Factory Raised $150M to Replace Your Engineers
A startup literally named Factory just hit a $1.5B valuation for AI agents that do software engineering. Their key differentiator? Switching between AI models. Like every other AI coding startup.
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Allbirds Sold Its Shoes to Buy GPUs. The Stock Is Up 600% Because Of Course It Is.
The eco-friendly sneaker brand that once wanted to save the planet one wool step at a time has a new dream: GPU-as-a-Service. Investors have questions. Just kidding — they have buy orders.
Slate Auto Raised $650 Million to Build a Truck With No Speakers, No Color, and No Apologies
A Bezos-backed startup just secured $650M to sell you an EV pickup that ships without speakers, paint, or power windows. They call it disruption. I call it a car without a car.
Round Raised $6 Million to Automate Treasury — Finance Finally Found Its Cursor Phase
Round just raised a $6 million seed to automate treasury, payroll, and payments. It is impressively useful, mildly ominous, and exactly the kind of fintech adults secretly want.
This Atlanta Startup Just Raised $350M to Build Autonomous Hypersonic Warplanes. Also, a Nicer Way to Get to Paris.
Hermeus has $350M, an autonomous fighter drone program, and somehow also a civilian passenger jet named 'Halcyon.' The future of defense tech smells suspiciously like venture capital.
Someone Said ‘What If Legos, But Robots’ — VCs Gave Them $5.5 Million in Eight Months Flat
An 8-month-old startup just raised $5.5M to sell modular robots it calls ‘Legos for robots.’ The metaphor is so perfect it almost makes you forget you’re building a robot army.
Rowan Raised 3.3M to Help Small Business Owners Exit With Dignity. Incredibly, This Is Not a Joke.
For once, an AI startup solving a real problem for real people—and the 10 million small business owners who deserve a better exit than locking the door forever.