India ed-tech firm Byju’s founder faces reckoning as startup implodes
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Byju Raveendran, an Indian mathematics whiz who soared from teacher to startup billionaire before his education-technology company imploded this year, now faces his biggest test. The future of Raveendran's eponymous Byju's online coaching firm rests
Google parent in talks to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23 billion
By Milana Vinn and Steven Scheer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google parent Alphabet is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for roughly $23 billion, a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday, in a deal that would represent
Croatian startup readies self-driving taxi Verne for Zagreb launch
By Antonio Bronic and Daria Sito-Sucic ZAGREB (Reuters) - Autonomous vehicle startup Project 3 Mobility (P3), set up by the founder of Croatian electric vehicle maker Rimac Group, presented on Wednesday its self-driving robotaxi named after French writer Jules Verne ahead
Fisker: What are EV startups doing to ride out weak demand?
By Priyanka.G, Akash Sriram, and Abhirup Roy (Reuters) - Fisker filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, the latest electric-vehicle startup to succumb to fundraising difficulties, slow sales, as well as supply chain and distribution challenges. Demand has been weak for Fisker's flagship
Spanish startup Sateliot joins race for cheap space connections
By Inti Landauro and Miguel Vidal NIGRAN, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish space startup Sateliot is raising cash to send 100 microwave oven-sized satellites to the orbit, entering a crowded race for a slice of a market potentially worth $100 billion to
Apple to settle trade secrets lawsuit against chip startup Rivos
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - Apple plans to settle a lawsuit that accused tech startup Rivos of stealing its trade secrets related to computer-chip technology, according to a joint court filing on Friday in California federal court. The companies told the U.S.
U.S. wants to contain China’s chip industry. This startup shows it won’t be easy
By John Shiffman and Joshua Schneyer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last year, a veteran Silicon Valley software executive took the helm of a startup in his native China, company records show. The startup told potential investors it would sell microchip design software
Israeli startups raised $1.5 billion in Q4, $7 billion in 2023
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli high tech firms raised $1.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, preliminary data showed on Thursday, in a sign that foreigners are still investing in Israeli startups despite Israel's war with Palestinian militant
Eight start-ups selected for University College Dublin’s third AgTech accelerator programme
The AgTechUCD Innovation Centre at University College Dublin (UCD) announced the eight (8) start-ups which have been selected to take part in its third accelerator programme dedicated to early-stage start-ups with global potential in the AgTech, Agrifood, Equine sectors. Among the