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  VC

  When headline valuations aren’t what they seem

  June 18, 2026

  The high demand for hot AI startups has led to an uptick in different valuations for the same funding round.

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  Data Visualization

  Map: The Cursor backers new to Elon Musk’s orbit—and those who can’t get enough

  June 17, 2026

  A small club of VCs, including Andreessen Horowitz, backed SpaceX, xAI and Cursor, furthering ties to the “Muskonomy.”

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  Corporates

  Tech giants close AI gap with big buys

  June 16, 2026

  Salesforce just acquired AI customer service startup Fin for $3.6 billion, and SpaceX is buying Cursor for $60 billion.

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  VC Exits

  With its $60B Cursor deal, SpaceX tries to spend its way into AI race

  June 16, 2026

  Days after its record IPO, SpaceX is making history again with one of the largest acquisitions of a VC-backed company ever as it tries to catch up with rivals.

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  Venture Capital

  H-1B private company tracker

  June 5, 2026

  Our evergreen H-1B private company tracker illustrates historical trends around total VC funding and H-1B approvals, and it indicates what startups are most heavily using H-1Bs.

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  Startups

  Trump’s $100K H-1B fee was meant to slow foreign tech hiring. It may not be working.

  June 5, 2026

  OpenAI and Stripe have already surpassed their H-1B approvals from last year

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  Seed

  Consumer AI’s biggest seed bets are its worst

  June 2, 2026

  A third of the dollars invested in consumer AI seed startups go to companies that fail, according to a new PitchBook analysis.

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  Venture Capital

  Meet the top 10 most active defense tech VCs

  June 1, 2026

  They include Silicon Valley giants, the CIA’s strategic fund and even a New York syndicate.

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  Startups

  Unicorn companies tracker

  June 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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  Cybersecurity

  Cybersecurity’s AI startups are getting outsized attention—and VC dollars

  May 29, 2026

  Early-stage AI-native cybersecurity startups outraised late-stage companies for the first time since 2022.

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  AI & ML

  Anthropic bests OpenAI in valuation race, hitting $965B with Series H

  May 28, 2026

  The two competitors have been duking it out over the past few months, seesawing in the race to become the most valuable AI company.

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  Venture Capital

  VC firm sues California regulator over portfolio diversity disclosures

  May 28, 2026

  The suit is the sharpest pushback yet from investors over founder demographic reporting.

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  VC

  More than 1 in 5 startup acquisitions include an earnout provision

  May 21, 2026

  Even in a much-improved startup market, earnouts remain a more prevalent fixture in M&A.

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  Fintech

  Kikoff co-founder alleges CEO froze IPO plans, pressured him into discounted secondary sale

  May 19, 2026

  The legal dispute highlights the internal issues that can arise as companies remain private longer.

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  Tech Landscape

  Mega-seed rounds make headlines—and potentially hurt startups

  May 15, 2026

  A handful of AI startups are raising nine- and 10-figure seed rounds. Early-stage VCs say that’s a problem, not a playbook.

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  AI & ML

  3 charts to catch up on the OpenAI-Anthropic rivalry

  May 15, 2026

  For the first time, Anthropic is reportedly worth more than its chief rival, OpenAI.

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  IPO

  Cerebras’ blockbuster public listing sets stage for AI IPO frenzy

  May 14, 2026

  The chipmaker priced well above its initial range at $185, and opened trading at an eye-popping $350.

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  AI & ML

  Q1 2026 AI funding blows past 2025 total with three deals accounting for 67% of capital

  May 12, 2026

  The usual suspects—Anthropic, xAI and OpenAI—accounted for $172 billion raised.

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