In Brief Posted: 10:47 AM PDT · March 16, 2026 Eight-year-old semiconductor startup Frore Systems has raised a $143 million Series D, led by MVP…
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Zendesk acquires agentic customer service startup Forethought |
Zendesk is acquiring Forethought, a company that builds software to automate customer service interactions, the companies announced on Wednesday. The deal is expected to close…
Replit snags $9B valuation 6 months after hitting $3B |
In Brief Posted: 11:52 AM PDT · March 11, 2026 Vibe-coding sensation Replit has hit another funding milestone. The company announced Wednesday that it raised…
Mandiant’s founder just raised $190M for his autonomous AI agent security startup |
11:21 AM PDT · March 10, 2026 Kevin Mandia, who founded the cybersecurity startup Mandiant in 2004 and sold it to Google for $5.4 billion…
AI network startup Eridu emerges from stealth with hefty $200M Series A |
Drew Perkins has been inventing computer network tech and building startups since the dawn of the internet age. Now he’s back as a co-founder and…
Xprize founder Peter Diamandis launches new contest to manifest a new 'Star Trek' |
As any “Star Trek” fan will tell you, the reason why this sci-fi world has endured for so long is because it illustrates an optimistic…
Microsoft: Anthropic Claude remains available to customers except the Defense Department |
11:17 AM PST · March 6, 2026 Enterprises and startups that use Anthropic Claude through Microsoft’s products need not fear that the model will be…