Humanoid robotics maker Sunday reaches $1.15B valuation to build household robots

Sunday is on a quest to build a household humanoid robot called Memo that helps with tasks like laundry and clearing the table. The company emerged from stealth late last year and already has 1,000 people on its waitlist.

Gumloop lands $50M from Benchmark to turn every employee into an AI agent builder

As companies race to adopt AI, Benchmark general partner Everett Randle believes the key to success lies in empowering every worker with AI superpowers, and Gumloop’s intuitive agent builder is an example of the kind of tool that will unlock that poten…

Breakout Ventures raises $114M fund to back AI science startups

Breakout Ventures is finding growing success by backing early-stage startups in scientific fields such as biology and chemistry. 

Almost 90 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are

With AI igniting an investor frenzy, more startups are achieving unicorn status every month. 

VC mega-funds are back with General Catalyst, Spark rumored to be raising billions

General Catalyst is said to be raising $10 billion and Spark Capital $3 billion. This after several other firms have also raised mega-funds.

Founders Fund nears $6B close for latest growth fund, sources say

The fresh fundraise comes less than a year after Founders Fund closed its third growth fund, a $4.6 billion vehicle intended primarily for follow-on investments in its successful late-stage companies.

Xprize founder Peter Diamandis launches new contest to manifest a new Star Trek  

The famed author and investor has launched the Future Vision Xprize with sponsors like Google, Marc Benioff, Ben Horowitz, to fund optimistic sci-fi films.

Robinhood’s startup fund stumbles in NYSE debut

The fund currently offers retail investors exposure to eight startups, including Mercor, Ramp, and Stripe, with plans to expand its portfolio.

City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A

City Detect, a company that helps local governments prevent urban decay, is in at least 17 cities so far, including Dallas and Miami.