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Key insights: Mastercard is expanding its Start Path startup outreach to include agentic AI firms. What’s at stake: Visa and fintechs are rivals in the race to…

Brex co-founders Pedro Franceschi and Henrique Dubugras.BrexCapital One said Thursday that it was acquiring payments startup Brex for $5.15 billion, the latest splashy deal undertaken by…

Pictured here is Moonshot AI’s Kimi chatbot displayed on a smartphone.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — An Alibaba-backed AI startup is currently being valued at $4.8…

Key insight: The theft occurred shortly after the startup lost access to the U.S. banking system, with former partners like Checkbook and JPMorgan Chase citing compliance…

Slope, a lending startup that uses artificial intelligence to vet businesses, is partnering with Amazon starting Tuesday to provide a reusable line of credit to Amazon…

Key insight: Haiqu developed a new technique to encode high-dimensional data (over 500 features) onto just 128 qubits, overcoming a major data processing hurdle for classical…

Concerned about tariffs?Many small-business owners are under increased economic stress and uncertainty following the latest tariff announcements. SS is here to help you find answers for…

Upgrade CEO Renaud Laplanche speaks at a conference in Brooklyn, New York, in 2018.Alex Flynn | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesUpgrade, the online lender started by LendingClub…

Light uses artificial intelligence to automate companies’ finance and accounting functions.LightDanish startup Light is the latest in a series of European tech firms raising cash as…

Edward Woodford, founder and CEO of crypto infrastructure firm zerohash.Courtesy: zerohashCrypto infrastructure startup Zerohash has raised $104 million in funding with backing from financial firms including…