Read more The high costs and thin margins threatening AI coding startups August 8, 2025 / 36 / 0 Coding assistant startups are highly unprofitable, says a source familiar with Windsurf financials. Continue reading
Read more Tavily raises $25M to connect AI agents to the web August 6, 2025 / 35 / 0 The one-year-old startup raised a Series A led by Insight Partners. Continue reading
Read more Clay confirms it closed $100M round at $3.1B valuation August 6, 2025 / 53 / 0 The AI sales automation startup raised fresh funds, led by CapitalG, just months after its last round. Continue reading
Read more Venture firm CRV raises $750M, downsizing after returning capital to investors August 2, 2025 / 63 / 0 The 55-year-old VC firm announced its twentieth fund. Continue reading
Read more More details emerge on how Windsurf’s VCs and founders got paid from the Google deal August 1, 2025 / 40 / 0 VCs and founders took much of the $2.4 billion, but money was left for a payout to all employees, sources say. Continue reading
Read more Kleiner Perkins-backed Ambiq pops on IPO debut July 31, 2025 / 62 / 0 The 15-year-old chipmaker saw its shares climb 61% above its IPO price by the close of its first trading day. Continue reading
Read more Anthropic reportedly nears $170B valuation with potential $5B round July 30, 2025 / 68 / 0 The new round is being led by Iconiq Capital, with the possibility of a co-lead investor joining. Continue reading
Read more AI data analyst startup Julius nabs $10M seed round July 29, 2025 / 53 / 0 The seed round for Julius AI was led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Continue reading
Read more VC Victor Lazarte is leaving Benchmark to launch his own firm July 25, 2025 / 36 / 0 Lazarte has only been at Benchmark for two years. He backed startups like Mercor, HeyGen, and Decart AI. Continue reading
Read more Chime backer Lauren Kolodny bets on AI to revolutionize estate processing July 25, 2025 / 76 / 0 Acrew Capital’s Kolodny led a $20 million Series A in Alix, a startup that uses AI to automate estate processing. Continue reading