Prentis, a new AI research lab focused on computer use models, co-founded by serial entrepreneur Ritankar Das and tech heavyweights Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus,…
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Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B–$30B valuation |
When de-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences revealed last year that it was attempting to “resurrect” the dire wolf from genetic material found in fossils, we argued…
Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation |
Valar Atomics, a startup building small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) — essentially miniaturized, factory-built power plants designed to be cheaper and faster to deploy than…
DeepSeek reportedly in talks to raise $1.5B, then IPO |
DeepSeek, the Chinese large language model developer, is preparing for a 2027 IPO debut, but it could come as early as the end of this…
Valor Equity Partners looks to raise a $2.5B Fund VII, per Bloomberg |
In Brief Posted: 6:58 AM PDT · June 24, 2026 New details have emerged about Valor Equity Partners’ Fund VII, which last year filed paperwork…
AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire deal |
What does an AI company do after one of those not-acqui-hire deals, where a rival pays investors a hefty IP “licensing” fee while poaching its…
Black founders raise highest amount of quarterly funding since 2022, but there’s a catch |
8:00 AM PDT · May 31, 2026 According to Crunchbase’s latest data around black founders, $643 million has poured into US Black-founded startups since the…
Corgi announces $106M raise at $2.6B valuation — double what it was worth 3 weeks ago |
Insurance tech Corgi on Thursday announced a $106 million Series B1 raise, valuing the company at $2.6 billion, just three weeks after announcing a $160…
The pitch trick that helped an eSports startup raise $20M when VCs only wanted AI |
Earlier this year, Lucra Sports founder and CEO Dylan Robbins did something that no one else has ever done. He landed famed public investor Cathie…