Mamoon Hamid and Ilya Fushman of Kleiner Perkins: “More than 80%” of pitches now...
Last week, at a StrictlyVC event in San Francisco, we sat down with Mamoon Hamid and Ilya Fushman, two longtime VCs whose paths...
The SEC wants $45 million from bankrupt Lordstown Motors
Bankrupt EV startup Lordstown Motors could be on the hook for $45 million for violating federal securities laws.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed...
Meistrari didn’t see a good solution for prompt engineering, so it’s building one
Artificial intelligence continues to dominate the world of technology, and over in Brazil, the Meistrari team wants to help developers conquer it.
Meistrari offers...
Seedstars Africa Ventures gets $30M backing from EIB Global to invest in early-stage startups
Seedstars Africa Ventures has received a $30 million capital commitment from EIB Global, an arm of the European Investment Bank, which becomes the...
Quora raised $75M from a16z to grow Poe, its AI chat bot platform
Quora is back at it, raising funding for the first time in nearly seven years. The questions and answers website nabbed $75 million...
Alphabet quantum spin-out Sandbox AQ acquires Good Chemistry
Sandbox AQ, the AI and quantum firm spun out of Google parent company Alphabet in 2022, has acquired Good Chemistry, a Vancouver-based quantum...
Kodiak Robotics reveals its best shot at making self-driving trucks a business
Autonomous trucking startup Kodiak Robotics revealed Tuesday at CES 2024 a semi-truck that founder Don Burnette says is the linchpin in its plans...
BofA gives Meta and Google-backed Jio Platforms a $100 billion-plus valuation
Bank of America has pinned a $107 billion valuation tag on Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms, valuing the Indian telecoms and digital conglomerate 64.6%...
After taking credibility hit, Carta announces it is exiting the secondaries business: “We have...
Roughly 72 hours after a prominent startup customer complained that Carta was misusing information with which it was entrusted — scaring many of...
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander suffers propulsion issue, making moon landing unlikely
After a successful launch on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket this morning, Astrobotic Technology said its lunar lander has encountered critical issues...
