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OpenAI to Acquire Astral: How Codex Gets Supercharged by Python’s Most Powerful Developer…
OpenAI's plan to acquire Astral — announced on March 19, 2026 — arrives as its AI coding platform Codex already claims over 2 million weekly active users, a threefold jump since January alone. This is not a defensive hedge. The decision for…
Snabbit’s $50M Raise Puts on Demand Home Services at the Center of India’s Next Consumer…
On-demand home services startup Snabbit is raising $50–60 million in fresh funding led by South Korea's Mirae Asset Venture Investments and existing backer Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) — a deal that signals a seismic shift in how…
Mistral AI Launches ‘Forge’ to Help Startups Build Proprietary AI Models
Mistral AI unveiled Forge on March 17, 2026, at Nvidia's GTC conference—a platform that enables organizations to build proprietary AI models from scratch using their own internal data. The French AI startup, now valued at €11.7 billion…
On-Demand GPU Startup Andromeda Raises $60M From Paradigm at $1.5B Valuation
Andromeda AI Inc., a startup that helps companies rent artificial intelligence infrastructure on a flexible basis, just closed a new funding round at a $1.5 billion valuation, cementing its place in the explosive on-demand gpu market.…
Apple Acquires MotionVFX to Supercharge Final Cut Pro for Video Creators
Apple acquires MotionVFX — the Warsaw-based plugin powerhouse behind some of the best final cut pro plugins in the industry — and the video editing world is paying close attention. Announced on March 16, 2026, the deal immediately brings 70…
eYou Raises €300K: A European Startup’s Battle Against Social Media Disinformation
A 2025 global survey found that 70% of respondents struggle to trust online information because they cannot determine whether it was generated by AI — and into that crisis of confidence steps eYou. The Bucharest-based startup has secured…
Korea to Recruit 15 Foreign Startup Teams with Up to $55,000 in Funding: Your 2026 Guide to Korea…
South Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups has committed ₩3.4645 trillion — approximately $2.6 billion USD — to its startup ecosystem in 2026, the largest such budget in Korean history, and a brand-new recruitment initiative targeting 15…
Italian AI Startup Alomana Secures €4M Seed Round to Automate Enterprise Workflows
Italian AI startup Alomana has closed a €4 million seed round — and it arrives at precisely the right moment. The global workflow automation market is already valued at nearly $24 billion, with no deceleration in sight. Backed by Italian…
Travis Kalanick Launches Atoms: The Robotics Startup Quietly Building the Physical AI Revolution
After nearly eight years in complete stealth mode — employees forbidden from even naming their employer on LinkedIn, zero public footprint despite operating across more than 110 cities — travis kalanick launches atoms publicly on March 13,…
NICCI Roundtable Flags Policy Gaps and Infrastructure Shortages in Nepal’s Startup Ecosystem
According to the Kathmandu Post, over 2,230 Nepalis left the country every single day with work permits in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025–26 alone — and a critical reason behind that exodus is the persistent failure to build a…
