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Tachyum Bankruptcy Filing Casts Doubt on Prodigy Processor Future
Tachyum Slovakia has voluntarily filed for bankruptcy in Bratislava, putting the long-delayed Prodigy processor and its intellectual property in legal limbo.
Robotics Startup Funding Hits $9.9B in Q3 as Physical AI Race Accelerates
Global robotics venture funding reached $9.9 billion in Q3 2026, up 185% year over year, with China and the U.S. dominating as investors bet on physical AI.
Anthropic S-1 Filing Signals a New Phase for AI Startups
Anthropic S-1 filing marks a pivotal moment for AI startups, signaling a shift toward public markets and greater financial transparency.
Boom-Era Startups Finally Sell, But at Deep Discounts to 2021 Peaks
Uber's $2.3B ezCater deal headlines a wave of acquisitions involving startups that had not raised funding in years, often at valuations far below their 2021 peaks.
Bootstrapping a Billion-Dollar Company in the AI Funding Era
As AI giants absorb most venture capital, Nacho De Marco of BDev Ventures and BairesDev explains how to build a billion-dollar company without VC funding.
AI Dominates Startup Funding as Tenstorrent and Flapping Airplanes Lead $4B Week
Tenstorrent raised $1.5B and Flapping Airplanes secured $1B in a week where AI startups captured most of the largest U.S. funding rounds, alongside biotech and space tech deals.
Anthropic's Delayed IPO Exposes Cracks in the AI Boom
Anthropic's postponed IPO, OpenAI's caution and a $2 trillion chip selloff reveal growing investor unease with AI economics.
Alter Launches Access Control for Multi-User AI Agents
Alter, a Y Combinator S25 startup, launched on Hacker News with a platform that gives teams access control for multi-user AI agents, addressing a critical gap in enterprise AI deployment.
OpenEvidence Hits $15 Billion Valuation as Doctors Flock to AI Search
OpenEvidence, a Miami-based AI search startup, reached a $15 billion valuation as nearly two-thirds of US doctors use its chatbot for clinical decisions.
Cybersecurity Funding Hits $6.8B as AI Identity Security Dominates Q3
Global cybersecurity startups raised $6.8 billion in Q3 2026, up 50% from the prior quarter, driven by larger AI-focused rounds rather than more deals.
Skyroot Aerospace Lands First US Customer as FAA Weighs More Starbase Traffic
India's Skyroot Aerospace signs California startup Reflect Orbital for two Vikram launches, while the FAA reviews expanded flight rates at SpaceX's Starbase.
Chariot Claims Lands $10M to Scale Mass Arbitration for Hidden Fees
Chariot Claims raised $10M in Series A funding led by Silverton Partners to help consumers fight hidden fees and hard-to-cancel subscriptions through mass arbitration.
Forward Deployed Engineers Expose the Cracks in Enterprise AI's ARR Story
Enterprise AI firms are raising huge rounds to fund armies of forward deployed engineers, turning software promises into labor-intensive deployments that strain margins.
AI Infrastructure Dominates Startup Funding as Modal Labs Lands $750M
Modal Labs raised $750 million in a Series D round, leading a week of scaled-back venture spending that still saw nine other U.S. startups secure nine-figure deals.
Why Emerging Markets Are the Real Super App Frontier
Moniepoint's rise in Nigeria shows how financial crises and weak incumbents create fertile ground for super apps in emerging markets, not the U.S.
Why Compliance Startups Can't Rely on a Minimum Viable Product
Daniel Kjellén, CEO of Freda and founder of Tink, argues that compliance is too complex for a minimum viable product, requiring a full build from day one.
North American Startup Funding Dips as AI Megarounds Pause
North American startup funding fell 35% in Q3, driven by a lack of new OpenAI and Anthropic rounds. AI still captured two-thirds of total investment, with Databricks leading.
Healthleap Secures $38M to Expand AI Patient Monitoring Platform
Healthleap raised $38M in seed and Series A funding for its AI that flags hospital patients needing closer monitoring. Backers include Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital, and Hummingbird Ventures.
Bloom Raises $3.6M to Match U.S. Manufacturers With Drone and Robotics Startups
Detroit startup Bloom raised $3.6M to build a platform connecting drone and robotics companies with American manufacturers. The funding aims to simplify domestic supply chains for hardware startups.