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Building a startup is like building a house
Imagine, if you will, a contractor who approaches you with a gleam in their eye and a plan so vague it might as well be written in invisible ink. “Trust me,” they say, “I’ll work on your house for three months. I’ll spend 30% of the money on plumbing, 30% on framing and building the
February 19, 2024
Space startup plans to beam ‘hyperspectral insights’ to US government
Finnish startup Kuva Space has unveiled plans to provide the US government with hyperspectral data. A powerful technology with diverse applications, hyperspectral imagery analyses a wider light spectrum than traditional sensors. As a result, it can unravel new insights about scanned objects. Here on Earth, the techniques have discovered artworks hidden under Picasso paintings and
February 7, 2024
This EV startup was going to revolutionize how cars were made – now, it’s on life support
Arrival set out eight years ago to make electric vehicle production “radically more efficient.” So far, its plan to forgo the gigafactory for local microfactories has proved anything but. Arrival trumpeted how its automated microfactories would simultaneously churn out electric vans for UPS, cars for Uber drivers and buses for the U.K., Italy and California.
November 3, 2023
How this Berlin startup deploys AI to make preventative healthcare accessible
There are plenty of conversations around how AI can progress healthcare. And indeed, it has numerous applications in the form of diagnostics and accelerated drug discovery. However, wouldn’t it be even better if artificial intelligence could help prevent us from getting sick in the first place? Anyone who has ever tried to get past (or
October 24, 2023
Logistics startup Sendy appoints Peter Kahi of PKF Consulting as administrator
Sendy is now under administration to save its business. If this doesn’t work, the company may be forced to liquidate its assets. Yesterday, TechCabal exclusively reported that logistics firm Sendy was going into administration; at that time, it was unclear which company had been appointed as the administrator. But a document seen by this publication
September 27, 2023
Francophone’s startup ecosystems wish to rival Africa’s Big Four
Francophone governments are trying to accelerate their startup ecosystems but it has not been a concerted effort among the countries in the region. In a hotel room in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Cote d’Ivoire, where I am staying with other attendees of the Cyber Africa Forum, Freddy Mpinda, an advisor to the digital minister
August 30, 2023
Using heat generated by computers to provide free hot water was an idea born not in a high-tech laboratory, but in a battered country workshop deep in the woods of Godalming, England. “The idea of using the wasted heat of computing to do something else has been hovering in the air for some time,” explains
Startup Impulse Space raises $45 million in Series A round
Impulse Space’s Mira spacecraft is undergoing a structural test in preparation for its first flight in October. Credit: Impulse Space WASHINGTON — In-space transportation services startup Impulse Space announced July 24 it has closed a $45 million Series A funding led by RTX Ventures, the venture capital arm of Raytheon Technologies. Impulse Space is led
July 24, 2023
DoD to invest in startup developing mobile space-launch platforms
The Spaceport Company is working to develop mobile sea-based launch pads it argues can help address congestion at existing launch sites. Credit: The Spaceport Company WASHINGTON — The Spaceport Company, a startup developing floating launch pads for space rockets, is one of 17 companies selected to receive government funding this year under the National Security
June 28, 2023
Startup iRocket wins Space Force contract to demonstrate rocket engine
iRocket conducted a test of its booster rocket engine under a 2020 Air Force contract. Credit: iRocket WASHINGTON — Innovative Rocket Technologies, known as iRocket, won a U.S. Space Force contract to demonstrate a reusable rocket engine for small launch vehicles. The $1.8 million agreement with the U.S. Space Systems Command is a Tactical Funding
June 28, 2023