Cognichip wants AI to design the chips that power AI, and just raised $60M to try |

The most advanced silicon chips have accelerated the development of artificial intelligence. Now can AI return the favor? Cognichip is building a deep learning model…

Mandiant’s founder just raised $190M for his autonomous AI agent security startup |

11:21 AM PDT · March 10, 2026 Kevin Mandia, who founded the cybersecurity startup Mandiant in 2004 and sold it to Google for $5.4 billion…

Mogul says it has tracked $1.5B in music royalties, raised $5M in funding |

Music rights and royalties are a complex world. There are multiple types of royalties, and artists need to make sure that their data is updated…

Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M |

In Brief Posted: 4:45 PM PST · February 24, 2026 MatX, a chip startup founded by two former Google hardware engineers, has raised a $500…

Here are the 17 US-based AI companies that have raised $100M or more in 2026 |

Nearly 20U.S.-based AI startups have raised mega-roundsof $100 million or more in 2026—andit’sbeen less than two months. If the first few weeks of 2026 are…

Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation |

6:00 AM PST · February 11, 2026 University of Texas spinout Apptronik, a builder of humanoid robots for Google DeepMind among others, on Wednesday announced…

Here are the 55 US AI startups that raised $100M or more in 2025 |

10:06 AM pst · January 19, The AI industry entered 2025 with strong momentum. There were49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 millionor more…

How WitnessAI raised $58M to solve enterprise AI’s biggest risk |

7:00 AM pst · January 14, 29 min As companies deploy AI-powered chatbots, agents, and copilots across their operations,they’refacing a new risk: how do you…

These Gen Zers just raised $11.75M to put Africa’s defense back in the hands of Africans |

After five years of building an edtech company, Nathan Nwachuku, 22, realized that Africa was at a crossroads. The continent is undergoing rapid industrialization, he…

The venture firm that ate Silicon Valley just raised another $15 billion |

Andreessen Horowitz just announced the firm has raised a little more than $15 billion in new funding. The haul represents over 18% of all venture…