AI insurtech Ominimo bags its first investment at a $220M valuation
AI insurtech Ominimo bags its first investment at a $220M valuation How do you get talented engineers to work for a startup in a mundane field at a time when…
Revent rocks the boat with a fresh $100M to invest in people and the planet
Revent rocks the boat with a fresh $100M to invest in people and the planet It would appear the environment and society remain relevant, whatever you might hear in some…
A fresh $100M rolls into DIG Ventures as it bids to woo early-stage European startups
A fresh $100M rolls into DIG Ventures as it bids to woo early-stage European startups The number of “operator VCs” — former founders turned VCs — in Europe in recent…
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, launches an API for Grok 3
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, launches an API for Grok 3 Billionaire Elon Musk might’ve just been countersued by OpenAI. But that isn’t stopping his AI company, xAI, from making…
Wayve’s self-driving tech is headed to Nissan vehicles
Wayve’s self-driving tech is headed to Nissan vehicles Nissan said it will use self-driving software developed by Wayve to beef up its advanced driver assistance system starting in 2027, a…
How a hydrogen explosion led a teenage founder to become Sequoia’s first defense tech investment
How a hydrogen explosion led a teenage founder to become Sequoia’s first defense tech investment As Sequoia Capital’s first defense tech investment, Mach Industries is an industry darling, raising over…
Google says it’ll embrace Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to data
Google says it’ll embrace Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to data Just a few weeks after OpenAI said it would adopt rival Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to…
Solid, which claimed to be the ‘AWS of fintech,’ files for bankruptcy after raising nearly $81M in funding
Solid, which claimed to be the ‘AWS of fintech,’ files for bankruptcy after raising nearly $81M in funding Banking-as-a-service startup Solid (formerly called Wise) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…
OpenAI attorneys call for Musk to be enjoined from ‘further unlawful and unfair action’
OpenAI attorneys call for Musk to be enjoined from ‘further unlawful and unfair action’ The dramatic suit between OpenAI and its estranged co-founder, billionaire Elon Musk, shows no sign of…
a16z backs Base Power in $200M round for home backup batteries
a16z backs Base Power in $200M round for home backup batteries The money will fund a rapid expansion, including dozens more megawatt-hours of battery storage and plans for a domestic…