UK hospitality startup Lighthouse enters unicorn club with $370M raise The mega-round brings the London-based startup's valuation north of $1bn, making it Europe's latest unicorn tech company. thenextweb.com thenextweb.com / feeds thenextweb-com .. thenextweb-com-hardfork / / #technology / / 47 days 47d Share
Candela brings electric flying ferry to US shores after $40M raise The boat will shuttle passengers across Lake Tahoe, halving travel times from an hour by car to just 30 minutes -- minus the emissions. thenextweb.com thenextweb.com / feeds thenextweb-com .. thenextweb-com-hardfork / / #technology / / 47 days 47d Share
Dutch startup picked for $100M wind-powered carbon capture plant in Texas The project is set to be the world's first direct air capture plant fully powered by wind energy. It could offer a blueprint for the future. thenextweb.com thenextweb.com / feeds thenextweb-com-hardfork .. thenextweb-com / / #money / / 47 days 47d Share
UK startup launches 'world's first' AI deepfake-detecting browser The tool, available through Surf's browser or as an extension, can detect AI deepfakes with up to 98% accuracy. thenextweb.com thenextweb.com / feeds thenextweb-com-hardfork .. thenextweb-com / / #money / / 48 days 48d Share
Tokamak Energy secures $125M to commercialise fusion power Oxford-headquartered Tokamak Energy aims to have its first fusion power plant up and running somewhere in the 2030s. thenextweb.com thenextweb.com / feeds thenextweb-com-hardfork .. thenextweb-com / / #money / / 49 days 49d Share
Nanoprinter turns Meta's AI predictions into potentially game-changing materials In record time, VSParticle has synthesised hundreds of new nanomaterials that could supercharge the green transition. thenextweb.com thenextweb.com / feeds thenextweb-com-hardfork .. thenextweb-com / / #money / / 49 days 49d Share
Rocket plane blasts through sound barrier on route to hypersonic flight Dawn Aerospace has flown its rocket-powered aircraft past the speed of sound as it prepares for its first commercial flight next year. thenextweb.com thenextweb.com / feeds thenextweb-com-hardfork .. thenextweb-com / / #money / / 49 days 49d Share
UK startup taps last-mile delivery algorithms to bring a nurse to you Heim Health has raised £2.2 million to streamline at-home healthcare -- easing pressure on over-stretched hospitals. thenextweb.com thenextweb.com / feeds thenextweb-com-hardfork .. thenextweb-com / / #money / / 49 days 49d Share
AI startup Gendo -- the Midjourney for architecture -- secures fresh capital The platform quickly transforms simple inputs like sketches, 2D drawings, or text descriptions into hypereal building designs. thenextweb.com thenextweb.com / feeds thenextweb-com-hardfork .. thenextweb-com / / #money / / 53 days 53d Share
Founderful raises $140M fund as Switzerland vies for Europe's tech top spot Founderful has raised $140mn in its second fund in a strong sign of investor confidence in Switzerland's flourishing tech ecosystem. thenextweb.com thenextweb.com / feeds thenextweb-com-hardfork .. thenextweb-com / / #money / / 54 days 54d Share