Brynn Putnam's Board raised $20M; plus, ZeroDrift raises $10M to protect AI models from themselves
04 Jun 2026
6m
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Pacific Fusion’s latest prototype packs 440 gigawatts into an 80-nanosecond burst; plus, Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI
03 Jun 2026
8m
Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund; Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation
02 Jun 2026
8m
This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI’s biggest bottleneck isn’t compute — it’s memory; plus, Glean’s top line crosses $300M as AI budget-cutting becomes its major selling point
01 Jun 2026
9m
Corgi doubled in value in 3 weeks; plus, Anthropic raises $65 Billion, nears $1T valuation ahead of IPO
29 May 2026
8m
SOND, a sleep tech startup, exits stealth with $7M; plus, Airbnb-backed WeRoad raises $58M
28 May 2026
11m
Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation; OpenRouter more than doubles valuation to $1.3B in a year
27 May 2026
4m
Maka Kids is redefining kids’ screen time with a streaming app; also, Peec, one of Berlin’s rising startups, more than doubled ARR
26 May 2026
9m
This young startup is taking on a fragrance industry that hasn’t changed in almost half a century
25 May 2026
6m
Imperagen raises £5 million to use quantum physics, AI on enzyme engineering; plus, Beauty booking startup Fresha hits $1 billion valuation
22 May 2026
6m
Quartermaster is building a maritime hive mind; plus, NanoClaw creator turns down $20M buyout offer
21 May 2026
10m
Status AI raises $17M to turn social media into interactive entertainment; plus, Stilta helps companies rediscover the patents they forgot they had
20 May 2026
8m
South Korea’s LetinAR is building optics behind AI glasses; plus, Marketing operating system Nectar Social raises $30M Series A led by Menlo
19 May 2026
8m
Lovable just backed a company that’s looking to bring vibe coding to hardware; plus, Meridian Ventures launched $35M fund to back MBA-deferred founders
18 May 2026
5m
Khosla Ventures is betting $10M on Ian Crosby; plus, Cerebras raises $5.5B, then stock pops $108%
15 May 2026
7m
Clio’s $500M milestone arrives just as Anthropic ups the ante; plus, Anduril raises $5B, doubles valuation to $61B
14 May 2026
7m
Exaforce raises $125M Series B to build AI for catching and stopping cyberattacks as they happen
13 May 2026
4m
Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO; plus, Korea’s biggest manufacturers back Config, the TSMC of robot data
12 May 2026
8m
Cowboy Space raised $275 million to build rockets for space data centers; plus what will the whisper-filled office of the future sound like
11 May 2026
7m
A 20-minute pitch wins Indian startup Pronto backing from Lachy Groom; plus, Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full stack
08 May 2026
10m
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