India’s Digantara raises $50M for space-based missile defence tech

Digantara, an Indian space surveillance startup, has raised 50 million dollars in a new funding round. The company is expanding its focus beyond space situational awareness into missile tracking, citing growing government demand for space-based defense capabilities. This all-equity Series…

Everbloom built an AI to turn chicken feathers into cashmere

Cashmere sweaters are everywhere these days, often at unbelievably low prices. The appeal is obvious. If you have ever worn cashmere, you know it is soft, light, and warm. It is an impressive fiber that is hard to give up.…

VCs discuss why most consumer AI startups still lack staying power

Even three years after the generative AI boom began, most AI startups still earn their revenue by selling to businesses rather than to individual consumers. While general-purpose tools like ChatGPT saw rapid consumer adoption, most specialized consumer AI applications have…

I hate that I love Riverside’s AI-driven ‘Rewind’ for podcasters

The online podcast recording platform Riverside recently released its own version of a year-end review similar to Spotify Wrapped. This recap, called Rewind, creates three custom videos for podcasters. Instead of sharing basic statistics like recording minutes or episode counts,…