Vishal Persaud

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Senior Editor, Venture Capital & Startups @BusinessInsider | Former Bloomberg | @dartmouth @newmarkjschool alum | Bronx, NY-born 🇬🇾, @yankees @nyknicks fan

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I visited Amazon's robot factories and got an inside look at how it builds and trains them

5 days ago | businessinsider.com | Vishal Persaud |Madeline Stone |Henry Blodget

2025-06-02T09:00:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Amazon has invested heavily in robotics and automation for its fulfillment centers.
My Tesla FSD diary: 5 months of curiosity, amazement, shock, and embarrassment

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Vishal Persaud |Alistair Barr |Henry Blodget

When I picked up my new Tesla Model 3 Performance in December, it came with a free trial of the company's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. I originally made the purchase to enjoy driving a fast sports car. But I've also been fascinated by the promise of autonomous vehicles ever since I experienced Google's early driverless technology as a reporter at The Wall Street Journal over a decade ago. So, for the past five months, I've been using FSD (in "Chill" mode only) to see what it can and can't do.
This logistics startup is getting 'buried in inbound' from brands after de minimis ended. It just raised $18 million.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Vishal Persaud |Madeline Stone |Henry Blodget

Portless, a logistics startup that helps brands to offer quick shipping, has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round led by Commerce Ventures. FJ Labs, eGateway Capital, Red Swan Ventures, and Group Up Ventures also contributed to the round. Portless offers Western brands the chance to use a shipping and fulfillment model made popular by Shein.
Amazon's sprawling warehouse robot factories offer a glimpse into modern US manufacturing

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Vishal Persaud |Madeline Stone |Henry Blodget

Inside an unassuming office park in North Reading, Massachusetts, Amazon employees are hard at work building robots to support its vast network of fulfillment centers. This facility, along with another about 50 miles away in Westborough, provides a modern view of US manufacturing. President Donald Trump has made his pledge to bring manufacturing back to the US a cornerstone of his administration.
Jeff Bezos, Sofía Vergara, Patrick Dempsey, and more celebrities who attended the lavish Monaco Grand Prix

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Vishal Persaud |Olivia Singh |Henry Blodget

2025-05-26T19:02:50Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix took place on Sunday. The ritzy Formula 1 race often attracts celebrities.
Demi Lovato married Jordan 'Jutes' Lutes after 3 years together. Here's everything to know about her singer-songwriter husband.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Vishal Persaud |Olivia Singh |Henry Blodget

Demi Lovato and Jordan "Jutes" Lutes said "I do" after three years together. Vogue reported that actor and singer Lovato, 32, wed fellow musician Lutes, 34, on Sunday afternoon in California. The former Disney Channel star wore a white, off-the-shoulder Vivienne Westwood gown with a corset bodice and draped silhouette. For the reception, Lovato reportedly wore another Westwood design, featuring a draped corset top and pearls.
Legaltech startups have raised over $1 billion this year. Here are 10 companies to watch.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Vishal Persaud |Melia Russell |Henry Blodget

2025-05-26T09:00:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Legaltech startups are thriving, raising over $1 billion in funding this year.
Hinge Health just broke open the digital health IPO market. Here's who's getting rich.

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Vishal Persaud |Rebecca Torrence |Henry Blodget

Physical therapy startup Hinge Health finally went public Thursday in a watershed moment for the digital health market. Hinge Health's stock price popped after debuting on the New York Stock Exchange, soaring to $39.25 per share, 23% above its initial public offering price of $32 a share. The $32 IPO share price valued Hinge Health at about $2.6 billion, based on shares outstanding after the IPO. At the market close, however, the company was worth about $3 billion.
The offers flooded in for red-hot legal tech startup Legora's new $80 million funding round

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Vishal Persaud |Melia Russell |Henry Blodget

General Catalyst and Iconiq Growth are co-leading an $80 million funding round into Legora, a startup that makes software to help bogged-down lawyers speed up legal research and drafting. The new funding for the New York, London, and Stockholm-based Legora will value the company at $675 million, following last year's $35 million Series A. Existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark, and Y Combinator increased their stakes in this Series B round.
This fintech startup is building AI agents to be CFOs for small businesses

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Vishal Persaud |Samantha Stokes |Henry Blodget

One startup is betting that AI agents will become an invaluable tool for the country's 33 million small businesses, and it just raised a fresh round of funding to bring to life its vision for an "AI CFO."The fintech startup, Affiniti, just raised a $17 million Series A led by SignalFire, Business Insider has learned exclusively.

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Articles

I visited Amazon's robot factories and got an inside look at how it builds and trains them

My Tesla FSD diary: 5 months of curiosity, amazement, shock, and embarrassment

This logistics startup is getting 'buried in inbound' from brands after de minimis ended. It just raised $18 million.

Amazon's sprawling warehouse robot factories offer a glimpse into modern US manufacturing

Jeff Bezos, Sofía Vergara, Patrick Dempsey, and more celebrities who attended the lavish Monaco Grand Prix

Demi Lovato married Jordan 'Jutes' Lutes after 3 years together. Here's everything to know about her singer-songwriter husband.

Legaltech startups have raised over $1 billion this year. Here are 10 companies to watch.

Hinge Health just broke open the digital health IPO market. Here's who's getting rich.

The offers flooded in for red-hot legal tech startup Legora's new $80 million funding round

This fintech startup is building AI agents to be CFOs for small businesses

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