In Brief Posted: 3:08 PM PDT · October 22, 2026 OpenAI is reportedly close to securing another mega round of private funding, rather than plowing…
Tag: Raise
Investors break down how founders can raise a Series A today |
In today’s market, no single metric defines what a Series A is, or how to raise one. At this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors offered…
CedarDB wants one database to handle both transactions and analytics, as AI agents raise the stakes |
Databases have traditionally been built for one of two jobs. Analytical databases help businesses spot trends and answer questions, while operational databases store the day-to-day…
Ex-Ramp engineers raise $20M for platform Melius after scrapping their first product |
Melius, an AI platform for generating ad campaigns, images, and videos, announced on Tuesday that it raised a total of $25 million in funding, including…
AI computing startup Lambda to raise $4B ahead of planned IPO |
In Brief Posted: 1:00 PM PDT · October 6, 2026 Cloud provider Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation,…
Two Google alumni raise $11.3M to back AI startups that enterprises will actually pay for |
Two Google alumni have closed an $11.3 million fund to back early-stage AI startups, betting that the era of enterprise AI experimentation is ending and…
Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation. |
There’s a funny kind of game that the latest of late-stage startups must play when raising money. They often have to sell more shares than…
AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation |
In Brief Posted: 11:19 AM PDT · August 12, 2026 Cognition, makers of the AI coding agent Devin, is reportedly already talking to investors about…
Design Arena creators raise $7.9 million to bring taste to AI models |
As co-founder Grace Li tells it, her company started a few weeks before graduation in 2025, with a handful of college friends trying to make…
Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M |
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,…