Most Popular Startups Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Startups Topic Page over the last year.
#1 Teen’s Suicide Turns Mother Against Google, AI Chatbot Startup
Mar 18 2025 // Megan Garcia says her son would still be alive today if it weren’t for a chatbot urging the 14-year-old to take his own life. In a lawsuit with major implications for Silicon Valley, she is seeking to hold Google and...
#2 Ex-AIG Chief Duperreault Secures $700M for Mereo Reinsurance Startup
Feb 11 2025 // Mereo Advisors, a Bermuda-based firm chaired by former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault, has secured more than $700 million to fund its new reinsurance operations. The company...
#3 Aon Accused of Contributing to Collapse of Startup Vesttoo
Aug 15 2025 // Insurance broker Aon Plc was accused in a civil lawsuit of helping cause the collapse of Vesttoo Ltd., an Israeli insurance startup once valued at $1 billion that went bankrupt after disclosing certain documents...
#4 AI-Powered Home Insurance Startup Expands in Risky Florida Market
Oct 17 2025 // Stand Insurance has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round to expand its artificial intelligence-powered coverage for homeowners. The company targets insurance markets deemed risky, with policies covering...
#5 Andover Companies Among Investors in Reinsurance Startup Mereo
Feb 14 2025 // The Andover Companies, a long-standing mutual insurance group in the Northeast, is among the investors in Mereo Insurance, a Bermuda-based (re)insurance startup chaired by former AIG Executive Chairman and CEO Brian...
#6 Bain Capital Backs Israeli AI Cybersecurity Startup Dream at $1.1 Billion Valuation
Feb 19 2025 // Dream, an artificial intelligence company that provides cybersecurity services to governments and critical infrastructure operators such as hospitals and utilities, has raised $100 million at a $1.1 billion valuation. Bain...
#7 Startup Accused of Gouging LA Fire Victims on Rent
Feb 6 2025 // A venture capital-backed startup illegally jacked up rents for furnished apartments in Los Angeles — more than 50% in one example — after last month’s wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes, the city...
#8 As Chips Race Spews ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Startups Emerge to Destroy Them
Mar 14 2025 // The battle for artificial intelligence supremacy hinges on microchips. But the semiconductor sector that produces them has a dirty secret: It’s a major source of chemicals linked to cancer and other health...
#9 Andreessen Horowitz Leaves Delaware for Nevada, Tells Startups to Follow
Jul 11 2025 // The Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is reincorporating its business from Delaware to Nevada and calling for its portfolio companies to do the same — citing concerns over bias in the state...
#10 Labor Department Investigating Nvidia, Amazon-Backed Startup Scale AI
Mar 7 2025 // The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating Scale AI, a data labeling startup backed by tech giants Nvidia, Amazon and Meta, for its compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, the California-based firm said on...
#11 Incubator, Former C&F Exec Launch Specialty Insurer for Insurers, Financial Managers
Oct 16 2025 // A former Crum & Forster executive and a London-based underwriter incubator have teamed up to launch a new specialty insurance company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bartlett 1889 Specialty Insurance plans to offer...
#12 Bishop Street Underwriters Launches MGA Incubator
Oct 24 2025 // Bishop Street Underwriters announced the rollout of Bishop Street Program Managers (BSPM), an incubator for developing managing general agents (MGA). Embedded within Bishop Street’s ecosystem and backed by its $600...
#13 Aerospace Startup Partners With NASA, USGS to Monitor Wildfires, Storms From Space
Oct 31 2024 // Aerospace startup Sceye has partnered with NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey to deploy climate management tools to monitor wildfires and storms from the edge of space, the company and the government agencies exclusively...
#14 Autonomous Trucking Startup Gatik to Deploy 50 Rigs in Canada
Sep 24 2025 // Autonomous trucking startup Gatik AI Inc. plans to operate 50 self-driving freight trucks in Canada by the end of next year, pushing toward driverless shipping with plans to remove the safety driver within months of...
#15 HK Startup Aims to Launch Satellites for 3D Wind Data, SCMP Says
Oct 27 2025 // Hong Kong startup Stellerus aims to create a constellation of satellites to become the world’s first provider of three-dimensional wind data provided by the devices, according to the South China Morning...
#16 Fashion Startup Founder Charged With $300M Fraud Freed on $1M Bail
Jul 22 2025 // A former chief executive of two clothing technology companies was released on $1 million bail Friday after pleading not guilty to charges alleging she cheated investors of over $300 million over the past six...
