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Prompt: AI’s Next Challenge Is Proving the Payoff

Enterprises are struggling to justify massive investments in AI as operational costs and infrastructure demands...

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Microsoft and EY Link Up to Speed Enterprise AI Adoption

The longtime partners expanded their relationship.

The SpaceX IPO Filing Looks Nothing Like Those Of The Elite Group Of Tech Giants It’s Hoping To Join

SpaceX filed its public IPO prospectus Wednesday, highlighting many amazing things that it has accomplished in its...

The Endless AI guitar pedal has potential

Polyend has released the Endless, a $299 AI-powered guitar pedal that uses AI agents called Playground to generate...

This young startup is taking on a fragrance industry that hasn’t changed in almost half a century

Fragrance tech company Patina announced Thursday a $2 million raise from investors, including Betaworks and True...

AI video is moving beyond clip slop

AI video generation technology is evolving beyond low-quality viral clips toward production-grade solutions that could...

Maka Kids is redefining kids’ screen time with a streaming app optimized for well-being, not engagement

Maka Kids is building a streaming app for children ages zero to six featuring content designed for healthy development....

Hark raises $700M Series A for its secretive ‘universal’ AI interface

Hark has raised $700M in Series A funding to develop a universal AI interface platform. The company plans to release...

With aluminum prices up 20%, recycling startups bet on AI to cash in

Recycling startups are leveraging AI technology to improve the recovery of critical minerals like aluminum,...

Where Funded Founders Went To School: 2026 Edition

The findings from our annual Crunchbase survey of where recently funded founders attended college or university found...

Beauty booking startup Fresha hits $1B valuation with KKR backing

Beauty and wellness booking marketplace Fresha says it has raised $80 million investment from KKR’s Next Generation...

General Catalyst just led a $63M bet on India’s travel payments market

Scapia, an Indian startup that combines travel booking with co-branded credit cards and mobile payments, said the deal...

What is a Forward Deployed Engineer: The AI Role OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Are Hiring in 2026

OpenAI and Anthropic are hiring for Forward Deployed Engineer roles, a position pioneered by Palantir that combines AI...

Imperagen raises £5 million to use quantum physics, AI on enzyme engineering

Biotech company Imperagen secured £5 million in seed funding led by PXN Ventures to advance enzyme engineering using...

Clouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral

The video clipping startup raised a $7 million seed round led by Slow Ventures.

Nvidia posts another record quarter, reveals $43B of holdings in startups

Nvidia reported record quarterly revenue but projected slower growth ahead. The company also disclosed $43 billion in...

You don’t need to be an AI startup to raise. Lucra has $20M to prove it. 

Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from...

Digital Banking Startup Mercury Lands $200M At $5.2B Valuation Amid Fintech Funding Uptick

Digital banking startup Mercury has raised $200 million in a Series D round at a $5.2 billion valuation, the company...