Naïve automates the grunt work of setting up and running a company, plus, Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B, and Omilia raises $67M to scale its customer support platform
07 Aug 2026
11m
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Can WindBorne make AI weather prediction lucrative? Plus, Hark previews its browser use agent for completing tasks
06 Aug 2026
7m
Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits; also, is the future of data centers portable?
05 Aug 2026
8m
June thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem; plus, Base Power raises another $1B to save the grid using backyard batteries
04 Aug 2026
7m
When will fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems go public?; plus, Okta buys AI security startup Permiso
03 Aug 2026
8m
Dili raises $21.7M to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom; plus Fusion power darling Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises another $1B
31 Jul 2026
7m
As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it
30 Jul 2026
6m
MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea; plus, Ozlo’s Sleepbuds 2 build on Bose’s sleep earbud legacy
29 Jul 2026
8m
Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the US military; plus, Thea Energy lands $20M federal grant to build its magnets for fusion reactors
28 Jul 2026
7m
AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics; plus, Imagi raises $4.5M to help teach students how to vibe code
24 Jul 2026
9m
Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B–$30B valuation; plus, Passionfroot raises $15M to expand its B2B creator marketplace to the US
23 Jul 2026
7m
Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants; Bluecore Energy raises $10M to build portable nuclear reactors
22 Jul 2026
9m
Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation; plus, Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act
21 Jul 2026
9m
Applied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant, plus, AI-powered travel agency Fora hits unicorn status
20 Jul 2026
7m
Why AMI Labs’ Alexandre LeBrun won’t call his AI ‘AGI’ or ‘superintelligence’; plus, Lululemon backs nylon recycling startup Syntetica
17 Jul 2026
11m
Rime picks up $24M Series A to help enterprises field customer calls; plus, the next trillion-dollar AI business is implementation, not models
16 Jul 2026
11m
Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation; plus, Pinwheel launches a retro-inspired landline phone for kids
15 Jul 2026
6m
Phia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ an AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100 million fundraise, plus, Oratomic to build a viable quantum computer that needs only 20K qubits
13 Jul 2026
7m
AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round; plus, popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M
10 Jul 2026
10m
Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket engine; plus, Blue Origin reportedly raising $10B at $130B valuation
09 Jul 2026
6m
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