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Poppi founder on TikTok, Super Bowl ads, and her return to Shark Tank

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For years, venture capitalists have been skeptical of beverage startups, citing thin margins and brutal distribution as reasons most brands never break out. But a new wave of “functional soda” companies has been challenging that assumption, including Poppi, the prebiotic soda brand that grew from a kitchen experiment into a $1.95 billion acquisition by PepsiCo. On this episode of […]

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EV startup Harbinger reveals a smaller work truck with electric and hybrid variants

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The LA-based startup is trying to corner the commercial truck market with its electric and hybrid trucks that offer a lower cost of ownership and a better driving experience.

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Google wraps up $32B acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz

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Google has officially acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in all-cash, a full year after the companies announced the deal. This marks Google’s biggest acquisition in its history.

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Health insurance startup Alan reaches €5B valuation

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French health insurance startup Alan is now valued at €5 billion — approximately $5.83 billion, up from $4.5 billion in 2024.

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In a vote of confidence for Meta’s Threads, Kalshi adds sharing feature

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Kalshi now offers a share option that will automatically embed the relevant prediction market chart into a Threads post.

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Mandiant’s founder just raised $190M for his autonomous AI agent security startup

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Mandia, who sold his previous company Mandiant to Google for $5.4 billion in 2022, has launched an agentic security startup.

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Legora reaches $5.55 billion valuation as AI legaltech boom endures

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Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5.55 billion following a $550 million Series D led by Accel to fuel its growth in the U.S.

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AI network startup Eridu emerges from stealth with hefty $200M Series A

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Unlike a vibe-coded product built by a college dropout, Eridu’s co-founder, Drew Perkins, has been inventing networking tech since the dawn of the internet.

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Uzbekistan’s Uzum valuation leaps over 50% in seven months to $2.3B

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Uzum now reaches 20 million users and processes $11B in payments as it expands its e-commerce and fintech ecosystem across Uzbekistan.

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Yann LeCun’s AMI Labs raises $1.03 billion to build world models

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AMI Labs, the new venture cofounded by Turing Prize winner Yann LeCun after he left Meta, has raised $1.03 billion at a $3.5 billion pre-money valuation.

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