terms, late payments, and equipment failuresâthat force adâhoc funding moves. CreditâŻBancâs approach is to diagnose the root cause first and then match the appropriate financing product, such as a line of credit, term loan, SBA loan, or bridge facility. The goal is a cleaner capital structure, not just more cash.
Stark Cafe: How a Marvel-Inspired Idea Became a Student Hotspot in Moradabad
Stark Cafe, launched by Mohammad Sameer in Moradabadâs Khwaja Colony, taps a dense student population by offering affordable food and a studyâfriendly environment. The Marvelâinspired brand name resonates with youth culture, turning a simple eatery into a community hub. Sameer...
The Rise of Heatonist: Noah Chaimberg on Hot Sauce Culture and Hospitality Brand Building
In this episode of the Hospitality Hangout, Noah Chaimberg, CEO of Heatnist, shares how he turned a Brooklyn pushâcart into the worldâs leading hotâsauce brand and secured a partnership with the Hot Ones show. He recounts his entrepreneurial journey from...
Women Drive Europeâs Next Wave of Growth
Female-founded startups in Europe secured âŹ7.5âŻbn across 1,376 deals in 2025, a 19% yearâonâyear rise and representing 13% of total ventureâcapital capital. AI was the dominant sector, attracting 22% of female VC funds and featuring in 32% of the largest...
UK Quantum Group Tapped to Join DARPA Project
British quantum algorithms firm Phasecraft has secured a contract with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to contribute to its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). Working alongside the University of Marylandâs Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS),...
BoAt Cofounder Aman Gupta Launches New Venture âOffBeat Studiosâ
Aman Gupta, coâfounder of consumerâelectronics brand boAt, announced the launch of a new, undisclosed venture called OffBeat Studios, stepping back from daily operations to serve as a nonâexecutive director. The move follows a leadership reshuffle that installed Gaurav Nayyar as...
PadSplit and the American Coliving Paradox
PadSplit has become the United Statesâ largest coliving marketplace, operating over 30,000 rooms in more than 35 metros and housing 70,000+ members without any federal subsidies. The company runs an assetâlight, technologyâdriven platform that connects property owners with lowâincome renters,...
Smart Glasses with Privacy in Mind
Brilliant Labs, Neuphonic, and TheStage AI announced a partnership to embed frontier AI directly into Brilliantâs upcoming Halo smart glasses, moving inference from the cloud to the edge. The collaboration combines Brilliantâs openâsource eyewear platform, Neuphonicâs onâdevice conversational AI, and...
Never Too Late: Success Can Start at 40
Shipped my first SaaS at 36. Sold it at 38. Failed 3 projects at 39. Found product-market fit at 40. At 40 - I'm finally building something I love. You are NEVER too late to start.
TikTok Shop Narrows the Gap with Shopee in Southeast Asiaâs E-Commerce Market
TikTok Shop is rapidly closing the gap with Shopee in Southeast Asia, especially in Vietnam where it captured over 41% of eâcommerce market share in 2025, down from 24% two years earlier. Shopeeâs lead slipped to 56%, and together the...
AgroStar Crosses Rs 850 Cr Revenue in FY25; Cuts Losses
AgroStar reported Rs 853 crore operating revenue for FY25, a 14.2% increase over FY24, while cutting its net loss by 56% to Rs 143.5 crore. Product sales, which account for 97% of revenue, grew 14.5% to Rs 827 crore. The...
Othman Laraki, Color CEO, on Surviving Three Major Pivots
In this episode, Othman Laraki, CEO of Color, recounts the companyâs three major pivotsâfrom a cancer genetics startup to its current healthâtech platformâhighlighting the financial, team, and market challenges each transition entailed. He stresses that while technology and product are...
AI Erodes Moats; only Proprietary Data Survives
AI is killing traditional moats. Process, capital, and information edges now vanish when anyone deploys a model in days through cheap APIs. The winners own proprietary data, embed AI into core workflows, and build feedback loops like Netflix, Tesla, and Amazon. Speed matters...
Side Projects Overpromise Hours, End Up Endless Refactoring
Having a day job while building is promising yourself you'll code for 2 focused hours after work, then opening your laptop and refactoring variable names for 90 minutes.
ISBâs PGP MFAB Helps Shape the Next Generation of Family Business Leaders
The Indian School of Business (ISB) has launched its PostâGraduate Programme in Management for Family Business (PGPâŻMFAB), a 15âmonth modular MBA designed exclusively for nextâgeneration familyâbusiness leaders. The curriculum blends global management frameworks with Indiaâcentric case studies, focusing on succession...
Ecom Founders Seek Partnership, Not Just Business Cards
Everyone at a conference: Collecting business cards. Ecom founders at a conference: Finding one person to build a real partnership with. Different mindset. Different network.
Bootstrapped Founders: 3âmonth Mentorship to $1M ARR
Are you a bootstrapped founder? Come work with me on @SenjaHQ for 3 months Run our engineering + learn how I scaled to $1,000,000 ARR by working alongside me Share how you get on with #buildinpublic Interested? Job description in the reply
Bubble Me Raises Rs 1.5 Cr in Pre-Seed Round Led by AJVC
Bubble Me, a Chandigarhâbased wellness startup, secured RsâŻ1.5âŻcrore in a preâseed round led by AJVC. The funding will accelerate magnesium research, product testing, and supplyâchain enhancements. Bubble Meâs current lineup includes magnesium bath soaks, a topical balm, and a daily...
Exclusive: Artium Academy to Raise Fresh Funds at over 4X Valuation Premium
Artium Academy, an online musicâlearning platform, is raising RsâŻ19.2âŻcrore ($2.13âŻmillion) in a SeriesâŻA round led by Jejurikar Longevity Trust, with SavithaâŻRamesh and existing backer ChirataeâŻVentures participating. The company will issue 60,450 CCPS at RsâŻ3,176 each, pushing its postâmoney valuation to...
OpenClaw Sparks 80+ Global Meetups in Months
I donât think enough people are appreciating the how insane this is. Over 80 @openclaw meetups scheduled around the world, and more popping up every day. For a product less than a few months old. Iâve never seen anything like this. Something very special...
Spacera Launches Free Dashboard to End Meeting Room âVisibility Taxâ
Sydneyâbased Spacera has introduced Photon, a free cloudâtoâcloud dashboard that gives IT and AV teams realâtime visibility into meeting rooms across Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Cisco Webex. The platform eliminates the soâcalled âvisibility taxâ by offering unlimited rooms and users...
Why Startup Culture Must Outgrow Founder Instinct
Startup culture often begins as an extension of the founderâs temperament, delivering the speed and grit needed to launch a venture. As companies scale, the initial instinctâdriven environment clashes with the need for governance, equity and sustainable processes. HR leaders...
Automate Support, Turn Issues Into Features, Ship Continuously
People are shipping like crazy right? How do you not just sit on the customer support queue, copy paste their issue/request into Claude code, verify fix or mold into great feature, ship every single minute of the day. Itâs crazy....
Green Fertiliser Startup PlasmaLeap Lands $28 Million Series A
Australian startup PlasmaLeap Technologies has closed a $28âŻmillion SeriesâŻA round, coâled by the Gates Foundation, Investible and Yara Growth Ventures. The funding will finance the rollout of modular, zeroâemission reactors that synthesize ammonia and nitrate using air, water and renewable...
This Founder Is Taking a Nigerian Retail Solution to Canada and the US
Nigerian entrepreneur Samuel Oyedemi is launching SKAAP, a scanâandâgo platform targeting small and medium retailers in Canada and the United States. After a modest pilot in Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatchewan that enrolled about 200 users, the startup plans a U.S....
U of T Startups Raise $10B, Disrupt Global Industries
From AI to quantum chemistry to health tech, startups from my alma mater are scaling globally â raising over US$10B since 2020 and reshaping industries. Iâm excited to spotlight six founders from the University of Toronto ecosystem building game-changing companies:...
High Prices Protect Quality, Not Just Exclude
High-ticket pricing can create a major barrierâbut in some cases, itâs the most effective way to preserve quality, not accessibility.
Future Minds Network Banks $650,000 to Elevate Young Australian Entrepreneurs
Future Minds Network has secured $650,000 to scale its accredited entrepreneurship pathway for lowâincome Australian students. The program will serve up to 80,000 Yearâ12 dropouts across regional communities, offering sixâweek workshops, realâworld startup experience, and $3,000 tuition savings with university...
8 Tax Pitfalls to Avoid When Expanding Your U.S. Startup Overseas
The article outlines eight tax pitfalls U.S. startups face when expanding overseas, from permanentâestablishment risks to stateâtax nexus. It explains how U.S. worldwide taxation, foreign filing obligations, and local sales taxes can generate unexpected liabilities. Early strategic planning and specialist...
Manitoba Looks to Spur More Investment with Tax Credit Ceiling Raise
Manitoba announced an $8âŻmillion increase to its Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit, raising the annual cap from $22âŻmillion to $30âŻmillion. The province also broadened the credit by recognizing SAFEs, lowering the minimum investment to $5,000, and extending eligibility to...
The Neuroscience Behind Why Leaders Stall Under Pressure â and What to Do About It
The article links leadersâ decisionâmaking stalls to a neurological split between the right brainâs ideaâgeneration and the left brainâs editing functions. Under high stress, the nervous system defaults to the left brain, creating a "checkedâup" state that suppresses creativity and...
Damon CEO, CFO, and Board Resign Following Prolonged Struggle on Public Markets
Vancouverâbased electric motorcycle maker Damon Motors announced the resignation of its entire board, including founderâCEO Dom Kwong and CFO, following a tumultuous publicâmarket debut. After a 13âmonth reverseâmerger that took the company public on NASDAQ in November 2024, its share...
How Corporations Can Use This Simple Solution to Beat Turnover and Supercharge Innovation
Corporations are turning to Venture CapitalâasâaâService (VCaaS) to solve chronic turnover in internal corporate venture capital (CVC) teams. High staff churn erodes institutional knowledge, slows deal flow, and damages startup relationships, undermining innovation goals. VCaaS providers supply seasoned investors who...
This AI Generates $689K
Polsia, an AIâdriven platform created by solo founder Ben Cera, now runs companies autonomously and has reached a $693,608 run rate just two months after launch. The system deploys specialized agents for engineering, marketing, and support, handling everything from code...
Veyor Raises $10.5 Million in Series A Funding to Grow Construction Logistics Platform
Construction logistics platform Veyor secured a $10.5âŻmillion SeriesâŻA round, valuing the company between $50âŻmillion and $75âŻmillion. The round was led by Marbruck Investments with participation from CoAct, Investible and SpringCapital. US revenue now exceeds 30âŻ% of total sales and is...
SEDEMAC Raises âč325.9 Cr From Anchor Investors
SEDEMAC Mechatronics secured âč325.9âŻcrore from anchor investors at the top of its âč1,287ââč1,352 price band, allocating 24.10âŻlakh shares. The anchor tranche was 68% held by domestic mutual funds, while the OFSâonly IPO totals âč1,087âŻcrore and targets a valuation of about...
From Gaming Analytics to Creative Intelligence: Aggeroâs Pivot to AI-Powered Video Performance
Aggero, originally a gamingâfocused analytics firm, has shifted to a creativeâintelligence platform that predicts shortâform video performance across industries. Backed by a seed round and partnerships, it now leverages over seven million hours of content and 42âŻbillion comments to deliver...
Solve Paying Problems Repeatedly, Not Vision Boards
You donât need a vision board to get rich. You need to solve real problems for people who can pay. Then do that 100 times.
How to Stop Your Startup Sale From Erasing Who You Are as an Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs often experience an identity crisis after selling their startup, as the business that defined them disappears. Experts at Yale note that postâexit founders can feel confused and anxious, treating the sale more like a pit stop than a finish...
Raising Funds in the United States: A How-To Guide
The United States offers French startups larger capital, sophisticated investors, and a growthâfriendly ecosystem, but success requires proven productâmarket fit at home and early traction stateside. Experts warn that premature fundraising can drain resources and expose tax risks, especially without...
Transparency Turns Higher Prices Into Trust
Most small businesses lose trust before they lose sales. The cause is a lack of transparency. If your price is higher, explain why with clear facts like material cost or service time. When you state your motives in plain language, people trust you...
Earned $40K+ in Four Months After Leaving Google
$40k+ âŒïž 4 months later of leaving google and scaling my startup full time đđœ
CCI Wants Governments to Buy More Canadian Healthtech
The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) released a report urging federal and provincial governments to revamp healthâtech procurement and data practices. It calls for a "Buy Canadian" approach, valueâbased purchasing, and a national digitalâhealth market that prioritises interoperability and lifecycle...
Premature Optimization Costs Time Across All Teams
Engineers know the phrase: "no premature optimization." And then they go and do it anyway. Not just in code performance, but in design, and in the entire rest of the company. And yet, the principle applies everywhere. Youâre wasting time you canât afford to...
AP Becomes Third Major Publisher Partnering with Kalshi
By my count, AP is the third major news publsher to partner with Kalshi (CNN and CNBC also have deals with Kalshi). Polymarket has deals with WSJ and Barron's parent cmpany Dow Jones as well as Yahoo Finance. https://t.co/BN62xOIVjq
Charge More for Quality: Best Profit and Pride
Three strategies: 1. More for more (i.e. pay more for the best) 2. More for less (i.e. cheaper, but we still have features, mostly) 3. Less for less (i.e. doesnât do much, but affordable) All valid, but the first is best for both profit...
First Round Capital Offers Year-End Funding Options
Chris, saw that First Round Capital is backing startups and helping them grow. Any chance your business could make use of some capital options towards the end of the year?
Trust Becomes the Bottleneck for Autonomous Enterprise Apps
ââŠ.every action will still need to be authenticated, authorized, and auditable. As intelligence becomes abundant and software becomes autonomous, trust becomes the constraint.â been amazing to watch @grinich and @WorkOS team make next gen apps and agents enterprise ready⊠đ„
Every Rejection Is a Step Closer to Funding
Donât be discouraged by rejections. Every 'no' brings you closer to a 'yes'. Learn from feedback and refine your pitch, using each interaction as a stepping stone towards securing the right investment.
Founder/Maker Coworking Day in Cape
Who's in Cape Town? I'm organising a founder / maker coworking day We'll do intros, lunch, and share what we shipped https://t.co/j1gkyMLnOu