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Kelluu began, as startups often do, in an old shed.The small Finnish company makes airships — think van-sized blimps — originally designed to watch over power lines with cameras.When I met the firm’s CEO, Janne Hietala, last fall, he arrived at our restaurant in Joensuu with news. Kelluu, a seven-year-old…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason White, a 46-year-old startup founder in the San Jose area. Business Insider has verified his former employment with documentation. His words have been edited for length and clarity.I’ve spent half of my 20 years in the tech industry working at…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with William Tunstall-Pedoe, 56, a founder and CEO. Amazon’s acquisition of his startup and his role at Unlikely AI have been verified by Business Insider. This piece has been edited for length and clarity.I helped create Alexa, a product that everyone has…
In the world of robotaxis, there’s a stigma around remote driving. Are you really “driverless” if there’s a person — even remotely — at the wheel?One startup is fully embracing it.Vay is a Berlin-based startup founded by two engineers and a former Zoox employee. The company is taking a somewhat…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julius Bruch, the 39-year-old cofounder and CEO of AI healthtech startup Isaac Health. It has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified his employment and academic history.I started training in general medicine and neurology, and I’ve always been…
Artificial intelligence won’t be training AI anytime soon, says the CEO of a data labeling startup.On an episode of the “20VC” podcast released last week, Matt Fitzpatrick, the CEO of Invisible Technologies, said that one of the biggest misconceptions in the AI training industry is that humans won’t be needed…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gregor Konzett, a 27-year-old former Google employee based in London. It’s been edited for length and clarity.When I got relocated to work out of Google’s Mountain View headquarters in 2024, it was a dream come true.I was raised in a small…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Aaron Cannon, the 37-year-old founder of Outset, who resides in San Francisco with his wife and three-year-old son. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I decided to start my company while I was on paternity leave.It’s very woven together: starting a…
Another airline is placing bets on the radical “flying wing” plane that industry professionals foresee as the future of commercial aviation.California startup Natilus announced Wednesday that Indian carrier SpiceJet will order up to 100 of its new airliner called Horizon. The triangle-shaped “blended-wing body” (BWB) aircraft ditches the traditional tube-and-wing…
Keeper, an AI matchmaking startup, thinks it can help deliver your “soulmate” to you. And if it can’t, it’ll let you know.”We’re saying we actually know who could be your soulmate or not,” Jake Kozloski, Keeper’s CEO, told Business Insider. “We’re not going to waste your time and pretend that…
