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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: The Boring Co., Cognition And Motive Lead A Massive Week

Marlize van Romburgh

September 11, 2026

It was a monster week for U.S. startup funding, with four companies each raising $1 billion or more. The Boring Co. led with a $3 billion Series D...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Job market • Startups • Venture

How This Doctor-Turned-Startup-Founder Decided To Fix The Healthcare Staffing Crunch: Make Employers Apply 

Mary Ann Azevedo

September 11, 2026

Iman Abuzeid left clinical medicine to tackle healthcare problems at scale, co-founding Incredible Health, a hiring platform that reverses...

Regional • Startups • Venture

How To Measure An Innovation Economy: South Korea

Guest Author

September 10, 2026

Guest author Alberto Onetti, chairman of Mind the Bridge, shares how South Korea’s rise to the world’s eighth-largest national innovation ecosystem...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Fintech • IPO • M&A • Manufacturing • Robotics • SaaS • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture • Web3

29 Companies Joined The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï In August, Led By AI Software And Semiconductors

Gené Teare

September 10, 2026

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...

Artificial intelligence • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Public Markets • SaaS • Sales & Marketing • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

The Sales Test This Norwest Partner Gives Founders Before He’ll Invest

Mary Ann Azevedo

September 9, 2026

In an interview with ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï News, Sean Jacobsohn, a partner at venture firm Norwest, discusses where he still sees openings in the crowded market...

Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • Funding reports • Regional • Startups • Venture

Mistral AI Raises $3.5B At $24B Valuation In Another Record European AI Round

Mary Ann Azevedo

September 8, 2026

Paris-based generative AI startup Mistral AI said Tuesday that it has nearly doubled its valuation to more than $24 billion with a Samsung...

Agriculture & foodtech • Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Robotics • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Crusoe And Fluidstack Lead Multibillion-Dollar AI Infrastructure Haul

Marlize van Romburgh

September 4, 2026

AI infrastructure dominated the largest venture rounds this week, with two multibillion-dollar deals in the sector taking the top spots. Data center...

Artificial intelligence • Startups • Venture

A Startup General Counsel Knew What Corporate Lawyers Needed From AI. So She Built It.

Mary Ann Azevedo

September 4, 2026

After nearly two decades working as a lawyer at companies such as Amazon, Cruise, Replit and Anki, Cecilia Ziniti teamed up with engineer Bardia...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Defense tech • IPO • M&A • Manufacturing • Public Markets • Startups • Venture

Global Venture Funding Jumps 122% In August As Streak Of Billion-Dollar Deals Continues

Gené Teare

September 3, 2026

Venture investors poured $42 billion into just over 1,500 startups worldwide in August, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï data shows, down 25% from July’s $56 billion but...

Artificial intelligence • Robotics • Startups • Venture

Former Apple Engineers’ Physical AI Startup Lyte Raises $165M At $1.6B Valuation

Mary Ann Azevedo

September 2, 2026

Lyte, a physical AI startup building sensing and perception technology for robots, has raised a Maverick Silicon-led $165 million Series C funding at...

Fintech • Startups • Venture

WhatsApp Remittance Startup Félix Secures $200M Series C Led By A16z, General Catalyst

Mary Ann Azevedo

September 1, 2026

Félix, a Miami-based AI-powered WhatsApp remittance platform for Latino immigrants, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $200 million in Series C...