Pete Martin remembers raising a $5 million seed round at a $25 million post-money valuation for his AI-powered cybersecurity company Realm way back in 2024,…
Tag: Startups
Exclusive: Runway launches $10M fund, Builders program to support early stage AI startups |
Runway is moving beyond building AI video models and into shaping what gets built on top of them. The AI video generation startup has launched…
From Moon hotels to cattle herding: 8 startups investors chased at YC Demo Day |
Investors have flocked to Y Combinator’s Demo Days for years to get their hands on promising startups building cool tech. After all, the accelerator has…
16 of the most interesting startups from YC W26 Demo Day |
AI was once again the buzzword for this latest batch of YC Demo Day companies. Nearly 190 companies participated in Y Combinator’s Winter ’26 cohort…
Accel, Prosus pick six ‘off-the-map’ startups for inaugural India cohort |
4:30 PM PDT · March 24, 2026 Accel and Prosus have selected six startups for their first joint cohort in India, backing what they describe…
Databricks bought two startups to underpin its new AI security product |
1:40 PM PDT · March 24, 2026 With an overflowing war chest from its $5 billion raise that closed last month (not to mention billions…
How fusion power works and the startups pursuing it |
For decades, humans have sought to harness the power of the stars to generate electricity here on Earth. And for nearly as long, achieving that…
AI startups are eating the venture industry and the returns, so far, are good |
Well, the data is out. AI startupsaccounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on Carta last year — a…
Antonio Gracias says he's longing for 'proentropic' startups — those that are built to survive chaos |
There is a new key term to know as part of this artificial intelligence revolution, at least according to Antonio Gracias, the founder of Valor…
Google, Accel India accelerator chooses 5 startups and none are 'AI wrappers' |
5:30 PM PDT · March 15, 2026 Many artificial intelligence startup ideas are still little more than superficial “wrappers” built on top of existing models.…