StartUp Beat https://www.startupbeat.com/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:14:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://startupbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/startup-beat-twitter-144x144.jpg StartUp Beat https://www.startupbeat.com/ 32 32 The Hidden Cost of Abstraction: Exposing ORM Performance Inefficiencies https://startupbeat.com/the-hidden-cost-of-abstraction-exposing-orm-performance-inefficiencies/38996/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:14:27 +0000 https://startupbeat.com/?p=38996 I need to tell you something. And that took me a very long time to admit. For most of my career, I thought that writing raw SQL is a sign of failure. It meant you couldn’t make the ORM do what you wanted. It meant your abstractions had broken down. Senior engineers used ORMs. Junior […]

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]]> Ness Digital Engineering selects Sudip Singh as CEO to further AI-driven growth https://startupbeat.com/ness-digital-engineering-selects-sudip-singh-as-ceo-to-further-ai-driven-growth/38988/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:06:50 +0000 https://startupbeat.com/?p=38988 Ness Digital Engineering, a leader in intelligent data and software engineering solutions, announced this month that executive Sudip Singh is taking over as Chief Executive Officer. The leadership change represents an important step forward as the company prepares for its next chapter of expansion in a business environment increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. Singh brings […]

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]]> Prezent AI appoints ex-Cisco & Salesforce executive Tony Colon to Senior Executive Board https://startupbeat.com/prezent-ai-appoints-ex-cisco-salesforce-executive-tony-colon-to-drive-enterprise-ai-adoption/38980/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:46:39 +0000 https://startupbeat.com/?p=38980 The enterprise AI honeymoon phase is officially over. Today, Fortune 500 CIOs and IT leaders are no longer adopting artificial intelligence for the sake of novelty; they are aggressively demanding measurable ROI, operational excellence, and tangible business value. Recognizing this shift in the enterprise software landscape, Prezent AI announced this month that it’s appointed seasoned […]

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]]> Turning Intelligence into Revenue: ADvendio Launches the Revenue OS for Agentic Advertising https://startupbeat.com/turning-intelligence-into-revenue-advendio-launches-the-revenue-os-for-agentic-advertising/38972/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:00:13 +0000 https://startupbeat.com/?p=38972 ADvendio today announced the launch of the Revenue OS for Agentic Advertising, a new category of technology designed to reclaim the 28% of the workday currently lost to manual human middleware tasks. At the heart of this shift is AdOne (formerly ADvendio One), the core engine built to plan, execute, and solve problems autonomously with […]

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]]> Embedding AI into the core of software engineering with ATONIS from Ness  https://startupbeat.com/embedding-ai-into-the-core-of-software-engineering-with-atonis-from-ness/38966/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:36:00 +0000 https://startupbeat.com/?p=38966 For years, AI has been positioned as the great accelerator for software engineering—promising faster delivery cycles, smarter decision-making, and streamlined development processes. In theory, AI should remove friction from engineering teams and turn complexity into clarity. In practice, most enterprises are struggling to make that vision real. While AI capabilities have matured rapidly, organizational readiness […]

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]]> “I didn’t feel older – just more accountable” The 9-year-old founder preparing kids for an AI-driven future  https://startupbeat.com/i-didnt-feel-older-just-more-accountable-the-9-year-old-founder-preparing-kids-for-an-ai-driven-future/38957/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:37:00 +0000 https://startupbeat.com/?p=38957 AI’s impact across industries is unrelenting; from energy and retailing to the automotive and logistics sectors, the technology is predicted to shape how we buy, share, sell and move around the world.  Mckinsey, for one, found that most organizations are already experimenting or piloting AI technologies, although for many, its full promise still remains futuristic […]

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]]> Crescite Launches Catholic USD: a Mission-First Stablecoin Built With BitGo https://startupbeat.com/crescite-launches-catholic-usd-a-mission-first-stablecoin-built-with-bitgo/38952/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:47:05 +0000 https://startupbeat.com/?p=38952 Crescite Innovation Corporation has announced the launch of Catholic USD™, a fully reserved stablecoin developed in collaboration with BitGo and designed to serve Catholic institutions and communities on a global scale. Unlike most stablecoins on the market, Catholic USD™ operates under a mission-first economic model. All on-chain yield generated by the system will be distributed […]

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]]> GetCovered and the Case for Clearer Pet Evaluation in Rental Housing https://startupbeat.com/getcovered-and-the-case-for-clearer-pet-evaluation-in-rental-housing/38947/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:20:56 +0000 https://startupbeat.com/?p=38947 Men and pets have lived and worked side by side for millenia. That relationship hasn’t faded in modern day but has instead moved indoors, becoming part of how people define family and how they choose where to live. In fact, one report found that 80% of owners consider their pets to be a vital family […]

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]]> The 8 Design Voices Worth Paying Attention To This Year https://startupbeat.com/the-8-design-voices-worth-paying-attention-to-this-year/38930/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:00:52 +0000 https://startupbeat.com/?p=38930 The start of a new year has an interesting way of making people stare at their homes a little longer than usual. A room that felt perfectly fine in November suddenly feels unfinished. A small annoyance turns into a bigger question. Nothing is technically wrong, but it’s hard to shake the sense that something could […]

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]]> Prezent wants to make world-class communication coaching cccessible to every startup https://startupbeat.com/prezent-wants-to-make-world-class-communication-coaching-cccessible-to-every-startup/38924/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:41:04 +0000 https://startupbeat.com/?p=38924 For most startups, a strong pitch can be the difference between raising capital and running out of runway. Yet professional communication coaching—once reserved for Fortune 500 executives—has traditionally been too expensive and inaccessible for early-stage companies. The Los Altos–based startup, founded in 2021 by Rajat Mishra, is on a mission to democratize expert-level business communication. […]

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]]> Inside Bryan Janeczko’s Vision on how Biomarkers are Transforming Nutrition https://startupbeat.com/inside-bryan-janeczkos-vision-on-how-biomarkers-are-transforming-nutrition/38914/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:02:58 +0000 https://startupbeat.com/?p=38914 Metabolic health crises have never been a more pressing issue as they are today. Estimates, in fact, suggest that 1.5 billion adults worldwide suffer from Metabolic Syndrome, a range of disorders including diabetes and cardiovascular disease, among other chronic conditions.  With obesity rates and sedentary lifestyles on the rise, this figure will likely increase in […]

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]]> MIT-based Harmony Baby Nutrition secures $5.9 million USD to build R&D center in Brazil  https://startupbeat.com/human-milk-based-infant-formula-brazil/38905/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 23:57:15 +0000 https://startupbeat.com/?p=38905 Boston-based Harmony Baby Nutrition, the startup which developed the first human breastmilk-based infant formula on the market, announced it secured $5.9 million USD from the FINEP-BNDES innovation fund in Brazil.  FINEP-BNDES is one of Brazil’s flagship innovation funding programs- created under the national Nova Indústria Brasil policy– and has chosen to support Harmony in creating […]

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