Defense tech Theseus landed Y Combinator, the US Special Forces and $4.3M from a tweet
Theseus says it doesn't build drones, but focuses on the hardware components and software that will enable pretty much any military drone to fly...
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Global Payments shares plunge 17% after company announces $24 billion Worldpay deal
Global Payments is acquiring Worldpay for $24 billion and selling its Issuer Solutions business to FIS for $13.5 billion.
Business Uncertainty May Be Reshaping AI Investment Landscape - PYMNTS.com
First, the good news: Tariffs affect physical goods rather than digital goods and services, including intellectual property (IP) such as artificial...
Deck raises $12M to 'Plaid-ify' any website using AI - TechCrunch
Deck raises $12M to 'Plaid-ify' any website using AI · OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Codeium for $3B, with news expected later this week.
Bluesky feed builder Graze raises $1M, rolls out ads | TechCrunch
That inspired the team at Graze to create software that lets people more easily build custom feeds using templates and other tools for managing their...
OpenAI in talks to pay about $3 billion to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf - CNBC
... Anthropic and OpenAI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at a panel discussion at the Technical University in Berlin on Feb. 7, 2025. John Macdougall...
A MAGA-Backed AI Health-Care Unicorn Attracts an Unlikely Coalition
Startup Chapter, co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy and previously backed by Peter Thiel and JD Vance, just closed a VC round valuing it at $1.5...
OpenAI hires team behind GV-backed AI eval platform Context.ai | TechCrunch
Mike is a regular broadcaster, appearing on BBC News, Sky News, CNBC, Channel 4, Al Jazeera and Bloomberg. He has also advised UK Prime Ministers...
HPE shares rise after activist Elliott Management takes $1.5 billion stake
Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares jumped after Elliott Investment Management took a more than $1.5 billion stake in the server maker
HPE shares pop after activist Elliott Management takes $1.5 billion stake
Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares jumped after Elliott Investment Management took a more than $1.5 billion stake in the server maker
Alibaba-Backed AI Startup Zhipu Targets IPO as Soon as 2025 - Bloomberg.com
Backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd., Zhipu is one of just a handful of Chinese startups trying to take on OpenAI globally.
Adobe takes stake in Synthesia, startup behind AI clones for corporate videos - CNBC
Synthesia told CNBC that Adobe's venture capital arm injected an undisclosed amount of funds into the firm in a "strategic" partnership.
A16z eyes leading mega round in former OpenAI CTO's startup Thinking Machines, sources say
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Apple, Google, Cash App alums ditch Big Tech to build on bitcoin, fueled by VC money and friendly White House
In Austin, Apple, Google, and Cash App alums ditch big paychecks for bitcoin, backed by VCs, crypto friendly policy and belief that this time, it is different.
Alphabet, Nvidia invest in OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s SSI: source
Funding illustrates renewed interest from big tech and infrastructure providers in making strategic investments in start-ups developing cutting-edge AI.
Exclusive: Alphabet, Nvidia invest in OpenAI co-founder Sutskever's SSI, source says
In the meantime, Anthropic continues to use TPUs for its AI development and has not decreased spending on Google's chips, two sources said. It is...
Peter Thiel's Founders Fund closes $4.6 billion growth fund
Founders Fund said in a filing with the SEC on Friday that it has closed a $4.6 billion late-stage venture fund.
With IPOs on hold even longer, tariffs spell trouble for private tech investors
The venture capital industry was already under a lot of pressure prior to the multitrillion-dollar stock market rout last week.
AI networking chip startup nEye Systems raises $58 million, led by Alphabet's CapitalG fund
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Anxiety Over Tariffs and Fraud Threatens to Slow AI Funding Boom - Bloomberg.com
Venture funding rose in the first quarter, including megadeals for OpenAI and Anthropic. More AI startups saw significant revenue growth as...
How a hydrogen explosion led a teenage founder to become Sequoia's first defense tech investment
Anthropic announced on Wednesday that it's launching a new, very expensive subscription plan for its AI chatbot Claude: Max. An answer to OpenAI's...
A 25-year-old police drone founder just raised $75M led by Index | TechCrunch
Anthropic's product lead Scott White told TechCrunch in an interview that the company is not ruling out launching even pricier subscriptions someday.
Artisan, the 'stop hiring humans' AI agent startup, raises $25M -- and is still hiring ... - TechCrunch
By working closely with model provider Anthropic, Artisan created tighter prompts. Companies enter information via a form into Ava and then use a set...
Report: Andreessen Horowitz Seeks to Raise $20 Billion for American AI Startups
The Bloomberg News report likened the mood inside Silicon Valley VC firms as the week began to the start of the pandemic five years ago. On March 10,...
Toronto’s Tailscale Hits $1.5 Billion Valuation With New Funding
Tailscale Inc., a security startup based in Toronto, has raised $160 million from investors — a significant haul for the Canadian company. The deal values the startup at about $1.5 billion.
Tariffs Rattle VC Funding, Startups and Software Spending - The Information
And public investors piled into stocks like Nvidia and OpenAI backer Microsoft, which benefited from new demand for the technology. Recommended.
Engineering software startup Rescale raises $115 million from Applied Materials, Nvidia
Rescale is building out technology that will take all the data generated by those simulations and use it to train AI models. The AI models, Poort said...
Pennylane doubles valuation as Alphabet VC fund takes stake - CNBC
Accounting software startup Pennylane has raised 75 million euros in a new funding round co-led by Sequoia Capital, Alphabet's CapitalG and Meritech.
