Chaddha From Mayfield Fund On The Cognitive Economy
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AI Chip Startup Etched Captures $120M In Hot Market
Etched.ai became the latest startup to ride the wave of investor enthusiasm for AI chips. The San Francisco-based startup locked up a $120 million round led by Positive Sum and Pri
Funding To Autonomous Driving Startups Surprisingly Starts To Move Again
For the first four months of the year, it seemed like funding to autonomous driving startups — once a super hot sector — was slowly driving off a cliff. However, since then ven
Accounting Startup Klarity Books $70M Series B — Report
It’s weird to say, but accounting is hot — at least in the startup world. Klarity became the latest accounting-related startup to raise big in the sector. The San Francisco-bas
Leaner Times Persist For Alt Protein Funding
Lab-produced meat may be one of the weirder sectors for startup innovation. But in terms of funding and hype trajectory, it’s about as typical as it gets. The investment heyday f
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Biotech And Cybersecurity See Big Bucks
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Metaverse And Augmented Reality Remain Unpopular With VCs
The metaverse is not getting funded. That was the unsurprising finding from our latest data dive regarding investment in startups innovating around the metaverse, virtual reality a
RIP Legacy Cloud. Long Live Vertical AI
Over the years, Bessemer Venture Partners has put copious effort into branding itself around all things cloud. The firm has a Nasdaq-traded Cloud Index and a large portfolio of p
Semiconductor Startup Funding Looks To Bounce Back After Lackluster 2023
Black Semiconductor was the latest chip startup to make headlines when it raised nearly $275 million — mainly from the German government — last week for its next-gen chip tech.
Huntress Captures $150M Series D At $1.5B-Plus Valuation
Maryland-based Huntress became the newest cybersecurity unicorn after it raised a $150 million Series D at a $1.5 billion-plus valuation. The new round was led by Kleiner Perkins,
