Commonwealth Fusion Systems leans on magnets for near-term revenue |

Commonwealth Fusion Systems said on Thursday it would sell high-temperature superconducting magnets to Realta Fusion, the second in a string of deals that suggests the…

Diverse teams start with diverse VCs |

Startups are often quick to say they value diversity but are slow to implement hiring practices that reflect that. It is the path of least…

The reputation of troubled YC startup Delve has gotten even worse |

The controversy surrounding compliance startup Delve has gone from bad to worse this week. Among the fresh allegations from the anonymous whistleblower known as DeepDelver…

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…

Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open source LiteLLM project |

6:42 PM PDT · March 31, 2026 Mercor, a popular AI recruiting startup, has confirmed a security incident linked to a supply chain attack involving…

Toyota’s Woven Capital appoints new CIO and COO in push for finding the ‘future of mobility’ |

Sometimes, Michiko Kato thinks back on the great challenges of her life. She once dropped everything in her native city of Tokyo to attend Harvard…

StrictlyVC San Francisco is in less than a month |

7:00 AM PDT · April 1, 2026 All good things come to those who wait. The first StrictlyVC of the year is headed to San…

It’s not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuations |

Pete Martin remembers raising a $5 million seed round at a $25 million post-money valuation for his AI-powered cybersecurity company Realm way back in 2024,…

Yupp shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon |

1:01 PM PDT · March 31, 2026 Sometimes an apparently good idea, a big raise from a big-name VC, and a sea of well-connected angel…

Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion |

Whoop, the fitness and health tracking wearable company, has closed a $575 million Series G funding round at a $10.1 billion valuation — nearly triple…