Menlo Ventures $3 billion AI funds target seed through growth rounds
Menlo Ventures has raised $3 billion for two AI-focused funds, pairing seed investing with capital for Series B and later companie...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 weeks agoSection
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Scale AI hires Francis deSouza as CEO for enterprise and government push
Scale AI’s new CEO brings Google Cloud security credentials, signaling an enterprise push without settling its future revenue mix.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 weeks ago
Safe Superintelligence funding leads U.S. startup megadeals
A reported $5 billion Nvidia investment in Safe Superintelligence topped a week of large U.S. startup rounds, according to Crunchb...
By Marcus Adeyemi 3 weeks agoA down round prices new startup funding below the last round
A down round lowers a startup’s valuation in a new financing, reshaping dilution, investor rights, employee equity and exit math.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago
Seed rounds sectors 2026: proptech, cancer, space and robotics draw checks
Crunchbase found 2026 seed deals of $5M to $10M clustering in proptech, cancer, space tech and robotics after reviewing 800 rounds...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks agoDirect listings take companies public without selling a standard IPO
A direct listing lets existing shareholders sell on an exchange without the usual IPO underwriter process or new-share sale.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago
Function Health funding reaches $450M from General Catalyst
Function Health raised $450 million in non-dilutive growth financing as it expands preventive testing, imaging and at-home blood d...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago
Schneider AiDASH acquisition values climate software startup at $350M
Schneider Electric agreed to buy about 90% of AiDASH in cash, adding satellite-based utility risk software to its energy managemen...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago
Simile Series B values behavioral AI startup at $2 billion
Simile raised $200 million led by Greenoaks, five months after its Series A, to build AI models that forecast human behavior.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago
AI EOR compliance gets tested as 2026 labor rules pile up
EOR providers are adding AI compliance tools as startups face faster labor-law changes across the US, EU and India.
By Marcus Adeyemi 3 weeks ago
RegTech stack for fintech becomes a day-one startup requirement
Fintech startups are automating KYC, AML and audit work earlier as RegTech spending grows and investor diligence tightens.
By Marcus Adeyemi 3 weeks ago
Antora Energy funding round brings in $550 million for thermal batteries
Antora raised a $550 million Series C to expand thermal battery deployments for data centers, industry and the grid.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 weeks ago