In Brief Posted: 6:58 AM PDT · June 24, 2026 New details have emerged about Valor Equity Partners’ Fund VII, which last year filed paperwork…
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HaloBraid raises $7M from Seven Seven Six to end the six-hour hair salon appointment |
Box. Boho. Knotless. Most Black women understand exactly what those words refer to: braided hairstyles. The thousand-year-old ritual is practically a rite of passage, and…
AI inference startup Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B months after its last mega-round |
In Brief Posted: 2:20 PM PDT · June 18, 2026 AI inference company Baseten is close to finalizing a stunning $1.5 billion funding round at…
Payments startup Flutterwave hits $3.2B valuation, backed by Ripple |
In Brief Posted: 8:35 AM PDT · June 16, 2026 African payments infrastructure company Flutterwave announced Tuesday a Series E round that values the company…
Orbio raises $21 million to automate hiring and onboarding for frontline workers |
After Sergi Bastardas’ decade at Amazon and floriculture startup Colvin, one thing always stood out — the feeling that there wasn’t enough efficient “human infrastructure”…
Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund |
A group of 20 Snap alumni has come together to launch a fund called Ghost Angels to back the next generation of social media. The…
Black founders raise highest amount of quarterly funding since 2022, but there’s a catch |
8:00 AM PDT · May 31, 2026 According to Crunchbase’s latest data around black founders, $643 million has poured into US Black-founded startups since the…
After Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire, AI chip startup Groq reportedly raising $650M |
In Brief Posted: 10:27 AM PDT · May 29, 2026 Groq is looking to raise $650 million in new funding from existing investors, sources tell…
Corgi announces $106M raise at $2.6B valuation — double what it was worth 3 weeks ago |
Insurance tech Corgi on Thursday announced a $106 million Series B1 raise, valuing the company at $2.6 billion, just three weeks after announcing a $160…
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…