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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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Startups

Unicorn companies tracker

August 3, 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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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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Analyst Insights

The venture secondary market’s biggest names are leaving. Now what?

July 30, 2026

Investors are likely to pivot from OpenAI and Anthropic to Stripe and Databricks.

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AI & ML

Tech leaders lobby against restrictions on open-source AI

July 24, 2026

The appeal lands days after the White House accused a Chinese lab of stealing from Anthropic, as the administration weighs whether to restrict open-weight models outright.

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Unicorns

2026’s decacorn class on track to surpass 2021 record

July 24, 2026

Nineteen startups crossed the $10 billion valuation mark as AI mega-deals concentrate capital at the top.

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AI & ML

The boom in AI cost-cutting startups may just be a token gesture

July 23, 2026

Startups promising to tame runaway AI spending are multiplying. Investors and founders say the problem is more a feature than a company.

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Cybersecurity

After OpenAI and Hugging Face incident, VCs bet on controlling the blast radius

July 22, 2026

The AI attack VCs saw coming just happened. The race to fund the defense is on.

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PitchBook 100

World’s most valuable VC-backed companies

July 13, 2026

The PitchBook 100 ranks VC-backed companies by valuation alongside recent secondary pricing data.

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Top Investor

Generative AI investors continue to battle in the top 10

July 10, 2026

While Sequoia held the top for the fourth year in a row, nearly the entire list was upended.

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