China’s Moonshot AI raises $2B at $20B valuation as demand for open source AI skyrockets |

Chinese AI companies may not be swimming in as much cash as their Western rivals, but their open source models are still facing no shortage…

As crypto cools, a16z crypto raises a $2.2B fund |

In a blog post that lays out a vision for crypto’s future, ranging from a “new financial system” to warnings about “opaque” AI, a16z crypto…

CopilotKit raises $27M to help devs deploy app-native AI agents |

Many companies today provide AI simply as a chatbot inside their apps: You type in (or dictate) what you want it to do, and the…

Firestorm Labs raises $82M to take drone factories into the field |

In a Pacific conflict, the nearest U.S. drone factory is thousands of miles away. Ships and planes carrying parts to the front lines would be…

Coby Adcock's Scout AI raises $100 million to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp. |

At a US military base in central California, four-seater all-terrain vehicles roam hillside trails. This is a training exercise, but not for the people in…

Era raises $11M to build a software platform for AI gadgets |

Earlier in April, the startup Era held a gathering in New York for artists who had received its developer kit. The artists showed off the…

Exclusive: Loop raises $95M to build supply chain AI that predicts disruptions |

Supply chains are messy. San Francisco-based startup Loop isn’t content helping companies merely clean up their supply chains. Instead, the startup is using AI to…

Slash, a Ramp competitor founded by teenagers, raises $100M at $1.4B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 12:20 PM PDT · April 16, 2026 Slash Financial, which offers business banking accounts, corporate credit cards, transfers, and crypto, has raised…

Financial risk management platform Pillar raises $20M seed in round led by a16z |

Pillar, a platform that helps commodity-driven businesses (like those in metals, food, and airline companies) manage financial risk, announced Tuesday a $20 million seed round…

Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans |

6:26 AM PDT · April 13, 2026 Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup Slate Auto has raised another $650 million as the company prepares to put…