Startup funding announcements are getting the TikTok treatment, thanks to Gen Z founders
Twitter threads are so 2021. Now, tech startup founders are dropping hype videos to promote their venture rounds.
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A former DreamWorks president just raised $11.6M to build franchises using AI
Ex-DreamWorks exec Chris deFaria explained how he plans to use AI to help nurture social media-born franchises with venture backing.
Viral AI 'cheating' startup Cluely lands $15 million led by Andreessen Horowitz
Viral AI startup Cluely just nabbed $15 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Find out why a16z invested and what Cluely's next plans are.
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I'm a VC founder. Here's a day in my life, from coffee and emails at 4 a.m. to taking a Waymo to dance class at noon
Baukunst founder and single mom Kate McAndrew said her "deep work" takes place between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m., when she's most creative.
TCV cofounder Jay Hoag slams VCs' AI herd mentality: 'like 7-year-olds playing soccer'
The veteran venture capitalist likened the AI herd mentality to "7-year-olds playing soccer."
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Fast-growing Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable is set to raise funding from Accel at a $1.5 billion valuation
Accel is set to lead a new funding round in Swedish "vibe coding" startup Lovable at a valuation of at least $1.5 billion, according to sources.
Fears of a bubble in legal tech AI are growing
Zach Abramowitz, a tech consultant to law firms and legal departments, says legal tech's surging revenue may be a sign of an impending bubble.
This startup raised $24M to help Hollywood use AI to save time and money. Read its pitch deck.
Moments Lab laid out how it's using AI to help Hollywood giants and other media companies make videos.
VC's new favorite guessing game: Who is Arfur Rock, the 'Gossip Girl of Silicon Valley?'
VCs in Silicon Valley have been speculating about who is behind an anonymous X account that publishes insider info about startups and VC firms.
Mark Zuckerberg and Palmer Luckey end their beef and partner to build extended reality tech for the US military
The Meta-Anduril alliance is set to build next-gen military wearables, reflecting Big Tech's growing role in defense tech.
I spoke with the CFOs of Vercel, Mercury, and Cribl about doing business in uncertain times
BI sat down this week with the CFOs of Mercury, Vercel, and Cribl, who shared how they are faring amid market uncertainty and IPO jitters.
Legaltech startups have raised over $1 billion this year. Here are 10 companies to watch.
From contract drafting to litigation outcome prediction tools, legaltech
is having a moment and raking in cash.
Jeffrey Katzenberg spent 45 years making movies. He says he's taken one key skill from Hollywood into investing.
The WndrCo investor made it big as the CEO of DreamWorks but struggled with his last flashy venture, short-form video streamer Quibi.
Hinge Health just broke open the digital health IPO market. Here's who's getting rich.
The stakes of Hinge Health's investors and executives are now worth millions after the company debuted on the stock market.
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Check out the exclusive 18-slide pitch deck an ex-Uber leader used to raise $10 million to build AI for home healthcare tech
Axle Health just grabbed a $10 million Series A led by F-Prime Capital for its AI that streamlines hospital-at-home care, Business Insider learned.
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The offers flooded in for red-hot legal tech startup Legora's new $80 million funding round
AI is coming for lawyers. Here's why VCs like General Catalyst and Iconiq are betting on Legora to lead the way.
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Check out the 14-slide pitch deck agentic AI startup Sweep used to raise $22.5 million from Insight Partners
Sweep's agentic AI platform automates operations on Salesforce and Hubspot.
Meet the Yale student and hacker moonlighting as a cybersecurity watchdog
Yale student Alex Schapiro moonlights as an ethical hacker, uncovering security flaws in tech startups to protect sensitive data and launch bug bounty programs.
Leaders in AI need to reinvent themselves every year, says Cisco's former CEO
Refreshing a company's strategy every two to three years is no longer sufficient, said John Chambers, who is now investing in tech startups.
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The inside story of how Silicon Valley's hottest AI coding startup almost died
StackBlitz only had a few months to live. It narrowly avoided collapse with a new AI service called Bolt that's revolutionizing software development.