By Louis Blankemeier In October 2024, my co-founders and I set out to make our Ph.D. research useful in the real world. We had built AI models that could interpret medical images such as X-rays and CT scans across tens of thousands of potential diagnoses, generating comprehensive radiology reports that mirror how radiologists reason in […]
By Louis Blankemeier In October 2024, my co-founders and I set out to make our Ph.D. research useful in the real world. We had built AI models that could interpret medical images such as X-rays and CT scans across tens of thousands of potential diagnoses, generating comprehensive radiology reports that mirror how radiologists reason in
European venture funding reached $17.6 billion in Q1 2026, Crunchbase data shows. That’s up nearly 30% year over year and marks the second consecutive quarter of growth. As was the case globally and in North America, the main driver was AI, which for the first time claimed more than 50% of Europe’s total funding for
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European venture funding reached $17.6 billion in Q1 2026, Crunchbase data shows. That’s up nearly 30% year over year and marks the second consecutive quarter of growth. As was the case globally and in North America, the main driver was AI, which for the first time claimed more than 50% of Europe’s total funding for
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Asia’s startup funding swung higher in the first quarter of this year, boosted by a rebound in Chinese venture investment. Overall, investors put $27.4 billion to work across seed- through growth-stage financings for Asian companies in Q1, per Crunchbase data. That’s up about 20% from the prior quarter and nearly double year-ago levels. Total funding
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Asia’s startup funding swung higher in the first quarter of this year, boosted by a rebound in Chinese venture investment. Overall, investors put $27.4 billion to work across seed- through growth-stage financings for Asian companies in Q1, per Crunchbase data. That’s up about 20% from the prior quarter and nearly double year-ago levels. Total funding
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As the ET AI Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026 approaches this June, companies across India are preparing to showcase their AI products. With three distinct tracks, startups, SMEs, and enterprises, the framework ensures that every product is evaluated in the right context, making it easier to identify where you belong and how you stand
Venture funding to fintech companies is up year over year so far, but concentrated into significantly fewer companies, Crunchbase data shows. Global venture funding to financial technology startups totaled $12 billion across 751 deals in 2026 as of April 6, per Crunchbase data. That’s a 5% increase in dollars raised compared to the $11.4 billion
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In 2023, Dave Haase was a CPA who had been running his own firm in the San Francisco Bay Area for several years when he saw a live demo of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Upon seeing the AI agent successfully file a tax return on the screen, the accountant realized: “My business is either dead in 18
In 2023, Dave Haase was a CPA who had been running his own firm in the San Francisco Bay Area for several years when he saw a live demo of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Upon seeing the AI agent successfully file a tax return on the screen, the accountant realized: “My business is either dead in 18
