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Handpicked Tech & Startup News | Quick, Smart Summaries
Australian startup Heatseeker AI has secured $1.5M in US-led pre-seed funding to scale its behavioral research platform. With clients like Medibank, Tyro, and Bain, the platform captures real-time customer behavior. Led by ex-Cisco innovator Kate O’Keeffe, the team runs product in Australia and sales from the US—mirroring Atlassian and Canva’s global playbook.
Read more on:Innovationaus
Grammarly has landed a $1 billion non-dilutive commitment from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund, designed to support sales, marketing, and strategic acquisitions. Instead of equity, Grammarly will repay the capital via a capped share of revenue. The AI productivity firm, now led by ex-Coda CEO Shishir Mehrotra, earns $700M+ annually and continues evolving post its Coda acquisition.
Read more on:TechCrunch & Yourstory
Mozilla is discontinuing Pocket by October 8, 2025. Users must export saved content before then. Popular alternatives include Matter, Instapaper, Raindrop.io, Plinky, Readwise Reader, and more—offering features like AI assistance, Kindle sync, and advanced organization. Many offer migration tools and discounts to help Pocket users transition smoothly to a new read-it-later solution.
Read more on:TechCrunch
Fashion delivery startup Slikk raised $10M in Series A funding led by Nexus Venture Partners, with Lightspeed doubling down. The Bengaluru-based platform will expand instant returns, new lifestyle categories, and urban reach. Known for 60-minute deliveries, Slikk aims to redefine fashion commerce with hyperlocal speed, curated experiences, and rapid refunds—positioning itself as the future of quick fashion.
Read more on: YourStory
Lidar startup Luminar just struck a financing deal that could bring in up to $200 million, right after swapping CEOs and announcing fresh layoffs. The company is clearly trying to steady the ship during a rocky stretch.
Source: TechCrunch
Cyber threats are getting sneakier, but one Indian startup is staying one step ahead. CloudSEK just secured $19 million to push its predictive cybersecurity platform even further — and it’s not your typical “wait till the breach happens” approach.
Source: Cloudsek
Japanese biotech startup RevolKa Ltd. has raised ¥210 million (US$1.4 million) in a Series A extension round to further its AI-driven drug discovery platform, aiProtein®. The funding will accelerate therapeutic programs for rare diseases and expand strategic collaborations.
Source: Revolka
Firecrawl, a startup supported by Y Combinator, is once again hiring AI agents—this time with a fresh $1 million budget and a sharper focus. Despite a failed first attempt earlier this year, the company has posted three new listings for AI agents on Y Combinator’s job board and is actively seeking both bots and the humans behind them.
Source: TechCrunch
Sonali De Rycker, General Partner at Accel and one of Europe’s top venture capitalists, is optimistic about Europe’s position in the global AI race—but warns that overregulation could hinder progress. Speaking at TechCrunch StrictlyVC in London, she emphasized the urgent need to strike a balance between governance and growth.
Source: TechCrunch
Hedra, a rising AI video generation startup behind the viral trend of talking AI baby podcasts, has secured $32 million in Series A funding. The round, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), will help the company enhance its Character-3 model and build more interactive AI video tools focused on expressive 3D characters and storytelling.
Read more on TechCrunch
