2 founders raised $3.2 million, then scrapped their original AI startup. Here’s the deck they used to pitch the pivot.
Tyler Maran and Anna Pojawis' startup had paying customers, growing traction, and $3.2 million…
Now Rippling is counter suing tiny startup Runlayer
Runlayer has raised a total of $42 million and was founded by third-time founder…
AI inference startup Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B months after its last mega round
Launched in 2019, Baseten is a startup benefiting from what The Next Wave hailed…
Y Combinator turned a sports arena into AI’s biggest pep rally
The CEOs walked out of the light-up tunnel like they were preparing to wrestle.A…
AI proptech startup EliseAI is in talks to raise a new round of funding at a $3.7 billion valuation
The latest multi-billion dollar AI startup isn't for writing code or generating images.New York-based…
What we’re looking for in Startup Battlefield 2026, and how to apply in time for the May 27 deadline
Every year I read through thousands of Startup Battlefield applications. And every year, I…
AI’s next bottleneck is power. That’s why I left the creator economy to build a data center startup.
Leonhard Soenke cofounded Throne, a creator economy startup, in 2021 to help influencers create…
AI is starting to rewrite the software that made Nvidia untouchable
Nvidia's biggest competitive advantage is no longer as untouchable as it once seemed.For two…
Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M
Japan is pouring billions of dollars into its burgeoning space industry and easing restrictions…
How to apply to Startup Battlefield 2026, what you need ahead of today’s June 8 deadline
Every year I read through thousands of Startup Battlefield applications. And every year, I…
An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100 million fundraise
There's something almost too meta about this one, via Bloomberg. Lyzr, a three-year-old, Jersey…
Former OpenAI executive Kevin Weil has sought a valuation of at least $750 million for his new AI science startup
Kevin Weil, the former chief product officer of OpenAI, has sought a valuation of…
The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China. ASML says it isn’t
Does that have anything to do with why Lutnick is suddenly pressing ASML on…
Thinking Machines Lab cofounder Lilian Weng steps down, citing startup-related stress and illness
A cofounder of Thinking Machines Lab said she's stepping down because of stress and…
I left my $250,000 Meta job to coach startup founders. I work fewer hours, have less stress, and still make a good living.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Shen, the 40-year-old founder…
Startup Battlefield 200 application deadline extended to June 8 after overwhelming demand
Founders, the battlefield is still open, but not for much longer. After overwhelming demand from…
