SpaceX completes acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has officially completed its acquisition of Cursor, the AI-powered coding assistant, the company recently confirmed. The deal…
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AI agents, IRL socializing, and vibe coding: Where top consumer investors are placing bets
Investors are hunting for social media startups that can spark new connections and nurture existing ones. “Social media companies started…
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Cursor Hits $3.4B as AI Coding Startups Shake Out [2026] – Tech Insider Ireland
Cursor has raised more money than any other AI coding startup on record: $3.4 billion across six rounds, according to…
Google is in talks for a $1.5 billion-plus deal with AI coding agent startup Mechanize
Google wants its AI to get better at coding. It might have found a shortcut. The tech giant has been…
Indian AI coding startup Emergent becomes unicorn just over a year after launch
Emergent, an Indian startup building AI-powered coding tools for entrepreneurs and small businesses, has raised $130 million in a Series…
Indian AI Coding Startup Emergent Hits Unicorn Status
Just over a year after launch, Indian AI coding startup Emergent has joined the unicorn club with a $130 million…
Indian AI coding startup Emergent becomes a unicorn with $130M Series C | TechCrunch
Indian AI coding startup Emergent has raised $130 million in a Series C funding round at a $1.5 billion post-money…
Figma acquires AI coding startup Bud
Figma, the cloud-based design and collaboration platform, has acquired the team behind AI-powered coding platform Bud, formerly known as Orchids.…
SA-linked AI coding startup raises R16m in pre-seed funding
A South African-founded AI coding platform has secured more than R16m ($1m) in pre-seed funding from European and UK venture…
Bootcamps, work trials, token burn: Inside the recruiting practices at the hottest AI coding startups
They seem like any other tech company: cracked founders, sky-high valuations, and minimalistic Silicon Valley offices. But getting into this…
The Chinese startup that rattled Big Tech is back with an AI coding tool that undercuts US pricing
Cursor has a new competitor from across the Pacific. The buzzy Chinese startup Z.ai released its AI coding tool this…
The Chinese startup that rattled Big Tech is back with an AI coding tool that undercuts US pricing
The buzzy Chinese startup Z.ai released its AI coding tool this week. It’s called ZCode, and is described as…
Vibe coding platform Base44 launches own model as AI startups seek defensibility | TechCrunch
Base44, the vibe coding platform that Wix acquired for $80 million just one year ago — when the company was…
AI Coding Experiment Leaves Fintech Startup With $80K Bill | Market AI | CryptoRank.io
San Francisco fintech startup Slash revealed an employee, Nicolas Brilliante, accidentally spent $81,000 on AI coding tools while building a…
SpaceX purchases Bay Area AI coding startup for $60 billion
Elon Musk is photographed at SpaceX in Brownsville, Texas. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post/Getty Images) Days after SpaceX’s massive initial public…
SpaceX to Acquire AI Startup Cursor for $60 Billion – Not a Tesla App
Elon Musk’s aerospace behemoth is aggressively expanding its footprint in the artificial intelligence sector. In its first major move since…
Meet Pranjali Awasthi: 16-year-old who built Rs 100 crore AI startup after learning coding at just 7, interning at Florida University at 13
For those who have grown up with the dream of creating, no struggle seems too big and no boundary too…
Indian Startup News on Instagram: “Indian AI startup Sarvam has become a unicorn after raising $234 million in the first close of a $300 million Series B funding round led by HCLTech, valuing the company at $1.5 billion. The round was led by HCLTech as a strategic investor, with Bessemer Venture Partners also backing the financing. Existing investors Khosla Ventures and Peak XV Partners participated in the round. HCLTech has committed $150 million as part of the investment. Sarvam said the funding will be used to develop next-generation AI models focused on agentic AI, coding and cybersecurity. The latest fundraise comes as Indian technology companies and investors increase their focus on sovereign AI, including foundation models and infrastructure designed for local languages, businesses and public-sector use cases. #sarvam #AI #startups #funding #unicorn #indianstartupnews”
Indian AI startup Sarvam has become a unicorn after raising $234 million in the first close of a $300 million…