Y Combinator insurance tech alum Angle Health hits $2.7B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 1:24 PM PDT · September 18, 2026 These days, it’s rare to hear of a startup founded in 2019, or one not…

Manus seeks $4B valuation in new $500M fundraise as it resumes independent ops |

9:35 AM PDT · September 18, 2026 Chinese AI startup Manus, which earlier this year had to break off a merger with Meta, is in…

Health benefits platform Thatch reaches $1B valuation as healthcare costs surge |

Thatch, a platform that lowers healthcare costs for employers while expanding plan choices for workers, has raised $108 million at a $1 billion valuation from…

AEO startup Profound hits unicorn valuation, raises $180M Series D 7 months after last round |

In Brief Posted: 8:22 AM PDT · September 15, 2026 Profound, which builds marketing software to help brands appear in AI search results, on Tuesday…

Bending Spoons to buy collaboration tools maker Miro for $1.36B, 90% less than its 2022 valuation |

Bending Spoons is continuing its trend of buying once-sought-after software companies for pennies on the dollar. This time, the Italian company is buying Miro for…

Defense tech Mach Industries doubles valuation to $3.7B in 3 months |

6:00 AM PDT · September 10, 2026 Defense tech startup Mach Industries has raised a fresh $600 million in capital in a Series C extension…

Harvey hits $15.5B valuation, months after reaching $11B |

In Brief Posted: 11:34 AM PDT · September 9, 2026 Harvey, the legal AI startup that VCs can’t get enough of, has raised another $550…

Uber invests $10M in Indian fleet operator Carrum at $168M valuation |

Uber has invested $10 million in Indian fleet management startup Carrum Mobility in a Series B round as the ride-hailing giant increases its reliance on…

Cognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors believe AI coding is far from a winner-take-all market |

2:04 PM PDT · September 8, 2026 Cognition, the startup developing coding assistant Devin, announced it raised $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation. The…

XDOF, just 3 months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation |

Less than three months after emerging from stealth, XDOF, a startup that collects real-world teleoperation data for training general-purpose robots, is in late-stage talks to…