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News•Feb 26, 2026
How This GV Investor Looks For The Next Stripe And Other ‘Compounding’ Startups In Fintech And AI
Elena Sakach, partner at GV, leverages her fintech background to back growth‑stage, “compounding” startups such as Stripe, Ramp and emerging AI‑driven firms. She emphasizes that successful fintechs build trust‑based relationships, expansion economics, and core infrastructure roles, while AI is reshaping moats toward proprietary data and distribution. GV now looks at two archetypes: early AI‑centric ideas and late‑stage fintechs with strong retention. The firm’s investment thesis stresses market scale, timing, and team capability to identify category‑defining opportunities.
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News•Feb 19, 2026
Exclusive: Ownwell Lands $30M To Help Homeowners Lower Their Property Tax Bills
Ownwell, an AI‑driven property‑tax appeal startup, closed a $50 million Series B round—$30 million in equity and $20 million in debt—bringing its total equity funding to $54 million since 2020. The company now serves over 500,000 residential and commercial owners across 12 states, having processed...
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News•Feb 12, 2026
Anthropic Raises $30B At $380B Valuation In Second-Largest Venture Funding Deal Of All Time
Anthropic announced a $30 billion Series G round that lifts its post‑money valuation to $380 billion, making it the second‑largest venture financing ever and the biggest deal of 2026. The round was led by GIC and Coatue, with co‑lead investors including D.E. Shaw, Dragoneer,...
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News•Feb 11, 2026
Exclusive: Winn.ai Raises $18M Series A For AI-Powered Real-Time Sales Assistant
Winn.ai, a Tel Aviv‑based AI sales‑assistant startup, closed an $18 million Series A round. The financing was co‑led by Insight Partners, S Capital and Mangusta Capital, raising total capital to $35 million since its 2022 launch. Winn’s real‑time AI co‑pilot guides reps during...
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News•Feb 5, 2026
Global VC Investment Surged In January, With U.S. Dominating Funding But A Pair Of AI Model IPOs In China
Global venture capital funding surged to $55 billion in January 2026, more than doubling the year‑ago level and rising over 50 percent from December. The United States accounted for roughly 70 percent of the capital, with AI‑focused startups receiving 57 percent of all funding....
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News•Feb 2, 2026
Q&A: Why Deep Tech Investors Are Turning To The Secondary Market For Liquidity
Celesta Capital’s founding partner Sriram Viswanathan explains that abundant capital and a shrinking pool of high‑quality deep‑tech deals are fueling a surge in secondary‑market transactions. Investors are using secondaries to gain liquidity as private exits stretch, especially in AI‑driven hardware...
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News•Jan 26, 2026
Exclusive: Zocks Raises $45M Series B From Lightspeed, QED For AI Assistant To Financial Advisers
Zocks, the AI‑driven assistant for financial advisers, closed a $45 million Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and QED Investors, bringing its total funding to $65 million since its 2022 launch. The San Francisco startup now serves roughly 5,000 advisory firms across...
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Deals•Jan 26, 2026
Zocks Secures $45M Series B Funding Led by Lightspeed and QED
Fintech startup Zocks announced a $45 million Series B round co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and QED Investors, with participation from existing backers Motive Ventures and 14Peaks Capital. The AI-powered assistant for financial advisers aims to streamline client data extraction...
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News•Jan 22, 2026
Exclusive: Cambio Lands $18M At $100M Valuation For AI-Powered Commercial Real Estate Software
Cambio, an AI‑powered commercial real‑estate SaaS startup, closed an $18 million Series A round at a $100 million post‑money valuation. The round was led by Maverick Ventures with participation from Y Combinator, Adverb and angels from OpenAI, Anthropic and Notion. Founded in 2022, Cambio...
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News•Jan 21, 2026
OpenEvidence, An AI-Powered ‘Brain Extender’ For Doctors, Doubles Valuation To $12B With $250M Series D
OpenEvidence, a Miami‑based AI medical search platform, closed a $250 million Series D round that doubled its valuation to $12 billion. The funding, led by Thrive Capital and DST with participation from GV, Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins and Coatue, brings total capital raised to...
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Deals•Dec 18, 2025
AI Insurance Startup Nirvana Secures $100M Series D, Valuation Hits $1.5B
Nirvana Insurance, an AI-driven commercial insurance platform for trucking, announced a $100 million Series D round led by Valor Equity Partners, bringing its valuation to $1.5 billion. Existing backers Lightspeed Venture Partners and General Catalyst also participated, reinforcing the startup’s growth in a...
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Deals•Dec 12, 2025
Saviynt Raises $700M Series B Led by KKR, Valuation Hits $3B
Identity‑security platform Saviynt announced a $700 million Series B round, valuing the company at $3 billion. The round was led by KKR, underscoring strong investor appetite for AI‑driven security solutions.
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