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Venture capital is not what it was
U.S. venture capital investment easily hit an all-time record in Q1 2026, according to data released today by PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. In fact, domestic startups raised more last quarter than in any entire year, save…
Women in groups face a 'collaboration penalty' that stars like Taylor Swift skip
When Taylor Swift's Eras Tour became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time in 2024, hauling in more than US$2 billion, it was hailed as a breakthrough for women in music. But Swift's success, it turns out, didn't translate into broader…
Exclusive: This energy startup's bet on 100-year-old grid tech is paying off
Demand for electrical transformers, fueled in part by AI data centers, has grown so high that one prominent investor is backing a new startup that uses a very old technology. Ayr Energy makes transformers with iron-cores, the same basic tech used…
Artemis raises $70M to help fight AI-powered attacks with AI
Artemis, a new cybersecurity startup trying to help defenders fight AI-powered attacks with AI, emerged from stealth today, securing $70 million in venture capital funding. Felicis led the Series A with returning investors First Round Capital and…
Anthropic draws VC interest at up to US$800 billion valuation, Business Insider reports
Anthropic has received multiple offers from venture capital firms in recent weeks to invest in the Claude maker at valuations as high as US$800 billion (HK$6.24 trillion), more than double its current value, Business Insider reported on Tuesday…
Exclusive: Hyfix raises $15 million to build a U.S. alternative to DJI's drone dominance
U.S. tech VCs are backing a new play to rebuild the drone stack from the silicon up. Hyfix Spatial Intelligence just raised a $15 million seed round to create an American-made “brain” for drones and robots, Fortune learned…
AI becomes contentious issue in midterms over donations
AI PAC Leading the Future raked in another $15 million in the first three months of the year, according to the group. The PAC recently endorsed five House Democrats for reelection. A coalition of anti-Big Tech groups is sending a letter exclusively…
Citra, Turion detail their newest capital raises
Find opportunities — and win them. This developer of space object identification software has fetched $15 million in Series A capital to support the further development and deployment of the tools for government and commercial usage. Citra…
Why women in groups face a 'collaboration penalty' that solo female stars like Taylor Swift and Coco Gauff escape
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) When Taylor Swift's Eras Tour became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time in 2024, hauling in more than…
Melbourne AI researchers hit $140m valuation with customer service bots
Phonely, a three-year-old start-up run by two former University of Melbourne artificial intelligence researchers, is worth more than $140 million after raising capital to expand its offering of customer service agents it claims make better phone…
Franklin Templeton CEO says private credit is 'here to stay
Franklin Templeton (BEN) CEO Jenny Johnson said the private credit sector has earned its rightful place on Wall Street. 'Private credit [is] here to stay,' Johnson told Yahoo Finance during the Semafor World Economic Summit. She tethered her…
Tech Layoffs: US Companies With Job Cuts In 2024, 2025 and 2026
Reports of tech layoffs have been steady for the past couple weeks, with this tracker gaining more than a dozen companies that have completed or are planning workforce reductions. Oddly enough, this week's tally includes an artificial intelligence…
Internal Salesforce org chart shows the 10 executives helping CEO Marc Benioff navigate AI's threat to software
An internal Salesforce organizational chart viewed by Business Insider shows the 10 executives helping CEO Marc Benioff lead the company during a pivotal moment. Salesforce, like many software companies, is under pressure as generative AI threatens…
Medtech companies lift Miami area VC to $1.15B in Q1, PitchBook reports. Here were the top deals.
Helped by three mega-rounds by healthcare technology companies, startups in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area drew $1.15 billion in venture capital in Q1, according to PitchBook's Q1 findings released today. More broadly, nationally venture…
Tech dealmaker Orlando Bravo bullish on SaaS companies using AI
Thoma Bravo CEO Orlando Bravo said Wednesday at Semafor World Economy he's still bullish on software-as-a-service companies if they show leadership in a niche and the ability to leverage AI, despite lower valuations. “There are the most…
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