Perplexity AI Raises $500M to Take on Google Search
Perplexity AI closes a $500M Series C round, pushing its valuation past $9B as it builds an AI-native search engine to r…
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Sequoia Capital Launches $8B AI-Only Fund
Sequoia Capital unveils an $8 billion fund dedicated exclusively to AI startups, marking the largest AI-focused venture …
Cohere Raises $1.5B to Scale Enterprise AI
Cohere secures $1.5 billion in new funding, boosting its valuation and accelerating its enterprise-focused AI platform s…
AI Startups Now Consume 40% of All VC Funding
Sequoia Capital report reveals AI ventures attract $40B+ in venture capital, reshaping the entire startup investment lan…
SoftBank Pledges $50B for AI Startups Fund
SoftBank announces a massive $50 billion global investment fund dedicated to AI startups, marking one of the largest sin…
Sarvam AI Raises $200M to Build India's Indic Language Models
Indian AI startup Sarvam AI secures $200 million in funding to develop large language models tailored for India's divers…
The AI Product Graveyard Keeps Growing in 2025
Dozens of AI products have been discontinued, absorbed, or quietly shelved since 2023, revealing harsh truths about the …
Mistral AI Raises $1.3B, Now Europe's Top AI Startup
French AI company Mistral AI secures $1.3 billion in new funding, reaching a valuation that makes it Europe's most valua…
Y Combinator W25: 75% of Startups Are AI-First
Y Combinator reveals 3 out of 4 startups in its Winter 2025 batch are AI companies, signaling a historic shift in startu…
Mistral AI Raises $2B in Series C Funding
French AI startup Mistral AI secures $2 billion in Series C funding, reaching a record valuation and challenging US domi…
Zero Revenue, Billions in Valuation: The 'Three Nothings' AI Startups
AI startups with no products, no revenue, and no business model are raising billions based purely on founder pedigree an…
AI Startups Have a Bizarre Office Problem
Despite billion-dollar valuations and massive funding rounds, many AI startups operate from eerily empty offices with sk…