In early-stage companies, time often becomes the most constrained resource. Founders and engineering teams must move quickly to build products, reach customers, and refine their offerings. Yet a significant portion of that time can be spent on infrastr…
The AI boom has created a two-speed startup economy. Companies building on generative AI are raising at historically unprecedented valuations, while startups that last raised capital before ChatGPT launched in November 2022 are watching their worth col…
Parloa, the Berlin-founded AI agent management platform, has announced a wave of strategic partnerships with SAP, Microsoft, OpenAI, Five9, and Epic as it deploys the $350 million it raised in its January 2026 Series D round. The company, which builds …
The year-old Dutch startup is folding in a seven-year-old performance-marketing platform, betting that customers want AI, automation and human specialists in one place. Most startups spend their first year trying to survive. Aizy has spent its first ye…
The London-and-San-Francisco startup, formerly Orbital Materials, has closed $50M led by Plural for PFAS-free cooling fluid and modular high-density compute infrastructure. Orbital Industries, the London-and-San-Francisco AI-materials startup formerly …
A new report on the French tech ecosystem by Alexandre Dewez, a partner at venture firm 20VC, paints a picture of a startup scene that is growing more dependent on a handful of AI companies while the rest of the market stalls. French startups raised €6…
Cognition AI has raised more than $1 billion in new funding at a $26 billion valuation, more than doubling its worth since a September round that valued the company at $10.2 billion. The round was co-led by Lux Capital, General Catalyst, and 8VC, with …
Stord, a logistics technology company that helps retailers manage inventory, checkout, and fulfillment, has raised $250 million in a Series F round that values the company at $3 billion. The round was led by Strike Capital with participation from Found…
SPARQ, a UAE-based startup building what it calls an AI-native game engine, has opened an $8.5m seed round with early participation from the a16z Scout Fund, the vehicle Andreessen Horowitz uses to back early-stage deals through external scouts. The ch…
The Helsinki startup, founded by Aiven’s Hannu Valtonen and Nosto’s Juha Valvanne, is betting that AI-generated code will overwhelm existing build pipelines. Helsinki startup Avrea emerged from stealth on Tuesday with $4.7m in pre-seed funding led by E…