Nearly 20 U.S. AI startups raise mega-rounds early in 2026
Nearly 20 U.S.-based AI startups have secured mega-rounds of $100 million or more in early 2026, continuing last year's massive investment trend.
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804 storiesSpendRule raises $2M to automate hospital spending audits
SpendRule emerged from stealth with $2 million in funding to help healthcare systems use AI to track and manage spending on services that lack barcodes.
Dentio raises $2.3M from a16z to automate dental administration
Swedish AI dental startup Dentio raised $2.3 million in a pre-seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz, highlighting the VC firm's active search for European deal flow.
Terra Industries raises $22M to expand defense tech to Saudi Arabia
Terra Industries raised $22 million in an extension round to scale its autonomous defense systems, bringing its total funding to $34 million.
New documents reveal Epstein’s ties to EV startup pitches
New documents reveal businessman David Stern pitched investments in EV startups like Canoo and Lucid Motors to Jeffrey Epstein, though Epstein never invested in the companies.
How to get into a16z’s competitive Speedrun accelerator
Andreessen Horowitz’s Speedrun accelerator, which accepts less than 1% of applicants, offers up to $1 million in funding and operational support for early-stage startups.
Cherryrock Capital closes debut fund to back overlooked founders
Stacy Brown-Philpot’s Cherryrock Capital has closed its debut fund and is targeting 12 to 15 investments in underinvested founders at the Series A and B stages.
India approves $1.1 billion state-backed venture capital program
India has approved a $1.1 billion state-backed venture capital program to finance deep tech and manufacturing startups, aiming to bolster the ecosystem amid declining private investment.
Didero raises $30M to automate manufacturing procurement
Didero raised $30 million in Series A funding to deploy an agentic AI platform that automates complex, global manufacturing procurement workflows.
Anthropic raises $30 billion in Series G funding
Anthropic has raised $30 billion in a Series G round, pushing the AI startup’s valuation to $380 billion as it competes with OpenAI for market dominance.
Apple acquires rights to 'Severance' for just under $70 million
Apple has acquired the rights to its hit show "Severance" from Fifth Season in a deal worth just under $70 million to secure future production.
Ever raises $31M to modernize EV retail with AI
Ever, an AI-native, full-stack electric vehicle retailer, raised $31 million in a Series A round led by Eclipse to streamline the car-buying process.
Modal Labs valuation could double amid AI infrastructure boom
Modal Labs is reportedly in talks to raise funding at about a $2.5 billion valuation, though the company says it is not actively fundraising.
Ancora Holdings opposes Netflix’s $82.7 billion bid for WBD
Ancora Holdings has purchased a $200 million stake in Warner Bros. Discovery and is actively opposing the company’s $82.7 billion acquisition by Netflix.
Inertia Enterprises raises $450 million for fusion power plant
Inertia Enterprises raised $450 million to build a laser-based fusion power plant, which the startup hopes will serve as the foundation for grid-scale energy by 2030.
Monaco launches AI sales platform with $35 million in funding
Monaco, an AI sales startup co-founded by former VC Sam Blond, has raised $35 million to launch its platform featuring a human-in-the-loop approach.
Integrate raises $17M to modernize defense project management
Integrate raised $17 million in a Series A round led by FPV Ventures to scale its secure project management platform for government and defense contractors.
Complyance secures $20M Series A to expand AI-native GRC agents
Complyance raised $20 million in Series A funding led by GV to scale its AI-native platform for automating governance, risk, and compliance tasks for enterprise clients.
Meridian raises $17 million to build agentic financial tools
Meridian raised $17 million in seed funding at a $100 million valuation to build an integrated development environment (IDE) workspace for autonomous AI financial modeling.
Veritas secures $1.75M pre-seed to combat luxury counterfeits
Veritas raised $1.75 million in pre-seed funding to deploy a custom, "hack-proof" NFC chip designed to help luxury brands combat more than $30 billion in annual counterfeit losses.