Nvidia competitor Etched hits $5B valuation, $1B in sales for AI chip |

Nvidia AI chip competitor Etched issued a progress report on Tuesday, after TSMC successfully manufactured its chip earlier this year. The startup says it has…

World model maker Odyssey nabs $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other big names |

In Brief Posted: 10:43 AM PDT · June 17, 2026 Odyssey, a world model AI startup founded by self-driving vehicle pioneers CEO Oliver Cameron and…

Payments startup Flutterwave hits $3.2B valuation, backed by Ripple |

In Brief Posted: 8:35 AM PDT · June 16, 2026 African payments infrastructure company Flutterwave announced Tuesday a Series E round that values the company…

Zepto’s IPO filing reveals fast growth, bigger losses, and a valuation question nobody’s answered yet |

Indian quick-commerce startup Zepto has unveiled plans for an initial public offering that could be valued at about $1 billion, putting one of Y Combinator’s…

Supabase doubles valuation to $10B in 8 months |

9:32 AM PDT · June 5, 2026 Supabase, the open source database of choice for the vibe coding world, has raised a $500 million Series…

Quick commerce FirstClub doubles valuation to $255M in nine months |

In a quick-commerce market obsessed with speed, Indian startup FirstClub has convinced investors that quality may be a fresh opportunity, helping to double its valuation…

Cyera eyes $12B valuation at 80x ARR multiple despite operating losses |

3:50 PM PDT · June 2, 2026 Data storage security company Cyera is finalizing a round led by Evolution Equity Partners of at least $300…

Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year |

Mach Industries, the three-year-old defense tech startup run by 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, has raised a $300 million Series C at a $1.8…

Corgi announces $106M raise at $2.6B valuation — double what it was worth 3 weeks ago |

Insurance tech Corgi on Thursday announced a $106 million Series B1 raise, valuing the company at $2.6 billion, just three weeks after announcing a $160…

AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation |

In Brief Posted: 9:00 AM PDT · May 27, 2026 Cognition, the makers of the autonomous AI software engineer namedDevin, has raised more than $1…