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$9 billion startup Tanium had a leadership shake-up after losing 5 top execs
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Coram raised $35 million to turn security cameras into AI detectives
The security company works with existing cameras today, but Coram's CEO sees robot dogs and humanoids as part of the startup's future.
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He built tech to connect the Israeli army's data. Now he has $14 million from VCs to do it for companies.
Israeli startup Upriver has raised $14 million to help companies clean up and manage the business data that AI tools need to work reliably.
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The startups trying to save you from sky-high AI bills are getting showered with cash
Venture funds boost AI routing startups like OpenRouter and Concentrate AI as they help companies avoid token panic.
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They were grocery delivery rivals. Now they're teaming up to build an Nvidia-backed 'Cursor for math.'
Corca, a startup by Oleg Shevlyagin and Anton Gladkoborodov, raises $7.8M from Nvidia and other investors to innovate math workspaces with AI tools.
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A patent writer quit his Big Law job to start the TurboTax for patents
San Francisco startup Fearn wants to help companies and inventors do more patent work before they ever call a lawyer.
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I saw a futuristic electric air taxi that costs $28 an hour to fly. Meet the Alia 250.
Beta spent roughly $14 in energy for the 30-minute demonstration flight over Vermont, or roughly the price of a large movie-theater popcorn.
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This 19-year-old sold his $30 million AI calorie-tracking startup. Now he's tackling doomscrolling.
MyFitnessPal acquired Cal AI, an AI-powered calorie-tracking app that 19-year-old Zach Yadegari cofounded while he was in high school, last year.
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SpaceX's long-awaited IPO could be Southern California's 'Google moment'
With SpaceX preparing to go public, the coastal neighborhoods around the company's sprawling Hawthorne hub are hoping for their own liftoff.
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Legora's tech chief says tokenmaxxing is a 'really stupid way' to encourage AI use
There are far better ways to encourage AI use than tokenmaxxing, says Legora's chief technology officer.
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Silicon Valley founders are publicly roasting VCs online. Here are their wildest stories.
Tech founders shared online what they said were some of their worst experiences pitching investors. Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla joined the fray.
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I flew on a startup's one-of-a-kind electric plane that could reshape air travel by 2027
Beta Technologies' Jetsons-like electric plane aims to make air travel cleaner, quieter, and more affordable. I flew in it to see what it's like.
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Antonio Gracias' SpaceX investment could be worth over $90 billion
Elon Musk's confidant, Antonio Gracias, could hold a SpaceX stake worth more than $91.6 billion, elevating him among the 30 richest worldwide.
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Partiful threw its own party, complete with free cigs, a Tamagotchi necklace, and a bong packed with Smarties
Partiful threw a New York Tech Week party to celebrate (finally) making money with ticketing. Tag along with us.
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An ex-lawyer has raised $70 million from VCs to take work away from law firms
Wordsmith, a startup building AI software for corporate legal teams, has raised $70 million in funding from Index Ventures and other backers.
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Read the pitch deck startup Unframe used to raise $50 million to help businesses deploy AI
Unframe, which helps companies deploy AI, has raised $100 million, and crossed $100 million in total contract value within a year.
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Anthropic and OpenAI have a new rivalry: who rings the bell first
Conventional wisdom holds that going public first is better because there is only so much capital to go around. But what if it's better to go second?
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Silicon Valley's new slogan: Let's get physical
Silicon Valley's AI boom is moving into robotics as OpenAI, Meta, Tesla, and startups race to give AI a body.
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This startup founder says he works 7 days a week, keeps a mattress in the office, and sleeps 3 hours a night
Corgi cofounder Nico Laqua said he often gets 3-4 hours of sleep. "I would rather measure my lifespan in victories than years," he said.
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Read the pitch decks of 17 startups looking to disrupt dating apps and social networking that have raised millions
Social networking and dating startups used these pitch decks and memos to raise venture capital funding rounds.
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An AI startup raised $16 million to make designing a home feel more like vibe coding
Drafted raises $16 million to make AI-driven home design accessible, backed by investors like Y Combinator and OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder.
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Wayve is launching an AI lab to look beyond self-driving cars
Wayve, a UK autonomous-vehicle software startup, launches Wayve Labs to advance AI in robotics. The company is backed by tech giants like Microsoft.
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This startup wants to clean your dirty dishes and clutter for free to help train AI
Shift, an AI training startup, offers free home cleanings in NYC, using head-mounted cameras to gather data for training household robots.
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The seller of a $2.9 million San Francisco home is accepting payment in Anthropic or OpenAI stock
The listing for a newly restored three-bedroom home captures San Francisco's AI-fueled real estate frenzy in one line.
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Anthropic leapfrogs OpenAI as the most valuable AI startup — and drops a new model
Anthropic surpasses OpenAI with $965B valuation after a $65B fundraise and releases a new Claude Opus 4.8 model, enhancing its AI capabilities.
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The 'hottest' AI job right now might involve locking your bedroom door
AI companion startup Joi AI says it will pay 10 "consultants" $2,000 for a month of NSFW gig work. It said it's received over 100,000 applications.
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'Something has genuinely shifted': Inside Europe's tech startup surge
European startups like Legora and Lovable are challenging US tech dominance, driven by AI advancements and better access to VC funding.
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Inside startups, Claude has already won the AI coding wars
In a survey of more than two dozen startup founders and VCs, we found a growing consensus that Claude Code has become the dominant AI coding tool.
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Know an investor on the hunt for the 'next big thing' in social media? We want to hear from you.
We want to hear from you to find out who the must-know VCs backing social and consumer internet startups are — and where they're placing bets.
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Figure AI's CEO just raised $700 million for his next big bet
Hark, founded by Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock, raises $700M, aiming to compete with OpenAI, Apple, Google, and Meta in AI hardware innovation.
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Sam Altman has a proposition for startup founders: AI tokens for equity
OpenAI offered $2 million in tokens in exchange for equity in Y Combinator-backed startups. Sam Altman celebrated the future of tokenmaxxing startups.
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Two brothers raised $12m for an OpenClaw competitor that a government official calls his 'second brain'
NanoClaw's enthusiastic users include AI researcher Andrej Karpathy and Singapore's foreign minister.
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An entrepreneur who made Oprah's 'Favorite Things' explains how to create a product that people are obsessed with
"I'm of the opinion that money is in the niche, and you want to stay very, very focused," said Popsmith cofounder Tal Moore.
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We asked top startup investors how they use AI. Here's what they said.
Venture capitalists, including Ann Miura-Ko and Salil Deshpande, are leveraging AI for investment insights, deal sourcing, and developing internal tools.
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Figure AI had one of its robots race an intern to sort packages. See who lost.
Figure AI's intern outperformed a humanoid robot in a package sorting contest, highlighting the challenges in robotics automation.
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How Termina selected and ranked the 2026 Seed 100 and Seed 40 lists
Termina and Business Insider's Seed 100 list identifies top seed investors using data analysis, focusing on AI and investment success.
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Why the former Google executive who backed OpenAI and Anthropic wants to get people off their screens
After 15 years as a Google product executive helping build the tools that define our digital lives, Horowitz now wants to focus on "tech-enabled well-being."
The Seed 40: The best women early-stage investors of 2026
Business Insider's annual Seed 40 list recognizes the women early-stage investors who provide crucial support to budding startups.
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The Seed 100: The best early-stage investors of 2026
Business Insider's annual Seed 100 list recognizes the early-stage investors who provide crucial support to budding startups.
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There's no joy in Silicon Valley these days, Menlo Ventures partner says: 'The rich aren't particularly happy either'
More money, more problems, as they say. Menlo Ventures partner Deedy Das paints a bleak picture of the mood in Silicon Valley right now.
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They struggled to care for their aging parents with dementia and cancer. They built what they needed themselves.
A dozen "vibe coders" have built no-code apps and websites to support their aging parents, from reading medical records to managing medications.
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2 Yale students raised $5 million to help supercharge your career. Read their networking startup's pitch deck.
Series, founded by Yale students Nathaneo Johnson and Sean Hargrow, focuses on Gen Z networking and has raised millions in pre-seed funds.
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This couple (literally) married AI and filmmaking. Read the pitch deck they used to raise $6 million for their startup.
Meet the AI filmmaking startup Flick, which joined Y Combinator and raised a $6 million seed. It wants to be a go-to tool for creatives.
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Mira Murati's AI dream team got their stock options. Now many are out.
Thinking Machines Lab, led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, faces talent loss to rivals like Meta amid Silicon Valley's competitive AI sector.
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Sam Altman's court appearance shines a light on his billions in tech investments
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's investments in Helion Energy, Cerebras, and other companies were shown in trial on Tuesday.
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Jack Altman's first Benchmark deal is a new AI sales startup that is seeing huge revenue growth
The raise is the latest example of how quickly capital is moving into AI startups that are demonstrating strong revenue growth.
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Roomba inventor Colin Angle made robots useful. Now he wants to make them lovable.
Roomba creator Colin Angle's Familiar Machines debuted a cuddly, pet-like robot for companionship, focusing on AI-driven emotional support.
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ElevenLabs' CEO explains why the startup is adding an engineer to every non-technical team
"Everybody will be vibe coding," said Mati Staniszewski.
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Figure AI's robots can make a bed faster than you
Figure AI release a video of two humanoid robots making a bed together — a deceptively hard task that tests coordination, vision, and dexterity.
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