Slash Raises $100M to Disrupt Business Banking
Fintech startup Slash has announced a significant $100 million Series C funding round, positioning itself to compete directly with established…
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Teen-Founded Slash Hits $1.4B Valuation on $100M Round
The Buzz ■ Slash raises $100M at $1.4B valuation, led by Khosla Ventures and Ribbit Capital ■ The spend management…
UK Launches $675M Sovereign AI Fund to Cut Foreign Tech Reliance
The Buzz ■ UK government launches $675 million sovereign AI fund targeting homegrown startups, per Wired ■ Fund aims to…
Gizmo Raises $22M Series A as AI EdTech Hits 13M Users
The Buzz ■ Gizmo closes $22M Series A led by Shine Capital after attracting 13M+ users to its AI learning…
Thiel-Backed Startup Wants AI to Judge Journalism
The Buzz ■ Objection, backed by Peter Thiel, launches AI-powered platform to judge journalism disputes according to exclusive TechCrunch reporting…
Allbirds Pivots to AI, Rebrands as New Bird AI
In a dramatic strategic shift, footwear company Allbirds has announced a pivot towards artificial intelligence and tech hardware systems, rebranding…
Allbirds Ditches Shoes for AI, Stock Rockets 300%
The Buzz ■ Allbirds stock surged 300%+ after announcing a dramatic pivot from footwear to AI, following a $39 million…
OpenAI Acquires AI Finance Startup Hiro for ChatGPT Expansion
The Buzz ■ OpenAI has acquired AI fintech startup Hiro, per TechCrunch ■ The deal signals OpenAI is building financial…
Jesse Genet on AI Agents and the Future of Learning
Jesse Genet, an AI agent builder and former startup founder, joined Sarah Wang and Katherine Boyle on The a16z Show…
Slate Auto Lands $650M as Bezos Doubles Down on EV Trucks
The Buzz ■ Slate Auto raises $650M led by existing investor TWG Global, Mark Walter’s firm ■ Jeff Bezos continues…
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Bezos Backs Slate Auto: Inside the Stealth EV Startup
The Buzz ■ Slate Auto launched in April 2025 with backing from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ■ The stealth startup…
$10B AI Startup Mercor Bleeds Customers After Data Breach
The Buzz ■ AI recruiting platform Mercor suffered a major security breach that exposed customer data ■ $10B valued startup…
70-Person AI Startup Black Forest Labs Pivots to Physical AI
The Buzz ■ Black Forest Labs announces strategic pivot from AI image generation to physical AI applications, according to Wired…
African startups raise $705m in Q1 2026
African startups pulled in $705 million across 59 disclosed deals during the first quarter of 2026, according to data from…
AI Influencers: The New Growth Channel for Startups
What if your best content creator never demanded a salary, never negotiated a per-post rate, and never ghosted you three…
Google’s Pichai Calls AI Shift a ‘Generational’ Startup Bet
The Buzz ■ Sundar Pichai told investors that the AI transformation creates new opportunities for Alphabet to invest in emerging…
Eclipse Raises $1.3B Fund for Physical AI Startups
Eclipse just closed a $1.3 billion fund targeting what the firm calls ‘physical AI’ – the convergence of artificial intelligence…