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Legal Tech

Legal AI leaders like Harvey are sprinting to scale while they still can

September 9, 2026

A few startups are dominating legal tech funding as they seek a defense against frontier labs.

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AI & ML

Which AI companies are governments betting on?

September 9, 2026

Ranking the top 10 government-backed AI startups by capital raised.

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Weekend Analysis

Nvidia’s $12.9B Hugging Face deal shows why IPOs are now optional

September 6, 2026

The chipmaker’s acquisition is the latest sign that AI’s exit path runs through corporate balance sheets, not Wall Street.

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Chips & Datacenters

VCs embrace quantum computing in a crowded semiconductor market

September 2, 2026

Global quantum computing is hitting records as chip deals retreat.

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Startups

Unicorn companies tracker

September 1, 2026

Our global unicorn tracker allows you to see all the billion-dollar companies formed since 2016. Explore trends in unicorn formation by filtering for geography or date.

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Chips & Datacenters

Why Nvidia loves backing and buying startups

August 27, 2026

CEO Jensen Huang estimates that around 70% of all AI venture dollars are spent on compute.

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Pets

To become the Apple Watch of pet collars, Fi is keeping VC in the doghouse

August 26, 2026

The smart pet collar startup Fi has raised nearly $40 million, but its investors are clamoring to write new checks. So why is it shrugging them off?

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Agtech

AI can help spot ‘bad lettuce.’ That doesn’t make it a good business.

August 25, 2026

A summer of outbreaks hasn’t convinced VCs to fund a faddish problem.

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Fintech

Stripe’s $7B+ OpenRouter deal signals shift to AI plumbing

August 19, 2026

With its latest AI acquisition, Stripe is proving the fintech AI playbook is all about owning the infrastructure stack.

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PB Q&A

Artisan told companies to “stop hiring humans” for sales. Now it’s hiring one for just that job.

August 17, 2026

The CEO of the agentic sales startup explains why AI actually won’t replace employees after all.

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Data Visualization

2 charts: SpaceX closes $60B acquisition of Cursor

August 14, 2026

The all-stock deal closed Friday, giving SpaceX two of the largest acquisitions of VC-backed companies on record.

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Data Visualization

Map: Tracking OpenAI’s leadership exodus

August 13, 2026

OpenAI’s revenue officer Denise Dresser is the second top executive to announce her departure this week.

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VC

VCs are finding their best returns outside the coasts

August 12, 2026

Smaller startup hubs have delivered higher MOICs this year than New York or the Bay Area.

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Public-Private Convergence

Pre-IPO-focused funds slump after SpaceX debut

August 6, 2026

The trend underscores volatility in popular retail-oriented funds for investors chasing hot names.

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AI & ML

xAI’s neocloud pivot eats up 82.7% of SpaceX capex

August 5, 2026

The company is looking like—and spending like—more of an AI compute provider than a model maker.

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M&A

Bending Spoons got Airtable for 80% off. Who’s next?

August 4, 2026

The deal is a warning shot for SaaS unicorns still carrying 2021 valuations.

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AI & ML

Everyone is building AI routers. Are they a dead end?

August 3, 2026

The pipes that steer AI agents to models are sprouting up everywhere, but startups may struggle to turn them into lasting companies.

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Weekend Analysis

The road to scalable robots runs through elder care

July 31, 2026

VCs are betting on elder care to transform the physical AI and robotics sector, but ethics loom large.

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