Sequoia Capital shuts down Scouts program after 17 years
The fund that in 2009 was the first to give start-up founders money to invest on its behalf is winding down this model. Other funds are also scaling back similar programs.
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How much does a robot cost instead of an employee, and when does it really pay off?
Investors are spending record amounts on robots meant to replace missing workers on construction sites, in factories and warehouses. We looked into how much such a robot costs compared with a full-time position and where these calculations stand up to real-world conditions.
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Poland has 41 percent of start-up rounds in the region, but 15 percent of the capital
Polish start-ups close the most funding rounds in Central and Eastern Europe, but trail Bulgaria and Lithuania by value. The reason is the market structure: lots of small rounds, almost no large ones.
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EU Council backs EU Inc.: online company in 48 hours, but without some provisions
An EU company set up online for a maximum of 100 euros is a step closer. However, the Council narrowed the relief for stock options and removed the central register and common insolvency rules.
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Polish startups raised PLN 5 billion, but 74 percent went to two companies
After the first three quarters of 2026, the venture capital market in Poland has reached an all-time high. Without the ElevenLabs and ICEYE rounds, however, the remaining funding is smaller than a year ago.
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Polish VC's record is mainly two mega-rounds. What's left for the rest of the start-ups?
Polish start-ups raised PLN 5.03 billion in three quarters, more than in any full year before. But three quarters of that amount comes from just two deals, and the rest of the market is smaller than a year earlier.
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Character.AI bankrupt, Disney to hire most employees
For years, the AI character chat platform spent more on computing power than it earned. The entertainment giant now wants to license its technology and take over most of the team.
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The Fall of Character.AI: popularity that didn't pay for the servers
A platform with around 20 million monthly users was spending more on computing alone than it earned in its best month. For companies that build products on language models or buy them, this collapse shows where to look for risk.
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NATO Innovation Fund with €1 billion opens office in Warsaw
The Alliance's venture capital fund wants to invest directly in deep tech companies from the region. Five Polish companies have already gone through the NATO DIANA accelerator.
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