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- Is it time to ‘refound’ your startup?by Anthony Ha on December 6, 2025 at 7:44 pm
Sometimes, founding a startup just once isn’t enough.
- Ex-Googler’s Yoodli triples valuation to $300M+ with AI built to assist, not replace, peopleby Jagmeet Singh on December 5, 2025 at 11:43 pm
Yoodli counts Google, Snowflake, and Databricks among its customers.
- Sources: AI synthetic research startup Aaru raised a Series A at a $1B ‘headline’ valuationby Marina Temkin on December 5, 2025 at 11:38 pm
The one-year-old startup, which does market research on simulated populations, had a multi-tier valuation round, sources tell TechCrunch.
- AWS needs you to believe in AI agentsby Theresa Loconsolo on December 5, 2025 at 10:00 pm
AWS announced a wave of new AI agent tools at re:Invent 2025, but can Amazon actually catch up to the AI leaders? While the cloud giant is betting big on enterprise AI with its third-gen chip and database discounts that got developers cheering, it’s still fighting to prove it can compete beyond infrastructure. This week
- This startup built a Fitbit for your brain to combat chronic stressby Marina Temkin on December 5, 2025 at 9:07 pm
Forenza collaborated with data scientists and biomedical engineers to develop Awear, a small device worn behind the ear for continuous brainwave monitoring. The device transmits results to an app, which provides information about the wearer’s mood and offers AI-powered coaching advice for managing stress and improving emotional resilience.