NIH's SEED Fund: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs Plus entrepreneurial and product development support for academic and small business innovators
Breakout Ventures eyes neuroscience and AI with new fund
The venture capital firm has $114 million to invest
The Rise of the Silicon Valley Small Business
What you need to know about the next big startup archetype
Entrepreneurship and ADHD: Fast Brain, Fast Company?
Entrepreneurship and ADHD are connected in research — and the anecdotal success of businesses ranging from JetBlue to Kinko’s and beyond. Here, entreprene…
Seed Round - Vylit - Crunchbase Funding Round Profile
Discover innovative companies and the people behind them.
Ground Effect Ventures
Operator-led venture capital investing in Signal-Rich NeuroTech and High Impact Medtech.
America’s Seed Fund – NSF SBIR/STTR | NSF SBIR
America’s Seed Fund powered by the National Science Foundation (NSF SBIR/STTR) supports startups with research and development funding to create technologies.
Big Brain Holdings
We are witnessing the early stages of a technological revolution, with blockchain at its core—a shift as impactful as the advent of the internet.
Meet the AI OnlyFans: How one startup raised millions to build an ‘erotic companions’ platform | Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Meet the AI OnlyFans: How one startup raised millions to build an ‘erotic companions’ platform --- When AI erotic companion startup Oh raised a $4.5m funding round in January, it had something few in the shadowy new sector could boast. A roster of named investors, publicly backing the company. VCs are often bound by “vice clauses”, which prohibit firms from investing in controversial products like pornography or weapons. As a result, startups working on ethically contentious products often rely on angel investors and family offices to stay afloat. But Oh, which generates NSFW adult content and conversations with both fictional characters as well as bots based on real people, has tapped into a group of seemingly less squeamish investors: crypto VCs. It’s drawn backing from the likes of Tangent, Kosmos Ventures, Big Brain Holdings, Bodhi Ventures and Tagus Capital. “Raising money for a business like this from non-crypto VCs is very difficult,” says Oh founder and CEO Nic Young, who positions the startup as a “decentralised platform” and offers payments via crypto. “A lot of crypto VCs don’t have vice clauses — it’s more liberal and free.” Oh wants to use those fresh funds to build the “AI OnlyFans”, with plans to roll out autonomous scantily clad bots that can market themselves on social media and direct message users with spicy conversation starters. The biggest challenge? Convincing enough users it’s not that weird turning to AI when you’re looking for romance. https://lnkd.in/eRF7a5Dn
Yneuro | The startup behind Neuro ID®
Imagine a world where technology and human experience blend seamlessly. At Yneuro, we’re building that world. As pioneers in neurotechnology, we craft AI-driven software solutions that transcend global barriers. Celebrated in startup ecosystems and competitions, Yneuro is redefining digital interaction, making advanced technologies intuitive and accessible for everyone. Join us as we merge technology and human cognition, creating unprecedented possibilities.
The Market Curve
The market you choose to serve is one of the most important factors for an early-stage startup. And for most technologists, it’s a blind …
CanInnovate | Kyle Briggs | Substack
I write about innovation, entrepreneurship, intellectual property, and related policy. I comment on the incentives created by existing policy structures and recommend practical ways to enact positive change. Click to read CanInnovate, by Kyle Briggs, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
Highline Beta | Corporate Venture Studios & Venture Building
We build ventures and venture studios with corporate partners and family offices through rigorous process, entrepreneurial grit, and capital.
Massively Scalable Neurotechnologies
Backed by £50m, this programme sits within the Scalable Neural Interfaces opportunity space and is seeking radically new ways to deliver responsive neurotechnologies to the brain without brain surgery.
4 of Google’s Top AI Brains Are Leaving—and Launching Their Own AI Startup
Jeff Dean and other high-profile Google executives have founded Discovery Loop, a startup that will seek AI-powered breakthroughs in everything from drug discovery to chip design.
Presentations — Benedict Evans
Every year, I produce a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. New in May 2025, ‘AI eats the world’.
