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What SEA founders get wrong about expanding to the US
The region’s founders often face similar pitfalls with their US expansions, from underselling their valuation to leaving hiring on the backburner.
Meet the 16-year-old builder who caught Stripe’s attention
In The Backstory, Rexan Wong shares how a three-hour project became an app with half a million users.
San Francisco tells Apple, Google to remove nudify apps
Nudify apps have generated about US$122 million in revenue and 483 million downloads.
OpenAI seeks Mandarin speakers despite China ban
The company also said growth partner managers based in San Francisco would be required to speak Mandarin.
Israeli insider risk AI startup nets $50m
Founded by veterans of Israel’s elite Unit 8200, Above Security has been generating revenue for six months.
OpenAI reportedly plans to double workforce
OpenAI has signed a new San Francisco office lease that brings its footprint in the city to over 1 million square feet.
Accel leads $40m series A in software security AI firm Depthfirst
Depthfirst plans to use the funds for research and development, go-to-market efforts, and hiring.
Strava confidentially files for IPO: report
Reuters reported last year that Strava was seeking investment banks for a US IPO.
OpenAI seeks applications for early talent program
Participants will also have early access to new OpenAI tools and models.
Anthropic bets on efficiency over scale, co-founder Amodei says
The San Francisco-based AI firm has roughly US$100 billion in compute commitments, far less than OpenAI’s reported US$1.4 trillion.



