With OpenAI on the verge of finalizing a new $100 billion round, and Anthropic just closing its own monster $30 billion raise, one thing is…
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Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation |
6:00 AM PST · February 11, 2026 University of Texas spinout Apptronik, a builder of humanoid robots for Google DeepMind among others, on Wednesday announced…
Former Founders Fund VC Sam Blond launches AI sales startup to upend Salesforce |
When Sam Blond left his job as a VC for Founders Fund a year ago — just 18 months after he started — he told…
VC Masha Bucher, Epstein associate and Day One founder, explains herself |
Masha Bucher, a Silicon Valley VC and founder of Day One Ventures, took to X this week to address news reports documenting her close business…
Former GitHub CEO raises record $60M dev tool seed round at $300M valuation |
6:30 AM PST · February 10, 2026 Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has raised the largest-ever seed round for a dev tool startup, according to…
Databricks CEO says SaaS isn’t dead, but AI will soon make it irrelevant |
On Monday, Databricks announced it reached a $5.4 billion revenue run rate, growing 65% year-over-year, of which more than $1.4billion was from its AI products.…
Harvey reportedly raising at $11B valuation just months after it hit $8B |
In Brief Posted: 10:21 AM PST · February 9, 2026 There appears to be no stopping legal AI startup Harvey’s skyrocketing growth, with VCs continuously…
Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm |
Gather AI, a startup that offers an AI platform for warehouse cameras and drones, has raised a $40 million Series B funding round led by…
a16z VC wants founders to stop stressing over insane ARR numbers |
The AI investing boom (or perhaps bubble) is something Silicon Valley has seen many times before: a gold rush of VC money thrown at the…
Epstein-linked longevity guru Peter Attia leaves David Protein, and his own startup 'won't comment' |
4:11 PM PST · February 3, 2026 The founder of David Protein, maker of popular high-protein nutrition bars, announced on X on Monday that longevity…