Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
These Startups Went From Zero To Unicorn In Under 3 Years
Predictably, it’s an AI-centric group. The three most highly valued among recently funded unicorns founded in the past three years — xAI, Mistral AI and Safe Superintelligence — are all generative AI companies. Overall, a whopping 36 out of the 46 companies on the list are in AI industry categories.
State of Consumer AI 2025
Overall, AI usage is up. But when it comes to a general assistant, the vast majority of consumers are still using only one.
The 13 Tactics Behind Lovable’s Insane Growth to $200M ARR
Right now, building a team is the most important thing for the company, and the speed and quality of talent he’s been able to attract while keeping growth is again world class.
TikTok signs agreement to create new U.S. joint venture, memo says
TikTok’s U.S. operations will be housed in a new joint venture, according to a memo sent to employees by CEO Shou Zi Chew.
We Let Anthropic’s Claude AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars. – WSJ
Claudius, the customized version of the model, would run the machine: ordering inventory, setting prices and responding to customers—aka my fellow newsroom journalists—via workplace chat app Slack. “Sure!” I said. It sounded fun. If nothing else, snacks!
Let’s get back to work, together, Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 11:30 AM | Meetup
Whether you are interested in a career shift, startup life, or curious about freelancing, we will have breakout groups to help you get started.
Portland’s Deadstock Coffee to close Old Town shop – Portland Business Journal
“There is no agency or smaller group of creative people in the building. So we lost that. It just doesn’t make sense (to stay),” Williams said. “The whole thing is for us to keep the community going, but the community is not here.”
