BKR Capital raises $14.5M (so far) to invest in Black founders |

10:47 AM PDT · March 24, 2026 Canada’s BKR Capital announced Monday that its Fund II has closed CA$20 million (around $14.5 million), bringing it…

Ultrahuman ramps up US push with Ring Pro as Oura tightens its grip |

Ultrahuman, a Bengaluru-based health tech startup known for its smart rings, is attempting to revive its U.S. business after securing approval for its Ring Pro,…

Flighty’s new update gives you real-time alerts about airport disturbances |

8:05 AM PDT · March 24, 2026 As airport chaos becomes the new norm, popular flight-tracking app Flighty released a new “Airport Intelligence” feature that…

Bengaluru food delivery startup Swish raises $38M, its third round in 18 months |

Swish, a Bengaluru-based food delivery startup, has raised $38 million in a new funding round, as the 18-month-old company continues to draw investor interest for…

Despite bitter rivalry, Kalshi, Polymarket CEOs back $35M predictions markets VC fund |

In Brief Posted: 3:57 PM PDT · March 23, 2026 Few rivalries in the startup ecosystem are as intense (and occasionally bitter) as the race…

Vibe-coding startup Lovable is on the hunt for acquisitions |

In Brief Posted: 11:22 AM PDT · March 23, 2026 Lovable, the AI-powered app-building platform last valued at $6.6 billion, is on the hunt for…

Littlebird raises $11M for its AI-assisted ‘recall’ tool that reads your computer screen |

There has been a lot of talk around building context for AI systems. In consumer software, we have seen startups being built around search, documents,…

Sam Altman-backed fusion startup Helion in talks to sell power to OpenAI |

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is stepping down as board chair of the Helion — the fusion startup he backs — amid reported talks between the…

Startup Gimlet Labs is solving the AI inference bottleneck in a surprisingly elegant way |

Stanford adjunct professor and successfully exited founder Zain Asgar just raised an $80 million Series A for a startup that solve the AI inference bottleneck…

Cursor admits its new coding model was built on top of Moonshot AI’s Kimi |

11:41 AM PDT · March 22, 2026 AI coding company Cursor launched a new model this week called Composer 2, which it promoted as offering…