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AI & Tech

Why the Old Cybersecurity Model Is Failing

Investors are aggressively funding AI-native security startups due to escalating fears about AI safety, leading to nine-figure valuations for emerging…

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AI & Tech

Thatch hits $1B valuation as healthcare costs rise

Thatch has achieved a $1 billion valuation after raising $108 million, driven by a sevenfold increase in annual recurring revenue…

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AI & Tech

Wonderful Valuation Hits $5B in 6 Months, More Than Doubling

Israeli-Dutch AI startup Wonderful has reached a $5 billion valuation after securing a $550 million Series C funding round led…

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AI & Tech

Kevin Durant’s $250K Hugging Face Bet Now Worth $60M

Kevin Durant’s $250,000 investment in Hugging Face could return up to $60 million if Nvidia’s proposed acquisition proceeds, highlighting the…

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AI & Tech

Instinct AI Raises $350M at $2.5B Valuation

Spear Street Technology, the creator of Instinct AI, has raised $250 million in Series B funding, bringing its total capital…

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Business

Revolut hits $115bn value; founder’s deal targets $500bn

Nik Storonsky is negotiating a new share award at Revolut that would expand his stake if the company reaches a…

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AI & Tech

AI startup DesignArena raises $7.9M to make AI models taste-aware

DesignArena, an AI game engine born from a pivot to human feedback collection, now serves 5.3 million users and generates…

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AI & Tech

Simile secures $200M to create AI twins of real consumers

Simile has raised $200 million at a $2 billion valuation to mass-produce "agentic twins," AI-generated stand-ins for real consumers that…

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AI & Tech

Granola Launches Apple Watch App for On-the-Go Access

Granola launched an Apple Watch app for hands-free meeting recording and transcription, enabling users to capture in-person conversations discreetly without…

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AI & Tech

Enigma raises $70M to simplify robot control

Enigma, a startup emerging from stealth with a $70 million seed round, is researching natural human-robot interactions through a large-scale…

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AI & Tech

AI Security Startup Glow Launches at $1.2B Valuation

Glow, a cybersecurity startup co-founded by former Meta and Snowflake executives, launched from stealth with a $1.2 billion valuation after…

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AI & Tech

AI security startup Glow raises $180M from ex-Meta founder

Glow, founded by ex-Onavo creator Roi Tiger, has launched with $180 million in funding at a $1.2 billion valuation, aiming…

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Artificial Intelligence

Neil Rimer predicts AI investments will return

Neil Rimer, co-founder of Index Ventures, publicly stated his belief that the enormous wealth accumulating around AI will inevitably lead…

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AI & Tech

Fireworks secures $1.5B to build specialized AI

Fireworks raised $1.5 billion at a $17.5 billion valuation to champion the vision that every company will build its own…

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AI & Tech

Chai Discovery raises $400M amid AI drug discovery boom

Chai Discovery raised a $400 million Series C funding round, tripling its valuation to $3.8 billion just seven months after…

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AI & Tech

Oatomic Secures $300M to Build Practical 20K-Qubit Quantum Computer

Oratomic raised a $300 million Series A round, co-led by major venture firms, to build a 20,000-qubit quantum computer by…

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AI & Tech

Chemistry Ventures targets $500M for second fund

Chemistry Ventures, founded by former partners from Bessemer, Index Ventures, and a16z, is targeting $500 million for its second fund,…

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AI & Tech

Taktile raises $110M to let AI drive bank decisions

Goldman Sachs Alternatives led a $110 million Series C in Taktile, which sells an "Agentic Decision Platform" that lets AI…

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AI & Tech

Build raises $8.5M to automate data-center due diligence

Build, a British-founded startup, raised $8.5mn in seed funding to automate construction due diligence, claiming its AI cuts the process…

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AI & Tech

Taktile raises $110M to let AI drive bank decisions

Goldman Sachs Alternatives led a $110 million Series C in Taktile, which sells an "Agentic Decision Platform" that lets AI…

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