Startups & Venture Capital News

Funding rounds, unicorns and the venture ecosystem.

• The $510 Billion Half: Venture Capital's AI-Fuelled Record Run — Jul 15, 2026 — Global venture funding hit an all-time high in the first half of 2026, but a handful of frontier AI labs captured most of it, leaving a barbell market...
• OpenAI Secures Historic $122 Billion Investment Round at $852B Valuation — Apr 1, 2026 — OpenAI raises $122 billion in the largest funding round in tech history, reaching an $852 billion valuation with Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank leading...
• Lucid Bots Secures $20M Series B as Drone Network Reaches $75M Revenue — Mar 31, 2026 — Cleaning drone manufacturer Lucid Bots raised $20M Series B funding while its operator network achieved $75M in revenue, bringing total funding to $34...