Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation |

4:31 PM PDT · July 13, 2026 Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes agent, is finalizing a new round of funding led by…

Mercor is in talks for a $20B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 11:42 AM PDT · July 9, 2026 AI training startup Mercor is reportedly in talks to raise a round at a $20…

Lovable reportedly in talks to double its valuation to $13.2B |

In Brief Posted: 3:41 PM PDT · July 8, 2026 Lovable, a Swedish vibe-coding startup, is in talks to raise $300 million at a valuation…

AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round |

AI chip company SambaNova Systems has raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation led by General Atlantic, in a first close of its Series…

AI law startup Norm raises $120M, hits unicorn valuation |

In Brief Posted: 7:35 AM PDT · July 7, 2026 AI law startup Norm on Tuesday said it has raised $120 million in a Series…

Smart glasses maker Even Realities hits $1B valuation with $150M funding led by Meituan, Tencent |

Meta and Snap rolled out new smart glasses last month, the latest sign that the industry is racing to put a camera and an AI…

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…