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What we're looking for in Startup Battlefield 2026 and how to put your best application forward
Every year I read through thousands of Startup Battlefield applications. And every year, I see the same pattern: The founders who belong on this stage are often the ones who almost didn't apply. They think they're too early. They think they need…
Former Coatue partner raises huge $65M seed for enterprise AI agent startup
Yet another startup aiming to help enterprises build, secure and orchestrate AI agents has raised a honking big seed round. Sycamore on Monday announced a $65 million seed led by Coatue and Lightspeed, with a long list of angels including former…
As a VC, I Can Predict a Startup's Success in Minutes - And It Comes Down to 3 Traits (Not the Deck)
I watch for clarity, context, and chemistry — traits that show whether a founder can navigate chaos and scale a business. Founders who master these traits teach their teams to solve problems independently, turning potential bottlenecks into…
AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million at $2.3B valuation in pre-IPO round
Fresh off a successful Series C funding round in November, the South Korean fabless AI chip startup Rebellions has raised an additional $400 million. The latest funding infusion, which comes before a planned IPO later this year, was led by the…
Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones
MIT Technology Review discovered that the stealth startup's founder John Schloendorn also pitched a startling, medically graphic, and ethically charged vision for what he's called “brainless clones” to serve the role of backup human…
Ex-Blackstone staffers raise $25 million for startup Valinor, which aims to put private credit on the blockchain
Many corners of finance—stock exchanges, banks, and payments firms—are embracing digital assets, but the private credit industry has largely stayed away from the crypto craze. The startup Valinor aims to change this, and, on Monday…
This creative startup wants to bring The Sphere experience to the high street
Get the Creative Bloq Newsletter Sign up to Creative Bloq's daily newsletter, which brings you the latest news and inspiration from the worlds of art, design and technology. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email…
Will AI Be to Music What Ozempic Is to Weight Loss? This Startup Says It's Already Happening, Even if 'Nobody Wants To Talk About It
The conversation around the use of AI in music has been a complicated one. There are varying opinions on the matter, with some people feeling like it's a threat to human creativity, while others feel like it's just a helpful production tool. Now…
Miami area startups snag $4.13B in VC in 2025. New eMerge Insights report has the details
While not yet hitting pandemic levels of activity, South Florida venture capital activity in 2025 was powered by strength, resilience and some very big deals. Once again, the Miami metro area was a top 10 tech hub for both deals and dollars…
Space data center startup Starcloud raises $170M at $1.1B valuation
Starcloud Inc., a startup that hopes to build a 5-gigawatt artificial intelligence data center in orbit, has closed a $170 million funding round. The company raised the capital in two tranches. Benchmark led the first transaction and co-led the…
South Korea's AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million in latest funding round
SEOUL, March 30: South Korea's Rebellions said on Monday it had raised $400 million in its latest funding round, valuing the artificial intelligence chip startup at about $2.34 billion as it accelerates expansion into the U.S. Rebellions said the…
Israeli tech startups raise $3.1b in first quarter
In the first quarter of 2026, Israel technology startups raised $3.1 billion in 98 investment rounds, 34% more than in the corresponding quarter of 2025, according to figures from IVC and LeumiTech. At first glance, this looks like a significant…
Building Founder OS: An AI-Powered Operational Pipeline for Startups
Founder OS is an AI-powered operational intelligence system that transforms raw meeting notes into a structured execution engine inside Notion. Instead of letting decisions disappear inside meeting documents, Founder OS automatically extracts…
Quantum firms are racing to market as the industry hits 'inflection point'
Quantum firms go public despite volatile markets as recent breakthroughs pushed commercialization closer. Investors are backing the sector as funding shifts from research to early-revenue opportunities. Practical quantum advantage is expected…
China's DeepSeek AI chatbot suffers longest outage since viral rise in early 2025
China's popular DeepSeek artificial intelligence chatbot suffered on Monday its longest outage since the viral rise of its flagship R1 and V3 models early last year. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT DeepSeek's status website showed that the chatbot…
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