The 12-month window

A lot of AI startups exist partly because the foundation models haven’t expanded into their category yet. As many jokingly acknowledge, that won’t last forever.

AI chip startup Cerebras files for IPO

In recent months, the company announced an agreement with Amazon Web Services to use Cerebras chips in Amazon data centers, as well as a deal with OpenAI reportedly worth more than $10 billion.

Loop raises $95M to build supply chain AI that predicts disruptions

The San Francisco startup closed a Series C funding round led by Antonio Gracias’ firm Valor, which is a major backer of xAI.

SaySo is a new short-form video app that aims to restore users’ trust in news

Users are fed up with misinformation and AI slop cluttering their feeds. SaySo is a new short-form video app that delivers news from vetted creators and journalists.

Are we tokenmaxxing our way to nowhere?

The gap between AI insiders and everyone else is widening, and the spending, suspicion, and even new vocabulary are starting to show it. While OpenAI is busy buying up everything from finance apps to talk shows, a certain shoe compa…

Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises

The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures.

Luma launches AI-powered production studio with faith-focused Wonder Project

The studio’s first project will be about Moses and star Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, to be released this spring on Prime Video.

Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report

AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to raise its third funding round since launching just seven months ago.

From the Startup Battlefield stage to the International Space Station: geCKo Materials built a sticky product

This week on Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen speaks with Capella Kerst, founder and CEO of geCKo Materials.