The popular open source AI tool Ollama has raised a $65 million Series B, led by Theory Ventures, founder and CEO Jeff Morgan tells TechCrunch.…
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Nandan Nilekani leaves GP role at Fundamentum as it launches $200M third fund |
Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Indian IT services giant Infosys, will no longer serve as a general partner at Fundamentum Partnership, the venture capital firm he…
Lovable reportedly in talks to double its valuation to $13.2B |
In Brief Posted: 3:41 PM PDT · July 8, 2026 Lovable, a Swedish vibe-coding startup, is in talks to raise $300 million at a valuation…
With EU backing, QuantumDiamonds aims to speed up chip manufacturing |
The race to produce more chips is on, and Europe is in. ASML, the Dutch company that has a near-monopoly on manufacturing the machines used…
Your gaming data could be the secret to AGI, according to this Bezos-backed startup
When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models justdon’thave what it takes. Models like ChatGPT and Claudeare great at text, butthey’reless…
Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet |
10:47 AM PDT · July 8, 2026 26 min When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models justdon’thave what it takes.…
Prime Intellect raises $130M Series A to help enterprises build their own AI agents |
Prime Intellect, a startup that provides computing power and specialized software tools that help companies build AI agents, has raised a $130 million Series A…
These AI startups are growing revenue at faster and faster rates |
As companies old and new rush to capitalize on AI, many AI startups say that their revenue is not just growing, but also rapidly accelerating,…
AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round |
AI chip company SambaNova Systems has raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation led by General Atlantic, in a first close of its Series…
Former OpenAI exec Kevin Weil is now on the board of Stoke Space |
Kevin Weil, a veteran tech executive known for stints at Twitter, Meta, Planet Labs, and OpenAI, has joined the board of Stoke Space, a well-funded…