Until a few hours before SpaceX announced its deal, giving it the option to acquire Cursor — the maker of AI-powered coding software — for…
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AI research lab NeoCognition lands $40M seed to build agents that learn like humans |
Investors are aggressively courting AI researchers to build startups that can make AI more reliable and efficient. Yu Su, an Ohio State professor leading an…
Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges |
AI coding startup Cursor is nearing new funding in which the four-year-old company would raise at least $2 billion in fresh capital, according to four…
Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises |
In Brief Posted: 3:55 PM PDT · April 16, 2026 More than three years after the emergence of generative AI, AI-assisted coding remains by far…
Hightouch reaches $100M ARR fueled by marketing tools powered by AI |
Historically, marketers relied on designers and other creative professionals to develop images and videos for personalized online ad campaigns. In late 2024, seven-year-old startup Hightouch…
Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge |
While many startups founded prior to the emergence of ChatGPT are struggling to position themselves for the AI era, Vercel, a 10-year-old dev tool and…
Startup funding shatters all records in Q1 |
In Brief Posted: 1:25 PM PDT · April 1, 2026 Global investing in startups hit $297 billion in Q1 2026, breaking all records, according to…
From Moon hotels to cattle herding: 8 startups investors chased at YC Demo Day |
Investors have flocked to Y Combinator’s Demo Days for years to get their hands on promising startups building cool tech. After all, the accelerator has…
Why SoftBank’s new $40B loan points to a 2026 OpenAI IPO |
SoftBank has taken on a new $40 billion loan to help it cover its $30 billion commitment to invest in OpenAI as part of the…