YC repeat founders reach 454, but the return rate is unclear
A YC-shared dataset counts 454 founders who returned with new companies, though expanding cohorts prevent a conclusion on particip...
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 days agoStartups Editor
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Wordsmith AI adds $14M to Series B extension
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By Marcus Adeyemi 3 days ago
MagicSchool AI funding reaches $62.4 million across three disclosed rounds
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By Marcus Adeyemi 3 days ago
Volta $300m funding values AI cloud startup at $2.4bn
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By Marcus Adeyemi 4 days ago
July 2026 venture funding reaches $65 billion as 14 startups raise $1 billion or more
Crunchbase counted a record 14 billion-dollar rounds in July, while AI companies took $35 billion of the $65 billion global total.
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By Marcus Adeyemi 5 days ago
EU AI Act enforcement begins with transparency rules for chatbots and deepfakes
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Safe Superintelligence funding leads U.S. startup megadeals
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By Marcus Adeyemi 1 week ago
Lovable acquires Nalvin team as AI coding startup keeps buying founder talent
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AI EOR compliance gets tested as 2026 labor rules pile up
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By Marcus Adeyemi 1 week ago