In Brief Posted: 2:41 PM PDT · October 9, 2026 TypeSafe AI, the developer of Jev, a new type of AI model that gained rapid…
Author: Marina Temkin
Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia |
In Brief Posted: 4:36 PM PDT · October 7, 2026 Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots…
Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents for business users |
In Brief Posted: 1:48 PM PDT · October 7, 2026 Nous Research, the startup developing the open source Hermes Agent, has raised a $90 million…
Ex-Ramp engineers raise $20M for platform Melius after scrapping their first product |
Melius, an AI platform for generating ad campaigns, images, and videos, announced on Tuesday that it raised a total of $25 million in funding, including…
Furientis lands $25M from Benchmark to mass-produce low-cost missile interceptors |
Until recently, venture capitalists largely steered clear of defense startups. Investments in the sector were viewed as morally controversial, and the process of securing government…
Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources say |
1:24 PM PDT · October 5, 2026 Although it’s only been a couple of months since Etched raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation,…
5 startups that caught VCs’ attention at the latest PearX demo day |
There isn’t a shortage of accelerators for startups, but one of the few that investors watch closely is PearX, a 12-week program that caps its…
5 startups that caught VCs' attention at the latest PearX demo day |
There isn’t a shortage of accelerators for startups, but one of the few that investors watch closely is PearX, a 12-week program that caps its…
AI voice startup ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22B |
In Brief Posted: 11:23 AM PDT · September 30, 2026 Voice AI startup ElevenLabs announced today that it’s allowing employees to cash out a portion…
Restate lands $20M as the need for durable infrastructure increases with AI agents |
When Stephan Ewen co-founded Restate in 2022 to provide durable workflow infrastructure, he couldn’t have anticipated how valuable such an offering would become for managing…