This is SparkLaunch with the Founder Briefing for the week. AI mega-rounds are back at the frontier. Humans& raised $480M seed. Neurophos raised $110M for inference chips. Emergent raised $70M for vibe-coding.

Community Spotlight - PulseLink Health‑tech ideas don’t fail because they’re bad, they stall because “launching” feels huge. PulseLink is one of our idea concepts: a cuffless phone‑integrated blood pressure concept powered by sensors + AI.

Here’s This Week in Startup News, and what it actually means if you’re building early-stage right now.

Build in public update 🚀 This week at SparkLaunch: • Expanded MCP server APIs • Improved Launchpad UX to guide founders by stage instead of just listing tools Small steps every week toward making startup building easier. What are you building? #buildinpublic #startups #founders

SparkLaunch Labs 🧪📊 First-time founders + non-business backgrounds are way more common than you think. SparkLaunch streamlines the startup setup so you can focus on traction. #founder #startups #entrepreneurship #SparkLaunch

Been noticing this lately. Feeling stuck isn’t usually about effort. It’s when everything is unstructured. Ideas in your head. Notes everywhere. Nothing really connected. So progress feels random. Adding even a bit of structure makes a big difference. #startups #founders

Startups don’t need more noise, they need clarity. LaunchPad brings your startup workflow into one connected workspace, from idea to execution. Built for founders. #startups #founders

Last week we talked about not restarting. This week is about continuing even when it’s heavy. Progress doesn’t disappear just because it feels slow. Keep your head up. Protect what you’ve already built. And keep going. #MondayMotivation #FounderJourney #KeepBuilding

One of the features inside SparkLaunch is a Landing Page Builder and it’s designed for founders who want to ship without overthinking. Here’s a quick demo of how it works

Ideas don’t build startups. Structured execution does. SparkLaunch helps founders go from idea → execution → fundraising with clarity. Less chaos. More structure. sparklaun.ch #startups #founders #buildinpublic

The next time you order a pizza in New Jersey, it may be delivered by drone!

Don't be fooled by the clear skies and warm weather - it's still March and this is England. We always get this - a brief show of what's to come and then back to rain, hail and cold weather. Fool's Summer. Ah, the joys of living in the UK!

Gift cards are live on my website! Make sure to buy within the sale dates Nov 27-Dec 15 It’s my way of saying thank you for supporting this crazy tattoo journey I’m on. I couldn’t have done it without you Let’s go! You’re basically printing free money #tattooideas #giftideas #orangecountytattoo

“It’s shameful… It’s shameful that we’re being treated like this.” Tuapse residents are facing the consequences of the war launched by their country. They are not pleased! 🧐

As the World Cup comes to NY and NJ, fans are being asked to pay $150 roundtrip just to get to MetLife Stadium. That’s more than a 1000% increase on typical fares. FIFA is getting $11 BILLION in revenue from the World Cup — they can cover the $48 million for transportation to and from MetLife.

Recovery 2.0 #recovery #wellness #chronicillness #guthealth #sugar

Here is a question for you, Ron, as one count charges Mr. Comey under 875(c). What is the difference between a threat to injure "another person" and a threat to injure a "person of another," as it relates to 875(c)? Here is a hint.

U.S. Veterans Veterans Day was originally celebrated on November 11, 1919, as a remembrance of World War I. Fact or Fiction? #Veterans #Military #CoastGuard #history #WAC #vet #WomenArmyCorps #Army #Navy #Marines #Airforce #reserve

Help Me Start A New Political Party To Form Majority Government This Upcoming Canadian Federal Election

⭐️SYDNEY! Tune in tonight to 100.3 FM The Sounds of Macarthur Radio Station to catch my interview on Filipino radio show Radyo Bayanihan! 🙌 Thank you so much to Head Broadcaster Charles Chan and Co-Host Violi Calvert for your support! 💖🙏

COURTROOM TENSION RISES AFTER SEAN GATHRIGHT’S MOTHER TESTIFIES JUDGE CLEARS THE ROOM MINUTES LATER”

Today is Equal Pay Day. Just how far have women come? Right now, women working full time are paid less than men. The gap is even wider for Black women, Latinas & mom's. This affects real life: rent, groceries, child care and healthcare. Equal pay means economic security. It's time to close the gap.

“I wonder how much of what Hegseth or Cain or anybody tells the president that he actually understands, because I think that’s a challenge. If you’ve ever talked to people who tried to brief him, he’s unbriefable. He just doesn’t listen. He hears what he wants to hear.” @radiofreetom.bsky.social

I will be streaming: 5/24 @ 10 AM EST Mystery Game 5/29 @ 7 PM EST💫 New PNG Day💫 5/30 @ 6 PM EST I will be starting playing Star Wars Outlaws! I am so excited to dive into this game!👽️ 🚀 🌌 🌠 twitch.tv/peterpan_32

‼️[ 🇧🇪 BELGIQUE ] 🔸 Vidéo montrant le bus scolaire ayant été percuté par un train sur un passage à niveau à Buggenhout. Le bilan fait état de plusieurs morts selon les premières informations.

Good Sunday!! We are $45 from 59% of our KRAKEN truck! That’s an easy Sunday goal! Goal🎯: 500 000 ₴ (~11746$) Progress: 293 031₴(~6623$) PayPal: PayPal.me/loislanefella ( in comments “1336” please) send.monobank.ua/jar/5vHPeJR5hB #DonateToUkraine #NAFO #FNDRUA #NAFOarticle3 #Ukraine

NEW on NY Got Game. @dhenrytv.bsky.social and I hung out with the legendary Chuck D ‼️ We discussed the significance of this upcoming Knicks season, Chuck D's thoughts on their NBA title hopes, the importance of new artists using their voice, and more. WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=4uQd746YoH8

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Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo punts on whether he supports Trump's tariffs: "I don't know all the nuances of foreign policy associated with that and tariffs and how it directly affects, uh, Nevada."

LIVE: JD Vance fleeing Iowa back to DC after stumbling speech flop—crowd deader than a cornstalk in winter. Swiped some ethanol, now he's swerving on a drunken pig on the highway. 🌽💥🚗💨

Bij de noodopvanglocatie voor asielzoekers in Loosdrecht werd vandaag opnieuw gedemonstreerd. Verslaggever Owen O'Brien was vanmiddag voor de derde dag op rij ter plaatse. Hoe ontwikkelde de situatie zich daar? #pauwendewit

A science fiction writer is gifted with the ability to materialize his thoughts and inadvertently brings a group of aliens to Earth. VISITORS FROM THE ARKANA GALAXY is a bonkers Eastern Bloc sci-fi from the Soviet era. Join us Saturday at 8:00 P.M. www.facebook.com/share/14azjj...

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We can finally share our first impressions after testing 🏴‍☠️ Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced 🏴‍☠️ for 3+ hours at Ubisoft Singapore! Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=phP0... In this whopping 35 minutes long video we are going to discuss: 🔵 New Story Content 🔵 Combat 🔵 Parkour 🔵 Stealth 🔵 Naval

Many Japanese Shinto shrines have statues called Komainu (狛犬), lion-like creatures guarding the entrance or the honden, the most sacred building of the temple. Sometimes they have a ball made of stone inside their mouth. [📹 gatti213cani]

Univers TV Spain (ES) #UniversTV #Spain

Made with Depth Scanner by @blaceplugins aescripts.com/depth-scanner #aftereffects #aescripts #depthscanner 🎉 We just added Premiere support to Depth Scanner (After Effects already there)! Leverage the power of depth maps to create quick effects like artificial fog to your edits. 🌁🌫️

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He was "proud to be a Red Raider and a Texan...he showed up for the people around him." bit.ly/4bjrjQA

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We’re more than one month in to the president’s war of choice with Iran, and instead of presenting a clear plan of action to the American people, Trump spent Easter spewing swears and threatening war crimes.

Important conversation in the Danish parliament with Illan Pappé over het Europese project Zionisme.

MLAs in line for a £14,000 per year pay rise. My question to those 90 MLAs do you actually think you are delivering for the public? Most MLAs are nothing more than glorified councillors who pass meaningless motions. Meanwhile our infrastructure, health service, Lough Neagh etc are collapsing.

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Why publish with Wiley? Because submitting should be the easy part. 92% of authors found Wiley's Research Exchange easy to use. It automatically extracts titles, abstracts, and affiliations from your manuscript — no copying, no pasting, no starting over. Read the blog 🔗 https://ow.ly/nWMa50YTaeh

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I love it when I get the chance to meet a hero in person. For those who don’t follow Susan Perri you should. She has had such health challenges over the last few years but she perseveres, she advocates and she inspires. It was awesome to finally meet her. @perri4health.bsky.social

Moses Coady led the Antigonish Movement and helped establish credit unions, schools & co-ops in the early 20th century Maritimes, blunting the impacts of the Great Depression on the working class. Listen to the full story on 'Social Democrats of the North' 🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/moses-coady

MEP rangers responded to elephants entering a settlement near Ol Kinyei, using a drone to safely guide them back toward Ripoi Conservancy. Rapid action helps protect communities, livelihoods, and elephants in a shared landscape where coexistence is essential.

Find Your Color is a poetry book for those who had to hide themselves, to act like someone else, or squander their own dreams in order to survive or feel loved. Add Find Your Color to your TBR. We’re counting down to February 26th for its release! linktr.ee/lindsaysfara

Series C, Episode 11 - Moloch DORAN: [To Vila] Didn't I tell you we was in for the high life? Bedding - uniform - cheerful company of your fellow man? What else is there, eh? VILA: A hot meal? https://blake.torpidity.net/m/311/394

So gross... I can't help but like it #indiegame #gamedev #animation

MN GOP Chair Alex Plechash attempts to justify holding a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd: "There are a lot of people, I think, that believe Derek Chauvin was improperly convicted and not treated well"

Our Stef Manisero found Knicks fans who made the trip to San Antonio and checked in to see how they were feeling ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

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When the bees go, so does civilization! South Korean beekeeper Park Gyeong-je who has tended beehives for nearly 50 years is now fighting to survive as climate change disrupts flower blooms, threatens the future of beekeeping and raises concern over how crops will be pollinated. c: @reuters.com

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The ultimate Jersey Shore weekend is here! Lions, Tigers, and Beers hits Popcorn Park Zoo this Sat & Sun. Sip craft brews, hit the food trucks, and support over 200 rescued animals. #PopcornParkZoo #JerseyShore #LionsTigersBeers #NJEvents #ForkedRiver

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