This young startup is taking on a fragrance industry that hasn’t changed in almost half a century |

Fragrance tech company Patina says it has raised $2 million in funding investors, including Betaworks and True Ventures. The company focuses on creating new scent…

Beauty booking startup Fresha hits $1B valuation with KKR backing |

Beauty and wellness booking marketplace Fresha has announced an $80 million investment from KKR’s Next Generation Technology Growth fund, valuing the London-based company at more…

Imperagen raises £5 million to use quantum physics, AI on enzyme engineering |

Biotech company Imperagen announced on Thursday a £5 million ($6.7 million) seed round led by PXN Ventures, with participation from IQ Capital and Northern Gritstone.…

Forget the feed: Status AI raises $17M to turn social media into interactive entertainment |

Like many young people of her generation, Fai Nur was what she called a “chronically online teenager.” She obsessed over music groups, TV shows, and…

Stilta raises $10.5M from a16z and YC to help companies rediscover the patents they forgot they had |

Oskar Block has never been able to stay away from entrepreneurship for long. He was just 18 when he launched his first startup, building machine…

Marketing operating system Nectar Social raises $30M Series A led by Menlo |

In Brief Posted: 12:26 PM PDT · May 16, 2026 AI-powered marketing platform Nectar Social announced Thursday that it raised a $30 million Series A…

Meridian Ventures launched $35M fund to back MBA-deferred founders |

Meridian Ventures was born out of a shared experience: deferred MBAs. Now, founders Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney have raised a $35 million fund to…

Lovable just backed a company that’s looking to bring vibe coding to hardware |

Lovable, the AI-powered app-building platform, has backed a Danish hardware startup, Atech, that wants to introduce “vibe coding” to the process of creating hardware. Lovable…

Kevin Hartz’s A* just closed its third fund with $450M |

In Brief Posted: 11:45 AM PDT · May 12, 2026 Early-stage venture firm A* on Tuesday announced a $450 million Fund III. The firm takes…

Kevin Hartz’s A* just closed its third fund with $450 million |

In Brief Posted: 11:45 AM PDT · May 12, 2026 Early-stage venture firm A* on Tuesday announced a $450 million Fund III. The firm takes…