Ethos raises $22.75M from a16z for its expert network with voice onboarding; plus, Altara secures $7M to bridge the data gap that’s slowing down physical sciences
07 May 2026
9m
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OpenAI’s cozy partner Cerebras is on track for a blockbuster IPO; plus, Katie Haun raises $1 billion for new venture funds
06 May 2026
6m
Musely secures $360M from General Catalyst without giving up equity; Meta buys robotics startup
04 May 2026
6m
Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6B valuation and its battle with Harvey just got hotter; also, Shapes brings humans and AI into the same group chats
01 May 2026
8m
Firestorm Labs raises $82M to take drone factories into the field; plus, BMW i Ventures has a new $300M fund
30 Apr 2026
7m
BCI startup Neurable looks to license its ‘mind-reading’ tech for consumer wearables
29 Apr 2026
5m
Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage
27 Apr 2026
6m
Beehiiv rolls out new creator tools; Also, another customer of troubled startup Delve suffered a big security incident
24 Apr 2026
7m
Cathie Woods’ ARK makes its first lead investment in startup Lucra — and it isn’t AI; Esther and Anne Wojcicki join new healthcare accelerator
23 Apr 2026
10m
SusHi Tech Tokyo isn’t a conference — it’s a deal room with 60,000 people; AI research lab NeoCognition lands $40M seed
22 Apr 2026
8m
SaySo is a new short-form video app that aims to restore users’ trust in news; plus, Loop wants to build supply chain AI that predicts disruptions
20 Apr 2026
10m
Amazon-backed X-energy files to raise up to $800M in IPO; plus, a simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AI
17 Apr 2026
8m
Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel-backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers
16 Apr 2026
9m
AI data center startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation
15 Apr 2026
3m
OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro
14 Apr 2026
3m
Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans
13 Apr 2026
3m
Ex-Tesla engineer’s startup taps Pronto to help automate a copper mine; plus, Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech
10 Apr 2026
8m
TC's Julie Bort can’t help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee; plus, Databricks co-founder wins prestigious ACM award
09 Apr 2026
7m
AI startup Rocket offers vibe McKinsey-style reports at a fraction of the cost; plus, Hermeus raises $350M to build unmanned hypersonic fighters
08 Apr 2026
9m
Spain’s Xoople raises $130 million Series B to map the Earth for AI
07 Apr 2026
4m
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