Horizon3 hits $2 billion valuation with $250M Series E as AI threats escalate |

Cybersecurity startup Horizon3 has raised a $250 million Series E at a $2 billion valuation, more than tripling its valuation in 14 months. The San…

InfluxDatas InfluxDB 3.11 Maintains Performance for Complex Time Series Workloads

Aug 3, 2026 By Stephanie Simone InfluxData is releasing InfluxDB 3.11, bringing a set of performance improvements designed for heavier, more complex time series workloads…

Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A |

In Brief Posted: 10:50 AM PDT · July 30, 2026 Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile. Just five months after emerging…

Lululemon backs nylon-recycling startup Syntetica in $30M Series A |

Activewear company Lululemon has invested in the $30 million Series A round raised by Syntetica, a French startup that developed a novel approach to recycling…

Surgent CPE Launches New Corporate Tax CPE Series Taught by Veteran Tax Practitioner Dave Peters

Three new NASBA-approved live webinar courses cover corporate tax formation, deductions and credits for accounting and finance professionals, taught by Dave Peters, CPA, CFP®, CLU,…

Indian AI coding startup Emergent becomes a unicorn with $130M Series C |

Indian AI coding startup Emergent has raised $130 million in a Series C funding round at a $1.5 billion post-money valuation, a five-fold jump in…

Prime Intellect raises $130M Series A to help enterprises build their own AI agents |

Prime Intellect, a startup that provides computing power and specialized software tools that help companies build AI agents, has raised a $130 million Series A…

X Square Robot Launches QUANXTA Zero Series, Reframing Embodied Data Production Through Universal Manipulation Interfaces

/PRNewswire/ — Data is the source of intelligence for foundation models. The scaling of language models has shown that model capability depends heavily on both…

Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role |

In Brief Posted: 1:55 PM PDT · June 29, 2026 Chamath Palihapitiya, best known for his venture capital firm Social Capital and the All-In podcast,…

WooPlus Tests Curvy Cupid LIVE Dating Series to Combat Dating App Burnout

/PRNewswire/ –Between March and June 2026, WooPlus began testing Curvy Cupid, a moderated LIVE speed-dating series designed to address dating app burnout among plus-size singles.…