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…

Insurance startup Corgi hits $1.3B valuation 4 months after its Series A |

In Brief Posted: 1:39 PM PDT · May 6, 2026 Business insurance startup Corgi announced on Wednesday a $160 million Series B, led by TCV,…

Bill Gurley, Jack Altman back startup Pursuit, which helps companies sell to government |

Mike Vichich grew up in Michigan. His family, he recalls, dedicated their lives to public service. His parents were teachers, his uncle a fighter pilot,…

Founder of Shark Tank-backed startup Scholly sues his acquirer Sallie Mae |

When Chris Gray sold his Shark Tank-backed scholarship search startup Scholly to Sallie Mae in 2023, he thought he had it all. Now he’s suing…

Cohere acquires, merges with Germany-based startup to create a 'transatlantic AI powerhouse' |

In Brief Posted: 2:35 PM PDT · April 24, 2026 Cohere,the Canada-based enterprise AI unicorn,announced Friday that it would merge with the Germany-based enterprise AI…

Cohere acquires, merges with Germany-based startup to create a ‘transatlantic AI powerhouse’ |

In Brief Posted: 2:35 PM PDT · April 24, 2026 Cohere,the Canada-based enterprise AI unicorn,announced Friday that it would merge with the Germany-based enterprise AI…

Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage |

Series, a social networking app, announced that it raised a $5.1 million pre-seed round, with investors including Venmo co-founder Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Pear VC, Reddit CEO…