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 Founders Fund Backs Startup Bringing AI to Plumbers and Roofers
Nov 13 2025 // Large companies have been stuffing artificial intelligence software into every possible product for years. Now, Founders Fund is backing a startup that wants to help small businesses use the technology, too. Netic, which...
#14 Universal Music Settles Lawsuit With AI Startup Udio
Oct 31 2025 // Universal Music Group NV signed an agreement with artificial intelligence-powered music startup Udio to settle a copyright lawsuit and collaborate on a new commercial music creation and streaming service. Udio will launch...
#15 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...
#16 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...
#17 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...
