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How Whatnot’s founders turned 100 investor rejections into an $20 billion live-shopping rocket ship
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (406+ words) Whatnot’s cofounders had trouble impressing investors before building the live-shopping app....
Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms taps former Uber finance chief as CFO
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (20+ words) Kalanick continues to get the band back together, after acquiring Anthony Levandowski's autonomy startup, and even soliciting investment from Uber....
Lightspeed is building its edge on followers, not just funds
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (66+ words) Venture firms are turning to creators to build trust with the next generation of founders before a check is ever written. It’s a trend that’s been building with a16z’s acquisition of Erik Torenberg’s Turpentine podcast and OpenAI’s acquisition of TBPN....
Former Tesla Board Member Says xAI Can 'Break In With the Big Boys' Anthropic, OpenAI and Google— but There’s a Catch
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (320+ words) Former Tesla Inc. board member Steve Westly said Elon Musk's xAI could challenge Anthropic, OpenAI and Alphabet Inc.'s Google, but warned that entering artificial intelligence's top tier will demand heavy spending and execution. "Can xAI really break in with…...
Qatar's Ooredoo leads $800 million investment in AI platform Zankore
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (250+ words) Aug 6 (Reuters) - Qatari telecommunications services provider Ooredoo is expanding its AI computing ambitions through an investment in Zankore, a dedicated AI compute and neocloud platform being developed with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Nokia and Nvidia, it said on Thursday. • As founding…...
Boyd Street Capital Launches HealthTech Platform Fund II, a $100 Million Target Growth Fund Focused on Advancing the Future of Healthcare
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (217+ words) NORMAN, Okla., Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Boyd Street Capital today announced the launch of HealthTech Platform Fund II, a $100 million target growth capital fund dedicated to investing in growth-stage healthcare technology companies developing innovative solutions across artificial intelligence, digital health, medical devices,…...
Mobility firm Moove raises $250m in Series C round
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (19+ words) The round, which values the company at $2.1bn, was co-led by Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth fund, and Ion Pacific....
LuminArx Capital Management and Bridge Announce Partnership to Provide $500 Million in Financing for Suppliers of America's Largest Retailers
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (463+ words) NEW YORK, August 05, 2026--LuminArx Capital Management ("LuminArx"), a global alternative investment manager, and Bridge ("Bridge"), an AI-powered lending platform, today announced the launch of a partnership to provide $500 million in financing to CPG brands and retail suppliers fulfilling orders for…...
Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire leads $1B round for nuclear startup Valar Atomics
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (19+ words) Valar Atomics raised $1 billion at a $6 billion valuation after signing a development deal with Nvidia in June....
DoorDash CEO Tony Xu once thought his $87 billion company would only make $100 million. He tells founders to be ‘greedy’ and dream bigger
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (30+ words) “It’s very hard as an entrepreneur when you’re working out of your apartment, to know what that size could be one day,” DoorDash cofounder Tony Xu said....