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Kevin Hartz’s A* just closed its third fund with $450 million
Early-stage venture firm A* on Tuesday announced a $450 million Fund III. The firm takes a generalist approach, backing companies…
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Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator
Digg is back from the dead. Again. Just months after launching, the reboot of Kevin Rose’s once-popular link-sharing site shut…
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Gateway Capital announces first close of $25M Fund II
Gateway Capital Partners, the venture firm founded by Dana Guthrie, announced the first close for its $25 million target Fund…
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It’s not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuations
Pete Martin remembers raising a $5 million seed round at a $25 million post-money valuation for his AI-powered cybersecurity company…
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16 of the most interesting startups from YC W26 Demo Day
AI was once again the buzzword for this latest batch of YC Demo Day companies. Nearly 190 companies participated in…
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BKR Capital raises $14.5M (so far) to invest in Black founders
Canada’s BKR Capital announced Monday that its Fund II has closed CA$20 million (around $14.5 million), bringing it closer to…
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Vibe-coding startup Lovable is on the hunt for acquisitions
Lovable, the AI-powered app-building platform last valued at $6.6 billion, is on the hunt for acquisitions. On Monday, the startup’s…
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Antonio Gracias says he’s longing for ‘proentropic’ startups — those that are built to survive chaos
There is a new key term to know as part of this artificial intelligence revolution, at least according to Antonio…
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Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools
Digg — Kevin Rose’s reboot of his once-popular link-sharing site — is laying off a sizable portion of its staff,…
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Almost 40 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are
With AI igniting an investor frenzy, more startups are achieving unicorn status every month. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch…
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Parade’s Cami Tellez announces new creator economy marketing platform, $4M in funding
Cami Tellez is back. Tellez is the founder of the viral undergarments brand Parade, which at one point was seen…
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Investors spill what they aren’t looking for anymore in AI SaaS companies
Investors have been pouring billions into AI companies over the past few years, as the technology continues to hold sway…
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