Category: Startup
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AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round | TechCrunch

Why a US$1 Billion AI Chip Bet Matters for Your Malaysian SME Imagine reading that a company you never heard of just raised US$1 billion at an US$11 billion valuation (TechCrunch). It sounds like abstract Silicon Valley noise. But when you run a small business in Malaysia, any significant change in the AI infrastructure world…
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SRKK AI Aims to Raise RM20.48 Million From IPO — What It Means for Malaysia’s AI Startup Scene

TL;DR: SRKK AI, a Malaysian AI startup, is targeting RM20.48 million from its IPO on Bursa Malaysia. It’s a signal that local AI companies are attracting serious investor attention — and that the Malaysian capital market is warming up to tech listings. You’ve been watching the AI boom from the sidelines. Every week there’s another…
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What billions of AI predictions taught Expedia before the age of AI agents | VentureBeat

Expedia Just Gave Every SME Owner a Brutally Honest Lesson About AI Agents You are probably seeing AI agents pop up everywhere. Tools that promise to handle your bookings, answer your customers, and run your marketing while you sleep. It sounds incredible. But what happens when the agent makes a mistake? Expedia, a company that…
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An Indian Tech Billionaire Just Bet $30 Million That AI Will Kill Microsoft Office as We Know It

An Indian tech billionaire just bet $30 million that AI will kill Microsoft Office as we know it Bhavin Turakhia has been building successful tech companies for two decades — Directi, Radix, Titan, and Zeta. He’s backed them all with his own cash first, and he’s doing the same with his latest bet: a $30…