The Ghost Founder: 10 AI Startups That Can Hit $1B Without a Single Employee

Norm Ai raises $120M at a $1.2B valuation to build AI-native law

Most AI legal startups sell software to law firms. Norm Ai built its own firm instead, and investors just valued the bet at 1.2 billion. Norm Ai has raised 120 million in a Series C round that values the New York startup at 1.2 billion, Bloomberg first reported. Khosla Ventures, an early backer of OpenAI, [] This story continues at The Next Web

Billionaires warned New York would scare off business. Anthropic and Airbnb just made their biggest bets on the city yet

Not only are they expanding their footprint, they’re also doubling headcount. Anthropic said it plans to have more than 1,000 employees by end of year.

Anthropic's secondary market valuation has soared to $1.2 trillion. But almost no one is selling

The AI startup's implied value has risen 550 year-over-year, yet a shortage of willing sellers is keeping deals rare

Could This Hydrogen Stock Follow Bloom Energy's Path to Success?

It was beginning to look like the idea would never take hold. Then one company pounced on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, clearing the way for others to follow in its footsteps.

For one small business, AI was key to a quick start and expansion

For one small business, AI was key to a quick start and expansion

AI company CEO pays $1.7 million a year so employees can live in one of America's most expensive neighbourhoods

AI company CEO pays $1.7 million a year so employees can live in one of America's most expensive neighbourhoods

How Small Business Owners Can Balance AI With Employee Loyalty and Retirement Goals

How Small Business Owners Can Balance AI With Employee Loyalty and Retirement Goals

How Michigan teen built a $1 billion AI startup

How Michigan teen built a $1 billion AI startup

An Indian Founder Is Betting $30 Million of His Own Money Against Microsoft Office

Bhavin Turakhia has self-funded five companies before asking a venture capitalist for a cent. His sixth, an AI-native rival to Microsoft Office called Neo, has 45 employees, no public product yet, and a bet that chatbot bolt-ons cannot fix office software built for a pre-AI world.

EV start-ups chase software revenues as margins tighten on vehicle sales

Instead of relying solely on one-time vehicle sales, start-ups are looking to generate predictable cash flows through subscription-based digital services

The Creator Economy Has a Credentials Problem. This Founder Is Trying to Fix It

Beauty creators have reach. BeautyTech wants them to have equity.

Coinbase runs 1,200 agents and just slashed its AI bill in half

Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong run very different companies, but they’re making the same architectural bet. The post Coinbase runs 1,200 agents and just slashed its AI bill in half appeared first on The New Stack.

AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire deal

What does an AI company do after one of those not-acqui-hire deals? Groq raised money, is leaning into its neocloud business, and is hiring new execs.

The AI Superfans Companies Count On to Convert the Skeptics

Companies are increasingly mobilizing internal groups of AI ‘champions’ as a way to sell their more reluctant colleagues on the technology’s benefits.

Google Paid Him $986,000 in a Single Year. Here’s Why He Still Left: ‘Life-Changing Money’

Nearly 1 million in pay wasn’t enough to keep this former Google employee at the company.

NatWest: Agentic AI Wealth Hyper-Scaling Against Shadow Banking Risks

NatWest: Agentic AI Wealth Hyper-Scaling Against Shadow Banking Risks

Anthropic Launches Claude Tag, Bringing AI Agents Into Slack

Anthropic launched Claude Tag in Slack, giving enterprise teams an AI agent with shared context, admin controls, logs, and spend limits. The post Anthropic Launches Claude Tag, Bringing AI Agents Into Slack appeared first on TechRepublic.

HR Budgeting Strategies to Control Costs and Drive Growth

The cost of replacing a single employee can reach up to 200 of their annual salary when accounting for recruitment, training, and lost productivity. By partnering with outsourced hr providers, companies can transform human capital into a measurable engine for business expansion, ensuring effective budgeting strategies are no longer just about tracking expenses. Many organizations [] The post HR Budgeting Strategies to Control Costs and Drive Growth appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

AI actors helped this micro drama app raise $100 million in financing

Shortical CEO and cofounder Guy Shimoni and promo for “Bound by Fire,” Shortical’s first AI series. Shortical Micro drama app Shortical raised 100 million to move into AI series, BI exclusively learned. The Israeli company raised user-acquisition funding, a model commonly used in mobile gaming apps. Shortical plans a push into AI series while stressing []

Brokerages Are Racing To Adopt AI. Costs And Headaches Are On The Rise

Artificial intelligence is the No. 1 buzzword in business, and it's no different in commercial real estate, where transaction specialists are being pushed to reinvent how they work. As firms race to weave AI into their operations, some have integrated...

Against AI job cuts, RAISE US needs to consider small businesses

By David Stephen Small businesses are the closest to people everywhere. If at least 2 in every 5 small business can thrive, they can absorb more people in the labor force, catering to purpose, income, taxes, skills and prospects. Simply, aspects of unemployment, youth unemployment or even where AI displaces people at work can be said to be []

FirstBank backs Imo State’s OKOBI  initiative to boost jobs

By Babajide Komolafe FirstBank has thrown its weight behind the Imo State Government’s One Kindred One Business Initiative (ÓKÓBÌ), a community-based entrepreneurship programme designed to stimulate job creation, expand financial inclusion and promote sustainable wealth creation through collective business ownership. The bank said its support aligns with its commitment to empowering small and medium enterprises, deepening [] The post FirstBank backs Imo State’s OKOBI initiative to boost jobs appeared first on Vanguard News.