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So far this year, global startups have secured at least 114 Series A rounds of $100 million or more, per ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï data. That’s the highest annual total in years and on track to top the all-time peak. We take a look at where the money is going.
Robotics
From putting nuclear reactors on barges to grading how well AI models can control robots, this month’s crop of interesting startup deals takes AI and...
A total of 29 companies joined The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï in August, adding around $63 billion in value to the board. More than a third of the...
AI infrastructure dominated the largest venture rounds this week, with two multibillion-dollar deals in the sector taking the top spots. Data center...
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Lyte, a physical AI startup building sensing and perception technology for robots, has raised a Maverick Silicon-led $165 million Series C funding at...
Most of this week’s largest funding recipients were AI-focused startups, with Instinct, a developer of AI assistants, pulling in the biggest round.
The market for private-company shares has become a much bigger part of the startup ecosystem. In this ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï News Q&A, EquityZen co-founder Phil...
This month’s installment of this column is all AI, though applications for the technology range widely, from two startups that apply AI to trash or...
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So far this year, 250 companies have joined the unicorn ranks through Aug. 15, up from 2025's 193 companies. Leading sectors included robotics, AI...
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In the first half of 2026, global venture funding in the physical AI space totaled $47.4 billion across 521 deals, per ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï data. That’s up...
Massive AI spending has helped push earnings and valuations for semiconductor industry leaders to record levels, prompting the sector's giants to...
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