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Deals•Feb 10, 2026
Primary Ventures Closes $625M Fund V to Focus on Seed Investing
Primary Ventures announced the closing of its $625 million Fund V, aimed at seed-stage investments across the United States. The fund will make checks of $5‑10 million and target 40‑50 companies over three years, covering sectors such as AI, fintech, healthcare, enterprise, cybersecurity and infrastructure.
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News•Feb 9, 2026
MrBeast’s Company Buys Gen Z-Focused Fintech App Step
YouTube star MrBeast’s holding company, Beast Industries, announced the acquisition of Step, a teen‑focused banking app with more than 7 million Gen Z users. Step, which has raised roughly $500 million and counts celebrity investors such as Charli D’Amelio and Will Smith, offers...
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News•Feb 9, 2026
Call for Speakers: TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026
TechCrunch is inviting seasoned founders, VCs, and operators to lead roundtable sessions at its Founder Summit on June 23, 2026 in Boston. The event will gather over 1,100 founders and investors to discuss real‑world scaling challenges. Roundtables are 30‑minute, slide‑free...
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News•Feb 9, 2026
The Battle Begins: 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 Nominations Are Open
TechCrunch has opened nominations for the Startup Battlefield 200, the flagship competition at Disrupt 2026 in Boston. Early‑stage founders with an MVP can compete for a $100,000 equity‑free prize, free exhibit space, and extensive media exposure. The event draws world‑class VC judges...
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News•Feb 8, 2026
India Has Changed Its Startup Rules for Deep Tech
India has overhauled its startup framework, extending deep‑tech status to 20 years and raising the revenue eligibility threshold to ₹3 billion. The change dovetails with a ₹1 trillion Research, Development and Innovation fund and the $1 billion‑plus India Deep Tech Alliance, aimed at easing...
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News•Feb 7, 2026
Benchmark Raises $225M in Special Funds to Double Down on Cerebras
Cerebras Systems announced a $1 billion financing round that lifted its valuation to $23 billion, nearly three times its level six months ago. Benchmark Capital led the round with at least $225 million, using two specially created “Benchmark Infrastructure” vehicles. The funding supports...
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Deals•Feb 7, 2026
Cerebras Systems Secures $1B Growth-Stage Funding Led by Tiger Global, with Benchmark Capital Contributing $225M
AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems announced a $1 billion growth-stage funding round at a $23 billion valuation, led by Tiger Global. Benchmark Capital invested $225 million via its Benchmark Infrastructure vehicles. The capital will fuel its AI hardware development and support its planned 2026...
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News•Feb 6, 2026
How Far Will Elon Musk Take the ‘Everything’ Business as SpaceX and xAI Merge?
Elon Musk announced the merger of SpaceX and his AI startup xAI, creating a unified "everything" conglomerate that could reshape Silicon Valley’s power dynamics. With a personal net worth near $800 billion, Musk positions the combined entity to accelerate innovation across...
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News•Feb 5, 2026
Sapiom Raises $15M to Help AI Agents Buy Their Own Tech Tools
Sapiom, founded by former Shopify payments director Ilan Zerbib, announced a $15 million seed round led by Accel to build a financial layer that lets AI agents automatically purchase and authenticate external services. The platform aims to automate micro‑payments and credential...
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News•Feb 5, 2026
Secondary Sales Shift From Founder Windfalls to Employee-Retention Tools
AI‑focused startups such as Clay, Linear and ElevenLabs are increasingly using secondary tender offers to let employees sell shares at soaring valuations, with Clay’s latest offering pricing stock at $5 billion, up 60% from its August valuation. These deals contrast with...
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News•Feb 5, 2026
Mundi Ventures Closes on €750M for Kembara, Its Largest Deep Tech and Climate Fund
Mundi Ventures has closed a €750 million first close for its Kembara Fund I, the firm’s largest vehicle aimed at deep‑tech and climate startups. The fund targets the notorious scale‑up gap by focusing on Series B and C rounds, with the potential to...
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Deals•Feb 5, 2026
Mundi Ventures Closes €750M First Close for Kembara Fund I
Mundi Ventures announced a €750 million first close for its Kembara Fund I, its largest deep‑tech and climate fund to date. The fund will target European deep‑tech and climate startups, writing checks of €15‑40 million at Series B and C stages, with the...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
What A16z Is Actually Funding (and What It’s Ignoring) when It Comes to AI Infra
Andreessen Horowitz raised $15 billion, earmarking $1.7 billion for its AI infrastructure team. The infra group backs a range of startups—from chip designers to voice‑AI platforms like ElevenLabs and multimodal marketplaces such as Fal. Led by partner Jennifer Li, the team continues a...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
SNAK Venture Partners Raises $50M Fund to Back Vertical Marketplaces
Venture firm SNAK Venture Partners closed an oversubscribed $50 million debut fund, anchored by the Pritzker Group and other institutional LPs. The Chicago‑based team, led by Sonia Nagar and Adam Koopersmith, will write $1‑$2 million seed checks in up to 20 B2B...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Lotus Health Nabs $35M for AI Doctor that Sees Patients for Free
Lotus Health AI announced a $35 million Series A round, co‑led by CRV and Kleiner Perkins, bringing total capital to $41 million. The Boston‑based startup is building a free, 24/7 primary‑care platform that uses large‑language‑model AI to conduct diagnoses, prescribe medication, and refer specialists,...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Peak XV Says Internal Disagreement Led to Partner Exits as It Doubles Down on AI
Peak XV Partners, a leading India‑Southeast Asia venture firm, announced the departure of three senior partners—Ashish Agrawal, Ishaan Mittal and Tejeshwi Sharma—after an internal disagreement. The trio plans to launch a new VC fund, while Peak XV promoted Abhishek Mohan...
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News•Feb 2, 2026
Two Stanford Students Launch $2M Startup Accelerator for Students Nationwide
Two Stanford students, Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi, have secured $2 million from investors such as Mayfair and Collide Capital to launch Breakthrough Ventures, a nationwide accelerator for college‑aged founders. The program offers up to $100,000 in grant funding, compute credits,...
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News•Jan 31, 2026
A16z Partner Kofi Ampadu to Leave Firm After TxO Program Pause
Kofi Ampadu, a partner who spearheaded Andreessen Horowitz’s Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund, announced his departure in June 2026. The TxO program, launched in 2020 to back underserved founders through a donor‑advised fund, was placed on indefinite pause in November 2025 and...
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News•Jan 26, 2026
VC Firm 2150 Raises €210M Fund to Solve Cities’ Climate Challenges
European venture firm 2150 closed a €210 million second fund, lifting its assets under management to €500 million. The fund targets climate‑focused startups that address urban infrastructure bottlenecks, with an eye on data‑center efficiency, industrial automation and AI‑driven solutions. It plans to...
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News•Jan 22, 2026
Former CEO of Celeb Fav Gym Dogpound Launches $5M Fund to Back Wellness Companies
Jenny Liu, former CEO of the celebrity‑focused gym Dogpound, has closed a $5 million first fund for Crush It Ventures, a wellness‑focused early‑stage VC. The fund will write checks of $100,000 to $250,000 and target 20‑25 companies across mental health, fitness,...
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Deals•Jan 22, 2026
Jenny Liu Launches $5M Crush It Ventures Fund to Back Wellness Startups
Former Dogpound CEO Jenny Liu announced the final close of a $5 million Fund I for her new wellness‑focused venture firm, Crush It Ventures. The fund will write checks of $100k‑$250k to 20‑25 early‑stage wellness companies and has already backed 18 firms such as...
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News•Jan 21, 2026
Sources: Project SGLang Spins Out as RadixArk with $400M Valuation as Inference Market Explodes
RadixArk, the commercial spin‑out behind the open‑source SGLang inference engine, has been valued at roughly $400 million after a funding round led by Accel. SGLang, developed in Ion Stoica’s UC Berkeley lab, speeds up AI model inference and cuts compute costs,...
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News•Jan 21, 2026
OpenAI’s Former Sales Leader Joins VC Firm Acrew: OpenAI Taught Her Where Startups Can Build a ‘Moat’
Aliisa Rosenthal, OpenAI’s first sales leader, has become a general partner at venture‑capital firm Acrew Capital. During her three‑year stint at OpenAI she built an enterprise sales organization that launched products such as DALL·E, ChatGPT, and Sora. Rosenthal says AI startups...
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News•Jan 21, 2026
PraxisPro Raises $6M Seed From AlleyCorp to Coach Medical Sales Reps
PraxisPro announced a $6 million seed round led by AlleyCorp to accelerate its AI‑driven sales‑coaching platform for life‑science companies. The startup, founded by former pharma rep Cam Badger and Bhrugu Giri, builds small language models trained on industry data to help...
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Deals•Jan 21, 2026
PraxisPro Secures $6M Seed Funding Led by AlleyCorp
PraxisPro, a sales‑coaching platform for medical and life‑science companies, announced a $6 million seed round led by AlleyCorp, with participation from FlyBridge, South Loop Ventures and Zeal Capital Partners. The funding will support further development of its AI‑driven training tools and...
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Deals•Jan 21, 2026
RadixArk Raises Funding Led by Accel at $400M Valuation
RadixArk, the commercial spin‑out of the open‑source SGLang project, announced a new funding round led by Accel that values the startup at about $400 million. The round’s size was not disclosed. The company aims to commercialize inference optimization tools for AI...
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News•Jan 20, 2026
One-Time Hot Insurance Tech Ethos Poised to Be First Tech IPO of the Year
Ethos Technologies has priced its IPO at $18‑$20 per share, positioning it to debut as the first tech IPO of 2026 with a potential $1.26 billion valuation. The offering could raise up to $102.6 million for the company and roughly $108 million for...
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News•Jan 20, 2026
Working in Orbit: What Happens when Space Goes Blue Collar?
Venture capital is flooding the burgeoning space economy, funding startups from asteroid mining to lunar gas stations. In a TechCrunch podcast, professor Mary‑Jane Rubenstein warns that religious stories and science‑fiction tropes are shaping public expectations and policy for these ventures....
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News•Jan 20, 2026
Retail Startup Another Raises a $2.5M Seed to Help Sell Excess Inventory
Retail tech startup Another announced a $2.5 million seed round led by Anthemis FIL and Westbound. The company offers a software platform that integrates with existing retail systems to centralize real‑time data on excess or off‑channel inventory. By streamlining decision‑making, Another aims...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
Ethos Technologies Prices IPO, Set to Become First Tech IPO of 2026
Ethos Technologies has priced its IPO at $18‑$20 per share, valuing the company at up to $1.26 billion and raising $102.6 million for itself (about $108 million for selling shareholders). The offering is expected to close Thursday, making it one of the first...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
Retail Startup Another Raises $2.5M Seed to Help Sell Excess Inventory
Retail tech startup Another announced a $2.5 million seed round led by Anthemis FIL and Westbound. The funding will accelerate product development and hiring as the company builds a SaaS platform to help brands manage and sell excess inventory more efficiently, reducing...
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News•Jan 19, 2026
Looking Ahead to 2026: What’s Next for Startup Battlefield 200
TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200 will return in 2026, selecting 200 early‑stage startups for a high‑visibility launch at Disrupt in San Francisco. The program offers free exhibit space, masterclasses, investor access, and a chance to win a $100,000 equity‑free prize and the Disrupt...
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News•Jan 15, 2026
Tiger Global Loses India Tax Case Tied to Walmart-Flipkart Deal in Blow to Offshore Playbook
India’s Supreme Court ruled against Tiger Global, denying treaty‑routing relief for its Flipkart exit structured through Mauritius entities. The decision overturns a 2024 Delhi High Court ruling and confirms that capital‑gains tax applies despite the India‑Mauritius double‑taxation agreement. The judgment...
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News•Jan 14, 2026
Blackstone, General Atlantic-Backed Liftoff Mobile Files for IPO
Liftoff Mobile, the Blackstone‑backed mobile‑app marketing platform, filed its initial S‑1 on Tuesday, marking the first step toward an IPO. Market whispers suggest a $400 million raise, though the prospectus omits official size and shareholder stakes. Formed in 2021 from the...
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News•Jan 12, 2026
These Gen Zers Just Raised $11.75M to Put Africa’s Defense Back in the Hands of Africans
Terra Industries, a Nigerian defense startup founded by Gen‑Z entrepreneurs, raised $11.75 million in a Series A led by 8VC to build autonomous, multi‑domain security systems across Africa. The company aims to become the continent’s first pan‑African defense prime, offering drones, surveillance...
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News•Jan 9, 2026
The Venture Firm that Ate Silicon Valley Just Raised Another $15 Billion
Andreessen Horowitz announced a $15 billion fundraising round, representing roughly 18% of all U.S. venture capital allocated in 2025. The new capital lifts its assets under management past $90 billion, placing it alongside Sequoia Capital as one of the world’s largest VCs....
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Deals•Jan 9, 2026
Andreessen Horowitz Raises over $15 Billion in New Funding
Andreessen Horowitz announced it has raised more than $15 billion in fresh capital, representing about 18% of all US venture capital dollars in 2025 and bringing its assets under management to over $90 billion. The new capital is allocated across...
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News•Jan 7, 2026
Discord and Mercor Investor Niko Bonatsos Departs General Catalyst, Plans New VC Firm
Niko Bonatsos, who built General Catalyst’s seed strategy and backed Discord and the $10 billion AI startup Mercor, announced his departure in January 2026. He plans to start a new early‑stage venture firm with a group of top founders and investors,...
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News•Jan 7, 2026
Discord’s IPO Could Happen in March
Discord has filed a confidential S‑1 with the SEC, targeting a March 2026 IPO. The company enlisted Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase as lead underwriters, signaling a high‑profile public debut. Valued at roughly $14.7 billion after its 2022 funding round, Discord...
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Deals•Jan 7, 2026
Discord Files Confidential IPO Paperwork, Targeting March 2026 Debut
Discord has filed confidential IPO paperwork with the SEC and hired Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase as underwriters, aiming for a March 2026 public listing. The move follows previous valuation at $14.7 billion and a walk‑away from a $10 billion acquisition offer....
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News•Jan 6, 2026
LMArena Lands $1.7B Valuation Four Months After Launching Its Product
AI evaluation startup LMArena announced a $150 million Series A round, valuing the company at $1.7 billion. The funding, led by Felicis and UC Investments, brings total capital raised to $250 million within seven months of its 2023 launch. LMArena’s crowdsourced leaderboards now attract...
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News•Jan 6, 2026
How World Cup Champion Mario Götze Built a Parallel Career as an Angel Investor
Mario Götze, the 2014 World Cup hero, has built a parallel career as an angel investor through his vehicle Companion M, which now backs more than 70 startups. Two of those companies, Danish fintech Flatpay and German AI firm Parloa,...
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Deals•Jan 6, 2026
LMArena Raises $150M Series A at $1.7B Valuation
LMArena announced a $150 million Series A round, valuing the AI‑focused startup at $1.7 billion. The round was led by Felicis and UC Investments, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, The House Fund, LDVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Laude Ventures.
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News•Jan 5, 2026
Insight Partners Sued by Former Vice President Kate Lowry
Kate Lowry, a former vice president at Insight Partners, filed a lawsuit in San Mateo County alleging disability discrimination, gender discrimination, and wrongful termination. She says her supervisor demanded constant online availability, subjected her to harassment, assigned redundant tasks, and...
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News•Dec 30, 2025
Almost 80 European Deep Tech University Spinouts Reached $1B Valuations or $100M in Revenue in 2025
Europe’s deep‑tech and life‑science university spinouts have coalesced into a $398 billion pipeline, with 76 companies reaching either $1 billion valuations or $100 million in revenue, according to Dealroom’s 2025 Spinout Report. New funds PSV Hafnium and U2V each aim to raise €60 million...
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News•Dec 27, 2025
Investors Share What to Remember While Raising a Series A
At TechCrunch Disrupt, investors Thomas Green, Katie Stanton, and Sangeen Zeb outlined the new criteria for raising a Series A in an AI‑driven market. They noted that while the number of funded rounds is shrinking, average deal sizes are expanding,...
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News•Dec 24, 2025
The European Startup Market’s Data Doesn’t Match Its Energy — Yet
European venture capital poured €43.7 billion into startups through Q3 2025, keeping the year on track to match 2024 but still trailing U.S. deal volume. Fundraising by European VC firms stalled at €8.3 billion, the lowest in a decade, highlighting a liquidity gap....
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News•Dec 21, 2025
Israel’s Famed VC Jon Medved, Diagnosed with ALS, Backed the Tech that Will Improve His Life
Israeli venture capitalist Jon Medved announced his immediate retirement from OurCrowd after being diagnosed with ALS. Medved, the founder of the crowdsourced VC platform, has overseen a portfolio of roughly 500 companies, 74 exits and a recent $525 million sale. He...
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News•Dec 20, 2025
Sequoia Partner Spreads Debunked Brown Shooting Theory, Testing New Leadership
Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire falsely accused a Palestinian student of orchestrating the December 13 Brown University shooting, despite authorities identifying a Portuguese gunman. His deleted X posts resurfaced via Fast Company, reviving criticism of his anti‑Muslim commentary. The controversy hits...
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News•Dec 19, 2025
Where Are Investors Placing Their Bets Next Year? AI, AI, AI.
At TechCrunch Disrupt, venture capitalists made it clear that artificial intelligence dominates their investment theses for 2027. Speakers from Index, Greylock and Felicis emphasized founder resilience, authentic product‑market fit, and the need for unique data flywheels to stand out in...
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News•Dec 19, 2025
Krafton Hikes India Bet with New $670M Fund
Krafton is launching a ₹60 billion ($670 million) Unicorn Growth Fund to deepen its presence in India, partnering with Naver and Mirae Asset Venture India. The fund will start with over ₹30 billion, with Krafton contributing ₹12.3 billion and Naver matching the amount. Investment...
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Deals•Dec 19, 2025
Krafton Launches $670M Unicorn Growth Fund for India with Naver and Mirae Asset
Krafton announced the creation of the Unicorn Growth Fund, a ₹60 billion ($670 million) vehicle to invest in Indian tech startups. The fund will be co‑funded by South Korean internet group Naver and Mirae Asset, with Krafton contributing about $137 million at the...
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News•Dec 18, 2025
No Keynotes, No BS — Why This Year’s Best Tech Talks Happened over Cocktails at StrictlyVC
TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC series delivered a year‑long circuit of intimate, cocktail‑style events that gathered top venture capitalists, founders, and policymakers across San Francisco, Athens, London, Menlo Park, and Palo Alto. The gatherings featured high‑profile speakers such as Kirsten Green, Pat Gelsinger,...
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News•Dec 16, 2025
Solo VC and Lovable Investor Neil Murray Raises Third Nordic-Focused Fund
Neil Murray, founder of The Nordic Web Ventures, closed a $6 million Fund III to invest in early‑stage Nordic AI, robotics and deep‑tech startups. The fund targets $200,000 checks for 30‑35 companies, despite attracting over $20 million of interest, reflecting a strategy of...
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Deals•Dec 16, 2025
The Nordic Web Ventures Closes $6M Fund III to Back AI and Robotics Startups
Solo GP Neil Murray announced the close of a $6 million Fund III for The Nordic Web Ventures, targeting early‑stage AI, robotics and deep‑tech founders in the Nordics. The fund attracted LPs such as Allocater One, founder Christoph Janz and Pacenotes,...
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News•Dec 15, 2025
Lightspeed Raises Record $9B in Fresh Capital
Lightspeed Venture Partners announced a record $9 billion capital raise, the largest in its 25‑year history. The new capital is allocated across six funds, including a $3.3 billion opportunity fund for follow‑on investments. The firm’s AI‑centric strategy is underscored by backing 165...
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Deals•Dec 15, 2025
Lightspeed Venture Partners Secures Record $9B Fundraise
Lightspeed Venture Partners announced on Monday that it has closed a $9 billion fundraising round, the largest in the firm’s history. The fresh capital will be allocated across six funds, including a $3.3 billion opportunity fund for follow‑on investments in AI‑focused portfolio...
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News•Dec 12, 2025
Stanford’s Star Reporter Takes on Silicon Valley’s ‘Money-Soaked’ Startup Culture
Stanford senior Theo Baker, already the youngest George Polk Award winner, is turning his investigative chops toward Silicon Valley’s venture‑capital machine. His forthcoming book, How to Rule the World, draws on more than 250 interviews to expose how VCs treat...
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News•Dec 11, 2025
The Market Has ‘Switched’ and Founders Have the Power Now, VCs Say
Venture capitalists are acknowledging a shift in fundraising dynamics, with founders now wielding greater leverage after the 2022‑23 bear market. Leslie Feinzaig of Graham & Walker and Ross Fubini of XYZ Venture describe how they had to market themselves to...
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News•Dec 11, 2025
What Most VCs Won’t Tell You About Raising Capital
Venture capitalists Ross Fubini of XYZ Ventures and Leslie Feinzaig of Graham & Walker Ventures reveal how VCs craft their own go‑to‑market strategies, not just evaluating startups but also courting limited partners and founders. In a TechCrunch Build Mode interview...
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Deals•Dec 11, 2025
Runware Secures $50M Series A Led by Dawn Capital to Accelerate Real‑Time Generative AI APIs
Runware announced a $50 million Series A round to boost its real‑time generative AI platform for developers. The round was led by Dawn Capital with participation from Insight Partners and a16z Speedrun, bringing total funding to $66 million. The capital will fund infrastructure...
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Deals•Dec 4, 2025
Harvey Secures Third Funding Round, Valuation Hits $8B
Legal AI startup Harvey announced its third major funding round in 2025, propelling its valuation to $8 billion. The round’s size was not disclosed, but the valuation underscores rapid growth in the legal tech sector.
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Deals•Dec 1, 2025
Clipbook Raises $3M Seed Round Led by Mark Cuban, Commonweal Ventures and Carpenter Capital
AI‑powered PR platform Clipbook announced a $3 million seed round, co‑led by billionaire Mark Cuban alongside Commonweal Ventures and Carpenter Capital. The funding will accelerate its AI‑native media monitoring product, which already serves 200 enterprise customers.
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Deals•Nov 29, 2025
Monarch Collective Acquires 38% Stake in FC Viktoria Berlin
Monarch Collective announced earlier this month that it has purchased a 38% equity stake in German women’s soccer club FC Viktoria Berlin, marking the fund’s first foreign investment in a German women’s team. The deal, disclosed in a TechCrunch profile,...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Bending Spoons Acquires AOL in $270M Fundraise, Valuation Jumps to $11B
Italian tech group Bending Spoons announced the acquisition of AOL alongside a $270 million capital raise, boosting its valuation to $11 billion. The deal, disclosed in late November 2025, marks a rapid expansion for the firm, though the purchase price was not...
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Deals•Nov 19, 2025
Kaaj Secures $3.8M Seed Funding From Kindred Ventures and Better Tomorrow Ventures
Credit‑risk automation platform Kaaj announced a $3.8 million seed round led by Kindred Ventures with participation from Better Tomorrow Ventures. The funding will accelerate AI‑driven product development and expand the company’s reach among small‑business lenders.
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Deals•Nov 19, 2025
AI Music Startup Suno Secures $250M Series C Funding at $2.45B Valuation
Suno, the AI‑powered music creation platform, announced a $250 million Series C round led by Menlo Ventures with participation from NVentures, Hallwood Media, Lightspeed and Matrix, valuing the company at $2.45 billion. The funding comes as Suno reports $200 million in annual revenue and...
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Deals•Nov 19, 2025
Emm Secures $9M Seed Funding to Launch World’s First Smart Menstrual Cup
UK‑based femtech startup Emm announced a $9 million seed round led by Lunar Ventures, with participation from Alumni Ventures and BlueLion Global. The funding will support the product launch in the UK next year and future expansion into the US market.
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Deals•Nov 19, 2025
Onepot AI Secures $13M Seed Funding Led by Fifty Years
AI-driven chemistry startup Onepot AI announced a $13 million seed round, led by Fifty Years, with participation from Khosla Ventures, Speedinvest, OpenAI co‑founder Wojciech Zaremba and Google scientist Jeff Dean. The funding will support building a second lab in San Francisco and...
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Deals•Nov 18, 2025
Lambda Secures $1.5B Funding Round Led by TWG Global
AI data‑center provider Lambda announced a $1.5 billion financing round on Tuesday, led by the newly formed investment firm TWG Global. The capital will support Lambda’s expansion of AI infrastructure services, building on a recent multibillion‑dollar contract with Microsoft.
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Deals•Nov 6, 2025
Ventures Platform Secures $64M for Second Fund, Backed by Nigerian Government and Global LPs
Lagos‑based Ventures Platform announced it has raised $64 million for its second fund, targeting a $75 million final close. The round includes the Nigerian government’s iDICE program, IFC, British International Investment and other international limited partners, marking the first government investment in...
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Deals•Nov 6, 2025
Benchmark Leads $17M Series A in Crypto Trading App Fomo
Fomo, a consumer crypto trading app launched in May, announced a $17 million Series A round led by Benchmark, bringing its total funding to $19 million. The round, closed in September, includes Benchmark as the sole institutional investor alongside numerous angel backers, positioning...
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Deals•Nov 6, 2025
Lowercarbon Capital Launches Second Nuclear Fusion Fund
Lowercarbon Capital announced it is raising a second fund focused on nuclear fusion startups, disclosed at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit. While the size of the new fund was not disclosed, it is expected to be larger than the $250 million...
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Deals•Nov 1, 2025
Bending Spoons Agrees to Acquire AOL
Bending Spoons announced this week that it has reached an agreement to acquire AOL from Yahoo for an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to close by year‑end pending regulatory approvals. This marks another high‑profile acquisition for the Milan‑based tech...
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Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Bending Spoons Agrees to Acquire AOL, Secures $2.8B Debt Financing
Bending Spoons announced on Oct 29, 2025 that it has agreed to buy AOL from Yahoo (backed by Apollo) and has secured a $2.8 billion debt financing package to support the purchase. The acquisition is expected to close by the...
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Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Essence VC Closes Fourth Fund at $41M
Essence VC, run by solo investor Tim Chen, has closed its fourth fund at $41 million. The fund close was reported in a TechCrunch piece profiling Chen and his investment approach.
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Deals•Oct 26, 2025
Accel and Prosus Launch Co-Investment Partnership to Back Early-Stage Indian Startups
Accel and Prosus announced a new co-investment partnership to back Indian startups from formation, with Prosus matching Accel’s initial checks. The program will co-invest checks ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000 targeting founders building large-scale solutions across sectors including automation, energy...
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Deals•Oct 22, 2025
Craft Ventures Leads $42 Million Series A for Govtech Startup Starbridge
Starbridge, a govtech platform that aggregates public-sector buying data and adds AI workflows for sales teams, raised $42 million in a Series A led by Craft Ventures. Other investors include Owl Ventures, CommonWeal Ventures and Autotech Ventures; the company has...
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Deals•Oct 21, 2025
Sesame Raises $250M Series B to Build Conversational AI Smart Glasses, Opens Beta
Sesame, a conversational-AI startup building lightweight smart glasses and personal AI voices, raised $250 million in a Series B round and has opened an early beta of its iOS app to select testers. Investors include Sequoia and Spark, with other...
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Deals•Oct 21, 2025
A16z‑backed Codi Previously Raised $16M Series A
Codi, an a16z‑backed startup building an AI office‑management SaaS, last raised a $16 million Series A in 2022 led by Andreessen Horowitz; the company has raised $23 million to date.
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Deals•Oct 18, 2025
A* Capital Backs AI Prediction Startup Aaru in Early-Stage Check
Kevin Hartz's A* Capital recently invested in Aaru, an AI-powered prediction engine founded by a teenager. The article notes the firm 'cut a check' to Aaru but does not disclose round size or terms; the investment reflects A* Capital's broader...
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Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners Take Smartsheet Private in $8.4B Deal
Smartsheet was acquired and taken private by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners in a deal valued at $8.4 billion. The enterprise SaaS company, which grew to over 3,300 employees, was taken private earlier in 2025.
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Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Deel Raises $300M Series E at $17.3B Valuation Led by Ribbit and A16z
Deel raised $300 million in a Series E round co-led by Ribbit Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Coatue Management and General Catalyst, valuing the HR platform at $17.3 billion. The company says it is profitable, surpassed $1B ARR...
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Deals•Oct 13, 2025
Goldman Sachs to Acquire Industry Ventures for up to $965M
Goldman Sachs is acquiring alternative venture firm Industry Ventures in a deal valued at up to $965 million. The transaction reflects growing exits in the alternative VC and secondary market space and brings Industry Ventures under Goldman Sachs' asset-management platform.
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Deals•Oct 7, 2025
Monarch Collective Raised $250M Fund to Back Women’s Sports
Monarch Collective launched a $250 million fund in 2023 as the first investment firm dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. The fund, cofounded by Kara Nortman, aimed to capture early opportunities as the sector gained mainstream momentum.
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Deals•Oct 6, 2025
Heidi Health Raises $65M Series B Led by Steve Cohen’s Point72
Heidi Health raised $65 million in a Series B round led by Steven Cohen’s Point72. The funding will support the company’s growth and expansion of its digital health offerings.
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Deals•Oct 3, 2025
Wave Function Ventures Raises $15M for Deep Tech Early-Stage Fund
Wave Function Ventures, founded by former SpaceX Falcon 9 engineer Jamie Gull, has closed a $15 million fund to invest in deep-tech startups and has already made nine investments. The new fund will back early-stage deep-tech companies.
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