XDOF, just three 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…

Accel reportedly in talks to lead $1B round for Thinking Machines at $40B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 12:36 PM PDT · September 3, 2026 Thinking Machines, the AI lab founded early last year by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati,…

Wonderful more than doubles its valuation to $5B in under 6 months |

9:04 AM PDT · September 2, 2026 Israeli-Dutch AI startup Wonderful has raised $550 million in a Series C funding round that gives it a…

India’s Unacademy sells to rival upGrad for $206M, about 94% less than its peak valuation |

Unacademy, once one of India’s most valuable edtech startups, has been acquired by rival upGrad at a valuation of just over $200 million, about 94%…

Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350M at a $2.5B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 5:24 PM PDT · August 26, 2026 Instinct, a startup founded only last year and helmed by a 23-year-old, has managed to…

Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles |

In Brief Posted: 12:01 PM PDT · August 20, 2026 Castelion, a missile startup founded by former SpaceX executives, has raised a $1 billion Series…

Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth |

In Brief Posted: 1:12 PM PDT · August 19, 2026 AI accounting startup Rillet announced a $100 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation…

Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month |

Etched on Tuesday announced that it has raised another $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by Jane Street after the famed quant fund…

Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B |

Higgsfield announced Monday that it has raised a $400 million Series B at a $5.4 billion valuation. This new round is just eight months after…

Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation. |

There’s a funny kind of game that the latest of late-stage startups must play when raising money. They often have to sell more shares than…