Sequoia-incubated Empirik launches with $21M to predict outages before they happen
Before joining Sequoia Capital in 2020 as chief digital and information officer, Avon Puri spent over a decade…
Exclusive: Accounting AI startup Rillet reaches unicorn status with $1 billion valuation. Its founder says he wants to give CFOs back their weekends
Rillet, a two-year-old startup building what it calls the first truly AI-native accounting platform, has raised a $100…
Forget the gala, these Silicon Valley schools run their own venture capital funds
Most American private schools still raise money the old-fashioned way—silent auctions, annual giving, and a yearly gala with…
Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2026 List
For a dozen years, Forbes has partnered with TrueBridge Capital Partners to highlight the companies that are likely…
Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation
Valar Atomics, a startup building small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) — essentially miniaturized, factory-built power plants designed to…
Paul Krugman Compares SpaceX To Trump Crypto Trade, Says Winners May Be Those Who Exit Before The ‘Bottom Inevitably Falls Out’
Comparing SpaceX’s post-IPO surge to the rally in cryptocurrencies following Trump’s 2024 election victory, Krugman said both trades…
Sequoia’s Sean Maguire Compares SpaceX to ‘Nvidia Three Years Ago’ and Plans to Hold Forever
Quick Read NVDA surged 420% from the inflection Maguire maps SpaceX to; RKLB, the closest public launch proxy,…
Paul Graham Throws Cold Water on the Stockholm-Is-the-Next-Silicon Valley Idea
Stockholm has become one of Europe’s hottest startup hubs, producing fast-growing AI companies like Lovable, Legora, and Sana…
DeepMind’s David Silver just raised $1.1B to build an AI that learns without human data
Ineffable Intelligence, a British AI lab founded a mere few months ago by former DeepMind researcher David Silver,…
This Sequoia partner thinks AI-enabled services are the new software. Here’s why
Hello and welcome to Eye on AI. In this edition…Are services the new software?…Anthropic’s Mythos has financial regulators…
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey breaks down his thought process when he laid off 40% of his Block staff because of AI
While some tech leaders shy away from admitting their job cuts are related to AI, Block CEO Jack…
Peak XV raises $1.3B, doubles down on AI as global VC rivalry in India heats up
Peak XV announced on Friday that it has raised $1.3 billion across new India and Asia-focused funds. The…