OpenAI’s latest shakeup comes as the company reportedly plans to combine ChatGPT and its programming product Codex.
Meridian Ventures, the venture firm founded by Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney, announced on Friday the raise of a $35 million second fund to back pre-seed and seed-stage companies founded by those who have deferred MBAs.
Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16z’s scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers.
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Legal tech startups, including Clio, which just hit $500 million in ARR, are seeing massive customer adoption.
After achieving $2.2 billion in revenue in 2025, the defense tech startup has raised another massive round, led by Thrive and a16z, it says.
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Early-stage venture firm A* Capital just took the wraps off its $450 million Fund III.
Robinhood files confidentially for its second venture fund, this time targeting growth as well as early-stage startups.