Build in public, fail in public: what it’s like to be a founder under 20 right now  |

For Arlan Rakhmetzhanov, 19, there is no middle ground. Either he builds a company as valuable as Google, he says, or he fails and ends…

Edtech platform raises $4.5M to help teach students how to vibe code |

Dora Palfi comes from a family of teachers. Naturally, then, “it was instilled in me that education is something that can completely alter the trajectory…

Cascade raises $3.5M to help construction firms find and win projects |

Cascade, a startup building a platform to help architecture, engineering, and construction firms find and win projects, has raised a $3.5 million seed round from…

Bluecore Energy raises $10M to build portable nuclear reactors on barges |

6:20 AM PDT · July 21, 2026 Maritime nuclear energy startup Bluecore Energy on Tuesday said it had raised $10 million in a pre-seed funding…

Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Anthropic researchers |

AIinfrastructure company Infinityannounced a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation on Monday from investors including Touring Capital, Principal VC, andresearchersfrom companiessuch as OpenAI…

AI-powered travel agency Fora hits unicorn status, raises $60M |

In Brief Posted: 9:08 AM PDT · July 16, 2026 Travel agency Fora announced a $60 million Series D round led by Forerunner and Tactile…

DeepSeek reportedly in talks to raise $1.5B, then IPO |

DeepSeek, the Chinese large language model developer, is preparing for a 2027 IPO debut, but it could come as early as the end of this…

Phia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn’t earn |

In Brief Posted: 5:29 PM PDT · July 10, 2026 Phia, the shopping startup co-founded by Bill Gates’ daughter, Phoebe Gates, and Sophia Kianni, has…

Mercor is in talks for a $20B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 11:42 AM PDT · July 9, 2026 AI training startup Mercor is reportedly in talks to raise a round at a $20…

AI law startup Norm raises $120M, hits unicorn valuation |

In Brief Posted: 7:35 AM PDT · July 7, 2026 AI law startup Norm on Tuesday said it has raised $120 million in a Series…