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NetApp Picks Five AI Startups to Take Enterprise AI Beyond Pilots

NetApp has announced the 15th cohort of its Excellerator program, selecting five startups working on technologies that address these challenges.

Announced on October 16, 2026, the new cohort includes startups from India, the United States and Israel, covering AI-powered software engineering, generative AI security, workflow automation and enterprise data intelligence.

The bigger story, however, lies beyond the selection itself. NetApp's accelerator has supported 90 startups since 2017, but its disclosed record of 30 proof-of-concept (PoC) engagements and six commercial contracts within the company puts the focus on how early-stage technologies make their way into enterprise operations.

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The new cohort brings together LightSprint AI, Wald.ai, Lasso Security, Cogover and QUIPU AI.

LightSprint AI is developing a software engineering platform that uses collaborative AI agents to automate development tasks. Wald.ai focuses on protecting sensitive information shared through AI communications, using contextual analysis rather than relying only on...

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14 best deals from the Amazon UK weekend sale — all the top offers from Lego, Ninja, Microsoft, Shark, Bose, and…

The number of offers may have dropped now that the Prime Big Deal Days sale is behind us, but that doesn't mean the savings have completely vanished over at Amazon UK. In fact, I've taken a look through the retailer's sale section for the

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Masters’ Union Launches Road to YC to Prepare Tech Startups for Global Growth

Masters' Union University is looking to address this gap through Road to YC, a 12-week startup acceleration program launched on October 15. The Gurugram-based university wants to help student founders build technology companies that can compete for places in global accelerators such as Y Combinator (YC). The first cohort

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Reach Security, which develops AI-powered exposure management tools for securing enterprise systems, raised a $50M+ Series B led by Top Tier Capital Partners

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