Midjourney acquired astrology app Co-Star, which has more than 30 million registered accounts, according to a Bloomberg report published July 23, in a move to own more of the consumer relationship ins…
Business Insider has identified 22 VC firms actively funding social media startups, with AI driving down development costs and enabling new consumer apps. PitchBook data shows social startup deals pea…
San Diego startups raised only $804 million in the second quarter, the third-lowest quarterly total of the decade, as investors flock to AI hype in San Francisco despite San Diego biotechs delivering …
California captured 70% of all U.S. venture capital funding in the year ended June, with Bay Area companies receiving $411 billion of the $589 billion total, primarily to fund artificial intelligence …
California attracted over $335 billion in venture capital funding this year, ten times more than any other state, with nearly 90% of invested dollars going to AI firms. Despite a billionaire exodus an…
AI companies captured 65% of US venture dollars in 2025, but the funding is concentrated in megadeals while small seed rounds shrank 20%. Only about one in six seed-stage AI startups reaches a Series …
US venture capital hit a record $412.7 billion in the first half of 2026, but AI companies absorbed 86% of that capital, and deals over $100 million accounted for 91% of total investment, leaving non-…
U.S. venture capitalists deployed a record $412.7 billion in the first half of 2026, with 86% going to AI deals and 91% to deals of $100 million or more, according to a PitchBook and NVCA report. The …
Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX are poised to launch IPOs that could collectively surpass the total exit value of every US venture-backed IPO since 2000, according to PitchBook. SpaceX alone targets a $…
Andra Keay's June 2026 robotics funding roundup counted 136 rounds totaling $6.57 billion, with defense investments driving large checks. Keay cautioned that 33% of entries lacked reported amounts and…
Private equity firms are struggling to exit a record 13,325 unsold US companies, even as Wall Street's AI-driven deal boom sets records. The inventory overhang, up from 12,900 in October, would take 1…
Microsoft launched new Copilot finance tools in Excel for Microsoft 365 users, including specialized skills for automating financial workflows, expanded data connectors from providers like FactSet and…
Microsoft is introducing skills to Copilot for Excel, enabling teams to scale expertise across workbooks through structured markdown workflows and deterministic financial connectors. This shift from i…
Public.com integrated its Model Context Protocol server with ChatGPT, enabling users to analyze portfolios, research stocks, and execute trades across stocks, options, crypto, and bonds through natura…
Superhuman agreed to acquire GPTZero, the AI detection startup founded by Edward Tian, on June 23, 2026. GPTZero has grown from a Princeton senior thesis into a company with 19 million users and $30 m…
Perplexity launched Max, a $200-per-month AI search tier with advanced tools like Model Council, Deep Research, and a Computer agent, but everyday search still relies on content mills and most users d…
SpaceX's IPO closed up 19%, pushing its valuation above $2 trillion in a historic debut, but the windfall is concentrated among top-tier VCs and asset managers, highlighting a bifurcated venture marke…
Anthropic has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, setting up a high-profile test of investor appetite for generative AI amid a broader tech rally that has pushed the Nasdaq and S&…
Mercor CEO Brendan Foody said on the "20VC" podcast that the $10 billion startup now spends more on AI tokens for internal agents than on employee salaries. Foody stated the company has conducted over…
Mercor CEO Brendan Foody said his startup now spends more on AI tokens for internal agents than on employee salaries, marking a shift in corporate spending priorities. The $10 billion company, which h…