India has changed its startup rules for deep tech
India is adjusting startup rules to help more of its deep tech startups with funding and long-term success.
Benchmark raises $225M in special funds to double down on Cerebras
Benchmark Capital has been an investor in the Nvidia rival since 2016.
How Elon Musk is rewriting the rules on founder power
Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net worth already rivaling historic conglomerate GE’s peak market cap,…
Reddit says it’s looking for more acquisitions in adtech and elsewhere
Reddit said during earnings it’s looking to buy ‘capabilities’ and ‘companies.’
Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools
The startup — with backing from Accel — is building a financial layer that handles the authentication and micro-payments required for AI agents.
A16z VC wants founders to stop stressing over insane ARR numbers
A16z VC Jennifer Li, who oversees some of the firm’s fastest growing AI companies, warns founders not to believe every ARR claim made on X.
Secondary sales shift from founder windfalls to employee-retention tools
AI startups like Clay and ElevenLabs are using early liquidity to keep their best talent.
Fundamental raises $255 million Series A with a new take on big data analysis
Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises.
Mundi Ventures closes on €750M for Kembara, its largest deep tech and climate fund
Spain-based deeptech and climate megafund Kembara has just completed a €750 million first close toward its €1 billion target.
A16z just raised $1.7B for AI infrastructure. Here’s where it’s going.
Andreessen Horowitz just raised a whopping new $15 billion in funding. And a $1.7 billion chunk of that is going to its infrastructure team, the one responsible for some of its biggest, mo…