Sources: Project SGLang spins out as RadixArk with $400M valuation as inference market explodes
SGLang, which originated as an open source research project at Ion Stoica’s UC Berkeley lab, has raised capital from Accel.
Snowflake, Databricks challenger Clickhouse hits $15B valuation
The $400 million round was led by Dragoneer.
Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise
The massive round was led by existing investor General Catalyst, with participation from other returning backers.
Discord and Mercor investor Niko Bonatsos departs General Catalyst, plans new VC firm
Bonatsos spent 15 years at GC, and until last year led the firm’s seed investing strategy.
Lux Capital lands $1.5 billion for its largest fund ever
The 25-year-old firm is an early investor in Anduril, Applied Intuition and Runway AI.
McKinsey and General Catalyst execs say the era of ‘learn once, work forever’ is over
Calacanis, General Catalyst’s Taneja, and McKinsey’s Sternfels discussed how AI is reshaping technology and the labor force.
‘College dropout’ has become the most coveted startup founder credential
AI founders are increasingly using their “dropout” status as a credential during YC pitches.
The 33 top health and wellness startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Here is the full list of the health and wellness Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.
The 14 fintech, real estate, proptech startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Here is the full list of the fintech, real estate, and proptech Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.
ServiceNow to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75B
The deal is expected to yield significant returns for Armis investors, including Sequoia, CapitalG, and Insight Partners.