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Exclusive: Fazeshift Scores $17M As Investors Bet On AI-Powered Finance Ops, Starting With Accounts Receivable

Mary Ann Azevedo

May 7, 2026

Fazeshift, a startup that uses AI agents to automate accounts receivable, has raised $17 million in a Series A round of funding, it tells ºÚÁϳԹÏ...

Artificial intelligence • Business • Fintech • Fintech & e-commerce • Startups • Venture

From Credit Cards To An AI Concierge: How Amex Ventures Backs Startups Building Autonomous Commerce

Mary Ann Azevedo

May 7, 2026

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï News interviews Kevin Tsang, managing director of Amex Ventures, about the firm’s investment thesis, the kinds of startups it aims to...

Business • Startups • Venture

AI Is Rewriting What Investors Should Look For In Early Startup Teams

Guest Author

May 6, 2026

Technical expertise still matters, but when everyone can build, thanks to AI, it no longer differentiates, writes guest author Aaron Tainter...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Defense tech • Enterprise • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Robotics • SaaS • Sales & Marketing • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Frontier Labs And Robotics Companies Again Top List Of New Unicorns In April 

Gené Teare

May 6, 2026

A total of 28 companies joined The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï in April, with robotics startups and frontier labs leading by number of entrants for the...

Artificial intelligence • Business • Enterprise • Startups

Blitzy Raises $200M At $1.4B Valuation For Autonomous Software Development

Mary Ann Azevedo

May 5, 2026

Blitzy, an autonomous software development startup, said it has raised $200 million in a funding round that values it at $1.4 billion, making it the...

Artificial intelligence • M&A • Startups

The No. 1 Reason M&A Deals Fail Before They Even Start

Itay Sagie

May 5, 2026

Founder expectations often misalign with how M&A actually works, writes guest author and strategic adviser Itay Sagie, who highlights common issues...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Fintech • Funding reports • Public Markets • Robotics • Startups • Venture

Billion-Dollar AI Rounds Push April To Third-Highest Startup Funding Month In A Year

Gené Teare

May 5, 2026

Global venture funding reached $56 billion in April, marking the third-largest monthly funding in a year. Funding was up 100% year over year, an...

Artificial intelligence • Fintech • Robotics • Sales & Marketing • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Defense Tech Leads With Multiple Large Deals, Topped By $600M For Space Security Startup True Anomaly

Marlize van Romburgh

May 1, 2026

Large U.S. venture deals this week were led by a massive defense tech raise for space security startup True Anomaly. We also saw sizable deals for...

Artificial intelligence • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Data: The Seed Funding Boom Is Concentrating Capital In The San Francisco Bay Area

Gené Teare

May 1, 2026

In 2025, the Bay Area expanded its dominance of U.S. seed funding — capturing a growing share of both deals and dollars — even as most startups...

Artificial intelligence • Startups • Venture

Swedish Legal Tech Startup Legora Lands Another $50M In Nvidia-Led Series D Extension

Mary Ann Azevedo

April 30, 2026

Legora, an AI platform built for lawyers, has raised a $50 million extension from Nvidia’s venture arm, NVentures, reports CNBC. The raise brings the...

Artificial intelligence • Robotics • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Get To Know The Latest Class Of Ultra-Fast Fundraising Unicorns

Joanna Glasner

April 30, 2026

Since 2024, an estimated 207 AI-focused companies have joined The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï ºÚÁϳԹÏ. That’s roughly half of all companies that first hit...