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GobbleCube Bags $3.5 Mn To Help Brands Grow With AI-Powered Insights
- GobbleCube, an AI-powered analytics platform, has secured $3.5 Mn in a pre-Series A funding round led by InfoEdge Ventures.
- The startup plans to enhance its AI capabilities, expand platform coverage, and accelerate global growth with the funding.
- Founded by former Blinkit executives, GobbleCube offers an AI copilot to assist consumer brands in boosting sales on ecommerce platforms by providing insights on revenue, demand, and micro markets.
- The company has stated that its AI engine processes vast amounts of localized data points to guide brands on factors like digital shelf visibility, pricing strategies, and performance marketing.
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Spirit Vigilante: How Lindsey Van Wagner Is Turning Rock Bottom Into a Movement
- Lindsey Van Wagner, founder of Spirit Vigilante and Haven 101 Wellness Studio, transitioned from federal government work to soul-centered mentorship after hitting rock bottom at 27.
- Her Spirit Vigilante Method combines various wellness practices to help individuals reclaim power, rewrite stories, and reconnect with themselves.
- Van Wagner's work emphasizes the importance of storytelling as a healing tool, demonstrated in her book 'Spirit Vigilante: Telling My Truth to Help You Live Yours.'
- She aims for collective liberation, partners with recovery communities, and advocates for social responsibility through her work.
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Maharashtra Minister Poses As Rider, Catches Rapido Flouting Bike Taxi Ban
- Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik posed as a rider to catch Rapido flouting the bike taxi ban in Mumbai.
- Sarnaik booked a bike taxi on Rapido under a different name to verify the service's operational status.
- Despite no action being taken against the bike taxi driver, the Maharashtra government is yet to finalize rules for bike taxi operations.
- Bike taxi services in Maharashtra remain in limbo following the ban in January 2023, with the government still addressing safety concerns before finalizing the policy.
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Inside Urban Company’s Product Push, Swiggy Shuts Minis & More
- Urban Company expanding into white goods, launching air conditioners by summer 2026.
- Company aims to capitalize on home appliance market, leverage service network.
- Urban Company faces tough competition but eyes profitability in electronic appliances segment.
- Swiggy shutting Minis, Curefoods files DRHP, Zerodha undeterred by Jio, Nykaa's block deal.
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Why Founders Overpay for Funding Mistakes — and How to Stop It
- Securing funding is often seen as the finish line for founders, but it can lead to financial challenges and control issues.
- Many founders overpay for funding they don't fully comprehend, leading to struggles with investor influence and unrealistic financial demands.
- Rookie mistakes in managing funding are becoming more prevalent in the tech and AI startup scenes as money pours into these sectors.
- Founders need to understand the true cost of the funding they secure, avoiding pitfalls that can hinder their startup growth.
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Global venture capital shows signs of life in second quarter as AI deals dominate capital flow
- The global venture capital market showed signs of recovery in the second quarter of 2025, with $67.6 billion in exit value generated, the largest since the slowdown in exits began.
- AI deals dominated the quarter, with companies like Safe Superintelligence Inc., Grammarly Inc., and Anduril Industries Inc. attracting significant investments, making up nearly two-thirds of total U.S. VC deal value in 2025.
- Fundraising remains a major concern, with only $26.6 billion raised by new U.S. VC funds in the first half of the year, on track for the lowest annual total in a decade.
- While some positive exit signs were seen, such as OpenAI's acquisition of io Products Inc., venture-backed public listings remained sparse, with fundraising challenges, liquidity concerns, and a heavy dependence on AI to drive deal activity.
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RBI Directs Banks To Integrate DoT’s Tool To Curb Cyber Frauds
- The RBI has directed banks to integrate DoT's financial fraud risk indicator (FRI) to combat cyber frauds.
- The FRI is a risk-based metric that flags mobile numbers associated with financial fraud, aiding in preventive measures by banks and financial institutions.
- The National Quantum Mission (NQM) is establishing a task force to help banks adopt quantum technologies for enhanced cybersecurity.
- India has witnessed a rise in cybercrimes, with measures being taken to block SIM cards, IMEIs, and combat online frauds against startups and organizations.
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Medium
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Agentic AI Is Eating the Stack: What Y Combinator’s Latest Batch Signals for B2B Founders
- Y Combinator’s latest batch emphasizes the rise of agentic AI products, with more than half of the 144 startups focusing on this technology.
- The cohort includes categories like developer-facing AI, web-browsing agents, backend workflows automation, and agentic AI in regulated industries.
- This development signals the acceleration of autonomous systems in devtool AI, purpose-built web agents, enterprise backend operations, and regulated markets.
- The deployment wave of agentic AI is significant for B2B founders, offering insights on what to build, potential partners, and emerging competitors.
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Go Fund Yourself Spotlights Race For Kids and Dimples LLC in Season 2, Episode 6
- Go Fund Yourself Season 2, Episode 6 on Cheddar TV features Race For Kids and Dimples LLC, showcasing the impact of philanthropy and positivity in entrepreneurship.
- Race For Kids, founded by Darren Krantz Jr., focuses on giving children opportunities to thrive beyond the racetrack, teaching values of perseverance and teamwork.
- Dimples LLC, led by Graceful Grady, promotes joy and individuality through National Dimples Day and other initiatives, highlighting the power of a simple concept.
- The show offers mentorship from established entrepreneurs like Rory Cutaia and Jayson Waller, providing valuable guidance and insights to startup founders.
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Campfire Raises $35 Million for AI-Driven ERP System for Startups
- Campfire raised $35 million in a Series A funding round to further develop its AI-driven ERP system for startups.
- The funding will support product development, generative AI investments, and global expansion to replace legacy ERPs.
- Campfire's ERP solution includes a generative AI conversational interface named Ember AI for enhanced finance operations.
- Accel, leading the funding round, sees Campfire as potentially reshaping the ERP market with its innovative approach.
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The Unicorn Paradox
- In unicorn startups, funding and signaling overshadows creating profitable products and scaling sustainably.
- Many startups focus on fundraising as a product, leading to unsustainable business models.
- The pressure to continuously raise bigger rounds can result in eventual collapse and misaligned incentives.
- Unicorns often prioritize growth at all costs over profitability, risking long-term sustainability.
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Urban Company’s Product-Led Makeover: Can It Outgrow Its Services DNA?
- Urban Company transitions from services to product-services mix as it prepares for public listing.
- The shift began in 2023 with the launch of its water purifiers and smart locks.
- Company to launch air conditioners next, expanding its product range for customers and professionals.
- Financial reports show significant revenue growth from product sales, aiding profitability.
- Challenges lie ahead as Urban Company navigates the complexities of being a product-led business.
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Medium
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Introduction to Venture Capital- 2
- Venture capitalists seek investments with asymmetric upside, employing a power law portfolio strategy.
- Time constraints lead VCs to drive liquidity, aiming for successful fund returns.
- Financial incentives for VCs include management fees, carried interest, and capital contributions.
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Robinhood’s co-founder is beaming up (and down) the future of energy
- Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt is launching a startup, Aetherflux, focused on space-based solar power.
- The company aims to deploy solar power-collecting satellites into low Earth orbit to transmit clean energy back to Earth by 2026.
- Bhatt discussed the transition from fintech to frontier tech, fundraising for Aetherflux, and the potential of space-based solar on TechCrunch's Equity podcast.
- The news episode covers Bhatt's insights on space-based solar, Aetherflux's strategic approach, and a creative idea for a Burning Man light show.
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Medium
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Vanta CEO Christina Cacioppo Live at Newcomer’s Breaking The Bank Summit: Turning Compliance…
- In a live episode, Vanta CEO Christina Cacioppo shares insights from a fintech summit.
- She discusses scaling to $100M ARR, compliance, and hiring strategies for founders.
- Christina emphasizes the importance of differentiation, shipping velocity, and customer-focused approach.
- The episode covers personal interests like books, running, music, and Ohio roots.
- Christina also mentions an upcoming app called Retro by Nate Sharp.
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