AI has ushered in a lot of never-happened-before moments, but one of the most transformative is its impact on enterprise IT. Companies that have historically…
Author: Julie Bort
Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits — but the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders |
On Wednesday night, Runlayer and Rippling dropped their respective lawsuits against each other. No settlement was made. No money changed hands. Not even lawyers’ fees,…
Stripe didn't really buy OpenRouter because of the 'singularity' |
Stripe confirmed on Wednesday that it was buying OpenRouter. While the company didn’t disclose the deal price, sources told the New York Times that it…
Travis Kalanick kicks off another round of VC bashing: '1% are helpful' |
Travis Kalanick certainly has had a love-hate relationship with VCs over his career. As the founder of Uber he was a VC darling, raising what…
Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month |
Etched on Tuesday announced that it has raised another $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by Jane Street after the famed quant fund…
Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York |
In Brief Posted: 6:00 AM PDT · August 18, 2026 Neko Health’s promised U.S. expansion arrives on September 24, when the health-scanning startup opens its…
Thrive's Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria |
In Thrive Capital’s first-ever investor letter, founder Joshua Kushner has some unexpected things to say about his venture capital rivals on the West Coast. “It…
Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation. |
There’s a funny kind of game that the latest of late-stage startups must play when raising money. They often have to sell more shares than…
AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation |
In Brief Posted: 11:19 AM PDT · August 12, 2026 Cognition, makers of the AI coding agent Devin, is reportedly already talking to investors about…
Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M |
9:04 AM PDT · August 12, 2026 Europe’s favorite vibe-coding startup Lovable has confirmed previously reported whispers that it was raising another mega round at…