Ryan Breslow seeks up to $27M pay-to-play bridge round to save Bolt
Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow is raising a bridge round of up to $27 million in what may be the startup's last shot at survival.
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801 storiesVijay Pande leaves a16z to make fewer, bigger biotech bets
Vijay Pande, who grew a16z's biotech practice to nearly $4 billion, has left to co-found VZVC, a firm making about five concentrated bets a year instead of dozens.
How Sweden built one of Europe's hottest startup ecosystems
Sweden's startup ecosystem is on pace to raise at least $5 billion this year, with Cherry Ventures partner Sophia Bendz crediting a cultural shift toward founder prestige.
Andreessen Horowitz launches $1.1B fund for AI's physical infrastructure
Andreessen Horowitz has launched a new "Machine Age" fund with $1.1 billion raised, aimed at the hardware and physical infrastructure that powers AI.
Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space for its electric motorcycle
Belgian startup Any has secured more than 600 reservations for its modular electric motorcycle, the LUV1, and is seeking some €10 million in a Series A round.
Fashion startup Atorie raises $9.5M to sell 'dupe'-adjacent luxury goods
Atorie, an AI-powered fashion startup that connects luxury manufacturers directly with consumers, raised a $9.5 million seed round to expand its factory network and AI tools.
Ex-PG&E engineer raises $26M to map what's buried underground
CivilGrid, a startup founded by a former PG&E engineer to map underground utility infrastructure, raised a $26 million Series A led by Spark Capital.
Nvidia nears $12.9B deal to buy Hugging Face
Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reported, though Business Insider says the deal isn't yet signed and could still fall apart.
Instinct raises $350M at $2.5B valuation as privacy concerns mount
Instinct, a personal-AI-agent startup founded only last year, has raised $250 million in a Series B round that values the company at $2.5 billion.
Capital F closes $17M debut fund for the 'female economy'
Capital F, an all-female-led VC firm, closed a $17 million debut fund to back women's health, digital commerce, and AI startups.
Runable raises $21M to push AI agents from building to growing businesses
Indian startup Runable raised a $21 million Series A at a $65 million post-money valuation to expand its AI agent from building websites and apps into finding customers and running marketing for small businesses.
Ventures Platform raises $84M oversubscribed second Africa fund
Pan-African venture firm Ventures Platform raised an oversubscribed $84 million second fund, expanding beyond Nigeria with checks of up to $3 million across a wider set of African markets.
India's Ringg raises $10M from Peak XV to push voice AI past calls
Voice AI startup Ringg, which processes 20 million call attempts a month, raised $10 million from Peak XV Partners, bringing its Series A total to $15.5 million.
Stability AI raises $76M Series B from music and gaming giants
Stability AI, maker of Stable Diffusion, raised $76 million in Series B funding from music and gaming giants, bringing its total funding to $232 million.
Gamma acquires Accel-backed design startup Lica to build a research lab
Presentation startup Gamma has acquired Accel-backed design startup Lica, whose co-founders will lead a new design-research division inside Gamma.
Keenable raises $26M to build a web search index for AI agents
Keenable, a web-search infrastructure startup for AI agents co-founded by ex-Yandex search lead Andrey Styskin, has raised $26 million in seed funding led by Accel.
FGV Capital merges venture and advisory arms, raises $35M Fund II
FGV Capital, the rebranded Fiat Ventures, is combining its venture and advisory businesses and has raised a $35 million second fund.
India's Airbound raises $37M to challenge trucking with delivery drones
Indian drone startup Airbound raised a $37 million Series A to build vertical-takeoff delivery drones designed to weigh less than their cargo, aiming for cost parity with trucking.
General Intuition in talks to raise at $6B valuation for robotics push
General Intuition, which trains AI agents to navigate space and time using gameplay data, is reportedly in talks to raise funding at a $6 billion pre-money valuation, just weeks after a $320 million round at $2.3 billion.
Hugging Face reportedly in talks to sell for $13B or more
Hugging Face has been approached about a sale at a valuation of $13 billion or more, though no deal has been reached and it's unclear who it has been talking to, Business Insider reports.