Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract
Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets startup, has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S. defense department.
Anthropic hires lawyers as it preps for IPO
Anthropic is reportedly prepping for an IPO that could come as early as 2026.
No, you can’t get your AI to ‘admit’ to being sexist, but it probably is
Though LLMs might not use explicitly biased language, they may infer your demographic data and display implicit biases, researchers say.
Breaking down the boom in the Nordic’s startup ecosystem
On this week’s Equity, we sat down with Dennis Green-Leiber, the founder of the AI company Propane, to talk about the booming success of the Nordic ecosystem.
Are you balding? There’s an AI for that
MyHair AI examines photos of the scalp to help diagnose hair loss and suggest scientifically validated clinics and treatments.
After SEC investigation, Curastory founder resigns, hires replacement
Curastory’s founder and CEO, Tiffany Kelly, has resigned from the role and replaced herself with Dave Dickman, former CEO of the influencer marketing platform Tagger.
Onepot AI raises $13M to help make chemical drug creation easier
Onepot AI is a a company that is home to the small-molecule synthesis lab POT-1.
Credit risk automation platform Kaaj raises $3.8M seed from Kindred Ventures
Kaaj announced on Wednesday a $3.8 million seed round from Kindred Ventures and Better Tomorrow Ventures.
Emm raises $9M seed to create one of the world’s first ‘smart’ menstrual cups
On Wednesday, Emm, based in the UK, announced a $9 million seed (£6.8 million) round led by Lunar Ventures as it prepares to officially launch the smart menstrual cup in 2026.
a16z leads $21M Series A into AI-native tax compliance software Sphere
Sphere helps automate registration, calculation, filing, and remittance obligations for companies.