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Artificial intelligence • SaaS • Startups • Venture

The Sweet Science: Why The AI Era Belongs To Middleweights 

Guest Author

July 29, 2026

The biggest long-term gains from AI will not flow to heavyweight incumbents or many AI-native startups but to scrappy middle-market technology...

Artificial intelligence • Business • Startups • Transportation & Logistics

Freehand Raises $75M Series B To Automate Fortune 500 Supply Chain Spend

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 29, 2026

Freehand has raised $75 million in Series B funding to scale autonomous AI agents that manage supply chain spend and back-office operations for...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups

Exclusive: Co-Founded By Former Whoop CTO, Throne Science Raises $10M To Track Gut Health From The Toilet

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 28, 2026

Throne Science, a startup that makes an AI-powered toilet camera to track gut health and hydration, has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by...

Cybersecurity • Seed funding • Startups

AI Seed Investors Flock To Cybersecurity

Joanna Glasner

July 28, 2026

Startups at the intersection of AI and security have raised $855 million across more than 150 reported seed-stage rounds this year, per ºÚÁϳԹÏ...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • SaaS • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Physical AI Startup Atoms Leads In Varied Week For Large Deals

Joanna Glasner

July 24, 2026

Startup investors poured capital into a varied lineup of large rounds this week, targeting sectors including physical AI, biotech, cybersecurity, AI...

Fintech • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

General Catalyst Takes The Lead Over Y Combinator In Backing $5M+ Fintech Deals

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 24, 2026

For the first time in several quarters, General Catalyst in Q2 overtook Y Combinator when it came to participating in the most fintech deals of $5...

Artificial intelligence • Enterprise • Startups

The Biggest AI Talent Challenge Is Resilience, Not Speed

Guest Author

July 24, 2026

Engineering leaders should build highly adaptable, vendor-agnostic infrastructure instead of relying on expensive, unpredictable proprietary...

Artificial intelligence • Communications tech • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Real estate & property tech • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

The Rise And Rise Of Billion-Dollar-Plus Rounds 

Joanna Glasner

July 23, 2026

So far this year, 60% of global startup funding across stages — around $320 billion — went to rounds of $1 billion or more, per ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï data, with...

Artificial intelligence • Diversity • SaaS • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Closing The Series A Gap Is The Next Great Opportunity For Black Founders In The AI Era

Guest Author

July 21, 2026

While 2026 has shown encouraging signs, with Black-founded startups raising approximately $643 million by late May, the strongest quarter since mid...

Artificial intelligence • Public Markets • SaaS • Startups • Venture

Dell Technologies Capital: How To Build A Deep-Tech Startup For A Market That Isn’t Ready Yet And Why AI Won’t Kill SaaS

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 21, 2026

In this interview with ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï News, Daniel Docter, managing director at Dell Technologies Capital, discusses how AI is reshaping SaaS and why he...

Fintech • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Mexico Extends Its Venture Lead Over Brazil As More Global VCs Enter Latin America

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 20, 2026

Mexico’s startups led the LatAm pack in Q2 — by a wide margin. The country’s startups raised $944 million in the second quarter, up 131% compared to...