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Goldman Sachs doubles down on MoEngage in new round to fuel global expansion Nov 05, 2025

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MoEngage already has customers across 75 countries, with North America being its biggest business driver.

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Elad Gil on which AI markets have winners and which are still wide open; also, Locket’s social app is picking up steam with Gen Alpha Nov 04, 2025

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Over the last year, certain AI markets appear to be nearly sewn up by startup market leaders.

Plus, Locket's social app is using iOS Live Activities to reach Gen Alpha via the iPhone Lock Screen.

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a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff Nov 04, 2025

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Andreessen Horowitz is pausing its Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, according to multiple sources. Several people who spoke to TechCrunch pointed out that its hiatus comes as top names in tech eliminate, cut, reframe, or completely walk back on prior public commitments related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Trump administration has threatened legal and political ramifications for businesses supporting anything that could be seen as DEI.

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Pine Labs aims to take Indian fintech global even as it cuts valuation for IPO Nov 03, 2025

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Pine Labs aims to take Indian fintech global even as it cuts valuation for IPO

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Sam Altman says ‘enough’ to questions about OpenAI’s revenue; plus, Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces ‘dislikes’ beta Nov 03, 2025

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said that the company is doing “well more” than $13 billion in annual revenue — and he sounded a little testy when pressed on how it will pay for its massive spending commitments.

Also, Bluesky is looking to a new signal — "dislikes" — to personalize users' feeds.

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YC alum Adam raises $4.1M to turn viral text-to-3D tool into AI copilot; also, Cluely’s Roy Lee on the ragebait strategy for startup marketing Oct 31, 2025

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After generating over 10 million social media impressions with the launch of its text-to-3D model app, Adam has raised a $4.1 million seed round to power its next steps.

Plus, Cluely's Roy Lee has a message for startup founders: you should be thinking harder about how to go viral.

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Bevel raises $10M Series A from General Catalyst for its AI health companion; plus, IntrCity SmartBus lands $30M to deepen its grip on India’s intercity travel market Oct 30, 2025

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Most people tracking their health today end up with scattered clues. Their smartwatch shows sleep duration. A fitness app logs steps. A nutrition app counts calories. Yet few tools help people understand how all of this fits together. Bevel, a New York–based startup, believes that’s the missing piece in the shift toward proactive health.

Also, IntrCity SmartBus, a tech-enabled intercity bus platform in India, has raised $30 million in funding to expand its network across smaller cities and towns in the South Asian nation. The all-equity Series D round, led by A91 Partners, values the Noida-based startup at $140 million post-money.

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The Prompting Company snags $6.5M to help products get mentioned in ChatGPT and other AI apps, plus India’s Snabbit valuation doubled to $180M in 5 months Oct 30, 2025

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People are increasingly asking AI, not Google, to help them discover products. A recent shopping report says Americans, this holiday season, will likely turn to large language models this season to find gifts, deals, and sales instead of traditional search.

Also, Snabbit has raised its third funding round in nine months.

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Phia’s founders on how AI is changing online shopping, plus, Grammarly rebrands to ‘Superhuman,’ launches a new AI assistant Oct 29, 2025

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Phia founders, Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, are building an AI assistant that aims to help you shop, and save.

Also, Grammarly is renaming itself as Superhuman, after acquiring Superhuman email client in July

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AccessGrid raises $4.4M to help turn phones into key fobs; also, Mem0 raises $24M to build the memory layer for AI apps Oct 28, 2025

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Access Grid builds APIs that companies can use to manage digital key fobs directly within Apple and Google's wallet platforms.

Plus, Taranjeet Singh has launched six companies, with some failing and others seeing varying degrees of success. His seventh, Mem0, could be his defining one. The startup starts with the premise that large language models can’t remember past interactions the way humans do

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