The leaderboard “you can’t game,” funded by the companies it ranks

The AI Leaderboard You Can’t Game: How Arena Is Reshaping the Race for Frontier LLMs Artificial intelligence models are multiplying at a staggering pace, and with so many players crowding the space, the question of “which AI is best?” has never been more contested — or more consequential. Enter Arena, formerly known as LM Arena, … Read more

Sequen snags $16M to bring TikTok-style personalization tech to any consumer company

This Startup Just Raised $16M to Give Every Consumer App the Personalization Power of TikTok TikTok’s addictive “For You” feed didn’t happen by accident — it’s the result of a world-class AI ranking engine that most companies could never afford to build themselves. Sequen just closed a $16M Series A to change that, putting enterprise-grade … Read more

Why Indian Startups Are Shifting Focus from Growth to Profitability

Indian startup founders reviewing financial performance and profitability metrics.

Indian startups are increasingly putting profitability ahead of rapid growth. This change is happening because capital is no longer easy to access, public markets are rewarding financial discipline, and founders are under pressure to build sustainable companies instead of chasing expansion at any cost. It’s not an ideological shift — it’s a practical one. The … Read more