Yupp.ai shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon
Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, crowdsourced AI model feedback startup Yupp.ai is closing its business, the company said Tuesday.
Insider Brief Nomadic has raised $8.4 million in a funding round led by TQ Ventures, with participation from Pear VC, BAG Ventures, Predictive VC and angel investors including Jeff Dean and Scott Wu, as the company looks to build an intelligence layer for physical AI systems. According to the company, the startup is focused on […]
San Francisco-based AI startup Littlebird has launched its full-context assistant alongside an $11 million seed round led by Lotus Studio, with participation from investors including Lenny Rachitsky and Scott Belsky. The funding will support product development and expansion of its AI platform for professionals. Co-founded by Alexander Green, Alap Shah, and Naman Shah, Littlebird introduces […]
AI travel technology company Lobby has secured $2.2 million in funding from Founderful, with Pascal Mathis joining the company’s Board of Directors following the investment. The funding will support expansion beyond hospitality into sectors including MICE, experiences, cruises, and airlines. Led by CEO and co-founder Romy Abbrederis, Lobby is applying artificial intelligence to automate group […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Theia Insights, a Cambridge-based deep-tech company whose technology is used by global index providers, asset managers, hedge funds and banks, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by MiddleGame Ventures, an early-stage fintech fund, with participation from Further Ventures and Unusual Ventures, bringing total funding to $14.5 […]
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Stratum Biosciences, a biotechnology pioneer at the intersection of artificial intelligence and dermatology research, announced the closing of a $2M seed funding round backed by the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York and Skin Angels, the world’s largest network of early-stage skin and dermatology investors. Stratum was co-founded in […]