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HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hartford is partnering with the University of California, Berkeley’s Bakar Labs for Energy & Materials (BL-EM) to help startup companies who are developing next-generation energy and materials technologies. The insurer will support the initiative, as well as provide counseling, educational programming and other mentorship opportunities to its entrepreneurial tenants. Working alongside researchers and entrepreneurs, The Hartford will offer practical insu...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Startup World Cup Returns to San Francisco for 2026 Grand Finale...

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mayfield today announced that Adit Singh, a proven inception and early-stage investor with hands-on company-building experience, has joined the firm as a partner. Adit will focus on backing technical founders across AI hardware and software infrastructure, cybersecurity, and physical AI. Artificial intelligence is reimagining every industry, but many of the foundational technologies required to power this transformation are still being built. Mayfield believ...

LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TSVC (formerly TEEC Angel Fund) today issued a public clarification regarding inaccurate public statements made by Larry Li, Founder and Managing Partner of Amino Capital, concerning TSVC's landmark 2011 seed investment in Zoom Video Communications (then SaasBee). Founded in Silicon Valley in 2010, TSVC has invested in more than 200 technology startups, helping build 12 unicorns and 5 IPOs from the seed stage, including Zoom, Carta, Ginkgo Bioworks, Iterable,...

COVINA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SimpleClosure, the industry standard for responsible company shutdowns, today published its H1 2026 Shutdown Report highlighting data trends from the total number of companies they’ve helped shut down from January 1 through June 30, 2026 across the United States.Overall venture capital investment increased by 30% in the first half of the year, reaching a record $412.7 billion, according to Crunchbase and PitchBook data. By comparison, SimpleClosure experienced it...

PRINCE WILLIAM, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prince William County is competing and winning at the highest level of the economic development profession. The Prince William County Department of Economic Development and Tourism (PWCDEDT) has been named the 2026 Economic Development Organization of the Year by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the world's largest association for economic development professionals. Prince William County took the top honor in IEDC's largest population...

WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ingenia Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering next-generation vascular-targeted therapies, today announced that it has been nominated for the Prix Galien USA and the inaugural Prix Galien Korea, both in the Best Startup category by The Galien Foundation. The Galien Foundation is the premier global institution recognizing and awarding outstanding achievements of innovators in life sciences. The dual recognition arrives alongside a defi...

NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aztron Medtech receives Taiwan's Presidential Award and NT$10 million grand prize, accelerating U.S. expansion and orthopedic innovation....

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WRITER, the enterprise AI agent platform trusted by the world’s leading Fortune 500 brands, today announced it has been recognized as a Market Shaper in the first-ever Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant™ for AI Agents for Marketing — Startup Vendors. The recognition follows a year of platform expansion to empower marketing and revenue teams to reinvent the customer journey with agents, including the launch of Palmyra X6, major upgrades to WRITER Agent, and enhanced...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The O.H.I.O. Fund, a private fund investment adviser seeking to generate strong returns for investors while creating economic growth in Ohio, today announced it is leading a new round of funding in Sonic Fire Tech, a NASA-inspired fire tech startup developing infrasound-based fire defense systems. Khosla Ventures, one of the company's original lead investors, is doubling down, and existing backers Third Sphere and AirAngels continue to support the company. This round...