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Fresh funding rounds, founder journeys, and AI breakthroughs — pulled from the sources that move markets.

Aug 12, 2026

OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise

Thrive Holdings has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation from investors like SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital.

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Aug 11, 2026

Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last

The U.S. VC firm still has more than 55% of its previous $650 million India fund available for deployment.

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Aug 11, 2026

What’s Scaleup Europe, the $5.7B fund that just backed satellite company ICEYE?

Scaleup Europe, a public-private fund with a $5.7 billion target, made its first investment by backing Finnish satellite company ICEYE.

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Aug 9, 2026

This former notorious red-light district is now one of the world’s top AI hubs

More than 20 years ago, King's Cross was one of the seediest area's in London. Now it's sprouting something new.

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Aug 5, 2026

Moove raises $250M to become the backbone of the robotaxi industry

Moove is scaling up the autonomous vehicle fleet management side of its business and plans to someday own, not just manage, Waymo robotaxis.

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Aug 5, 2026

How Lightspeed found its newest hire … via Instagram DM

Lightspeed partners Josh Machiz and Claire Zau stopped by the Equity studio to talk about the strategies behind their growing social media presence and their podcast, Lightwork.

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Aug 5, 2026

Lightspeed is building its edge on followers, not just funds

Venture firms are turning to creators to build trust with the next generation of founders before a check is ever written. It’s a trend that’s been building with a16z’s acquisition of Erik Torenberg’s Turpentine podcast a

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Aug 5, 2026

Why Lightspeed is going all-in on creator-led venture capital

Venture firms are turning to creators to build trust with the next generation of founders before a check is ever written. It’s a trend that’s been building with a16z’s acquisition of Erik Torenberg’s Turpentine podcast a

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Aug 5, 2026

Robinhood to list a fund that lets anyone back Y Combinator startups

Robinhood's latest financial instrument intends to let any retail investor feel like they, too, can make money by backing Y Combinator startups.

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Aug 5, 2026

AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative?

WindBorne Systems has raised a $37 million Series B round to scale its weather balloons and AI forecasts.

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Aug 4, 2026

Host a Side Event during TechCrunch Founder Summit Week in Boston

Want to tap into the energy of 1,100+ startup founders, investors, and tech leaders descending on Boston for the Founder Summit 2026 on June 9? Host your own Side Event during “Founder Summit Week,” happening June 4-10!

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Aug 3, 2026

A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem

June emerged from stealth today with a $20 million pre-seed round to make AI adoption simpler.

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