Katie Haun announced on Monday that $1 billion has been raised across new funds to continue the firm’s thesis of backing crypto and blockchain startups.
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The ad comes from Artisan, the AI startup behind billboards urging businesses to “stop hiring humans.”
It is not that European startups never get attention — Lovable and Mistral AI are proof of that. But there are many more that insiders are tracking.
Subscription billing fintech Skio sold to its competitor Recharge in what was a healthy exit, according to its founder and former CEO.
The two wildly fast-growing rivals have raised massive sums, pushed into each other’s home turf and now have dueling ad campaigns.
BioticsAI CEO Robhy Bustami joined Isabelle Johannessen on Build Mode to discuss how the company has navigated a highly regulated space and kept the team motivated while cutting through all the red tape.
VC firm 137 Ventures has raised over $700 million to back growth-stage startups. Its portfolio includes SpaceX, Anduril, Hadrian.
The AI agent-tool startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has raised $100 million, led by Sequoia, months after raising a previous $100 million.