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

May 19, 2026

Stilta raises $10.5M from a16z and YC to help companies rediscover the patents they forgot they had

Stilta is an AI platform designed to automate the research and analytical work behind intellectual property cases — the kind of labor-intensive work that has historically made patent litigation slow and expensive.

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May 19, 2026

Theo Baker spent four years investigating Stanford. Before he leaves, here’s what he found.

"There's a common refrain among [young] people in this world that it's easier to raise money for a startup right now than to get an internship. Which is remarkable, right?"

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May 17, 2026

For Eclipse, the $2.5B Cerebras win is just the start of realizing its physical-world thesis

Investing in the real world was lonely for Lior Susan 10 years ago. Now his firm finds itself at the center of the tech world's action.

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May 16, 2026

Marketing operating system Nectar Social raises $30M Series A led by Menlo

AI-powered marketing platform Nectar Social announced Thursday that it raised a $30 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, which was created alongside Anthropic.

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May 16, 2026

$60B AI chip darling Cerebras almost died early on, burning $8M a month

Cerebras Systems was 2026's biggest tech IPO so far. But years ago, it burned through hundreds of millions working on a chip many believed impossible.

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May 15, 2026

General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z

Compulsive X user Marc Andreessen himself couldn't resist responding, many, many times.

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May 15, 2026

Meridian Ventures launched a $35M fund with a focus on MBA-deferred founders

This new fund will back founders building enterprise technology in the United States. Meridian is agnostic, co-founder Devon Gethers said, noting that the firm has already invested in companies in fintech, logistics, hea

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May 14, 2026

Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn’t take the meeting

Benchmark almost never backs hardware startups. So Eric Vishria dragged his feet 10 years ago before agreeing to hear Cerebras' pitch.

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