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A startup CEO says its six-figure bill for a single month of AI is a milestone, not a warning sign. Loading audio narration… In a Saturday LinkedIn post, Swan AI CEO Amos Bar-Joseph shared a screenshot of what he said was an Anthropic receipt totaling $113,421.87, writing he had “never…
For some AI startup CEOs, hiring is about finding people who can evolve alongside rapidly changing technology moreso than pedigree.Amid an increasingly brutal job market for white-collar workers across sectors, three CEOs and cofounders of AI startups in San Francisco recently shared with Business Insider what they’re looking for in…
Lovable is hiring fast — and the vibe-coding startup is doing it in its own way.The Swedish company expects to grow to around 400 employees globally this year, Maryanne Caughey, who leads Lovable’s people team, told Business Insider, up from 146 employees in early March. Instead of chasing head count,…
Micro dramas are booming — and one startup is betting AI can help make them more interactive.StoReel is a Beijing-based startup that distributes AI-made micro dramas in its mobile app. It’s also a platform that lets creators make series using AI characters and voices. StoReel makes most of its revenue in…
Israeli startup Onit Security has raised $11 million to identify and fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities with AI agents.The Tel Aviv-based startup was founded in early 2025 to address a problem that Ofer Amitai, one of its cofounders, experienced firsthand at a previous company: a cyberattack stemming from a missed vulnerability.In late…
For some tech CEOs, they’re not just building AI — they’re already living with it.Three founders of AI startups in San Francisco shared with Business Insider how they personally use AI in their work and lives, and what some of their favorite tools are for themselves and their team members.From…
AI and the Iran war are two of the most disruptive forces affecting businesses in 2026. Bold, an Israeli cybersecurity startup that’s just emerged from stealth with $40 million in funding, is keenly familiar with both.The Tel Aviv-based startup has developed AI software to protect enterprise devices like laptops from…
Harvey’s CEO Winston Weinberg thinks the $1 trillion legal market is too big and too fragmented for any one software company to sweep it. So the $8 billion legal-tech startup is trying a different play: bankroll whatever comes next. Loading audio narration… Harvey said Wednesday that it will begin investing…
Offer Yehudai doesn’t want you to fall in love with an AI bot.He wants couples to use Arya — the relationship wellness AI startup he cofounded — to spice up their in-real-life intimacy.”There is still taboo and stigma around intimacy,” Yehudai told Business Insider in an interview. Arya aims to make…
A Brazilian startup fund is betting that AI has made large headcounts and funding rounds unnecessary to compete on the global stage.Shiva, named for the Hindu god of transformation, has raised $10 million to back AI startups of one to three people — which it calls “Stars” — and arm…
