Founders Fund hires former OpenAI policy exec Ryan Beiermeister
Ryan Beiermeister, who spent about two years as OpenAI's VP of Product Policy before her departure in February, has joined Founders Fund as a partner.
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670 storiesUber agrees to acquire Delivery Hero for $14.8B
Uber agreed to a $14.8 billion all-stock acquisition of Delivery Hero, pushing its delivery business into nearly 100 markets across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia.
Travel agency Fora raises $60M, hits $1 billion valuation
Fora, a platform connecting independent travel agents with clients, raised a $60 million Series D led by Forerunner and Tactile Ventures, valuing the company at $1 billion.
Ex-DeepMind researcher raises $55M seed at $300M valuation
Andrew Dai, a former Google DeepMind researcher, raised a $55 million seed round for his startup Elorian at a $300 million valuation just months after leaving Google.
Sheryl Sandberg leads $10M round for Self Inspection
Self Inspection raised $10 million in a funding round led by Sheryl Sandberg to expand its AI-powered vehicle inspection platform.
Lululemon backs Syntetica in $30M round for nylon recycling
French startup Syntetica raised $30 million in Series A funding, backed by Lululemon, to scale its technology for recycling mixed nylon textiles.
Greylock caps its new fund at $1.5 billion to stay early-stage
Silicon Valley's Greylock Ventures has raised a $1.5 billion 18th fund, intentionally capping its size to maintain its high-support, early-stage investment model.
Neko Health raises $700M as it prepares for US expansion
Preventative health startup Neko Health has raised a $700 million Series C round to fund its expansion into the US.
Whatnot acquires Shaped to power real-time shopping recommendations
Livestream marketplace Whatnot has acquired machine learning startup Shaped, a move expected to push its product recommendations closer to real time.
Voice AI startup Rime raises $24 million Series A
San Francisco-based voice AI startup Rime raised $24 million in a Series A round, aiming to reduce enterprise customization by training models on data it records itself.
Emergent raises $130M at $1.5B valuation for AI coding
Indian AI coding startup Emergent has raised $130 million in a Series C round, reaching a $1.5 billion valuation just six months after its Series B.
Oak raises $60 million to fix identity security in the AI era
Israeli cybersecurity startup Oak has emerged from stealth with $60 million in seed funding to address identity access management vulnerabilities that AI is expected to make easier to exploit.
Senra raises $65 million to modernize aerospace wire harnesses
Aerospace startup Senra raised $65 million to modernize the manual, Cold War-era process of manufacturing wire harnesses using proprietary software and automation.
OpenAI researcher Miles Wang plans AI drug discovery startup
OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is reportedly in talks to raise about $200 million at a $2 billion valuation for a new AI drug discovery startup.
PixVerse raises $439M as valuation passes $2B
Singapore-based video startup PixVerse has raised $439 million in a Series C extension, pushing its valuation past $2 billion.
Nous Research is finalizing at least $75 million in funding
Open-source AI startup Nous Research is finalizing a funding round of at least $75 million at a $1.5 billion valuation.
Reed Jobs's Yosemite pushes into AI-driven cancer drug discovery
Reed Jobs's oncology-focused venture firm Yosemite has closed the first tranche of a second fund targeting $350 million, as its founder says AI is accelerating both drug discovery and clinical-trial design faster than he expected.
Lyzr let its own AI agent run its $100M funding round
Lyzr, a Jersey City AI-agent startup, had its own AI system, SivaClaw, field investor questions and help raise a $100 million Series B round.
Charles Hudson on the fundraising mistakes founders keep making
Precursor Ventures' Charles Hudson outlines common fundraising mistakes founders make, from chasing high valuations to misunderstanding what venture capital actually requires.
Mercor in talks for $20B valuation, sources say
AI training startup Mercor is reportedly in talks to raise a new round at a $20 billion valuation, up from its $10 billion valuation in October, Bloomberg sources say.