Founders, funding rounds, and the companies worth watching before they get obvious. Weighted toward deep tech and the transatlantic scene I work in day to day, with a lot less patience than most for a beautiful deck attached to no product.
The Fable 5 shutdown highlighted the importance of owning AI models on personal hardware to avoid government restrictions. Although open-source AI is gaining traction,…
Reflecting my journey with Nothing's products, starting with Phone (1) in 2021. Despite initial challenges in the US market, including limited support, the launch…
SpaceX went public without loosening Musk's grip. The US government picked quantum winners with political ties. AI agents started trading crypto alone. And the…
The complete Nothing Company story: from Carl Pei leaving OnePlus in 2020 to 7 million devices sold, 13,000 community investors, and a $1.3 billion…
Nothing's design philosophy in full: transparency as a material argument, the Glyph Interface as notification philosophy made physical, Nothing OS as software minimalism, and…
Nothing's flagship stores in New York's SoHo and Tokyo aim to foster community and brand identity among design-conscious consumers. SoHo targets urban buyers who…
In April 2026, Nothing launched the Phone (4a) simultaneously in India and Japan, marking its first direct entry into Japan's competitive market. The midrange…
Mistral AI sells intelligence through models and APIs, Cerebras sells raw compute through wafer-scale silicon. A no-nonsense breakdown of two very different AI revenue…
Nothing has launched its first Indian flagship store in Bengaluru, transforming retail into a community experience space. The store emphasizes local culture and engages…
The AI revolution began in 2015 with foundational developments like TensorFlow and the transformer model. By 2022, ChatGPT brought widespread attention to AI, leading…
France develops its quantum technology position through sustained research, early startups, national strategy, and increasing international engagement over two decades.
Nothing's third community investment round closed with 13,000 total investors across 80 countries, having raised $16M since 2021. The real value was never the…
CMF spun off as an independent subsidiary in September 2025, establishing its headquarters in India and forming a $100M manufacturing JV with Optiemus Infracom.…
Nothing closed a $200M Series C at a $1.3B valuation in September 2025, led by Tiger Global with Qualcomm Ventures and Nikhil Kamath as…
The Nothing Phone (3) launched on July 15, 2025, priced at £799. Featuring advanced specifications including Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and IP68 water resistance,…