Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350M at a $2.5B valuation

The startup is only a year old but it has already generated a massive amount of hype (and money) while also spurring privacy concerns.

How AI accounting startup Rillet raised $100M and became a unicorn in 48 hours

Rillet CEO Nicolas Kopp shared growth numbers at a board meeting and set off a fundraising frenzy from Iconiq, Sequoia and others. Without even trying.

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies. 

Iran just raised the price of Trump's waiting game

As President Trump shifts toward a strategy of economic pressure, Iran has appointed IRGC founder Mohsen Rezaei as the new secretary of the Supreme National Security Council following a period…

Threat raised to ‘new level’ as drone with explosive found in cargo area at German airport

An explosive-bearing drone found at an airport in eastern Germany is intensifying concerns about Russia’s suspected hybrid war against Europe.

Insurance startup Corgi reportedly raised more money at $4B — its third round in eight weeks

Corgi had announced a B1 round of $106 million at a $2.6 billion valuation at the end of May.

How a former DeepMind researcher raised at a $300M pre-seed valuation before launching a product

Drawing on more than a decade spent helping build some of the world’s most influential AI systems, including research that later informed the development of ChatGPT, Andrew Dai explains why…

A SpaceX vet raised $65M to pull wire harnesses out of the Cold War era

Someone has to bundle all the wires that go into rockets, missiles, and satellites.

The founder of Hinge raised $18M to build a new AI dating service, Overtone

Overtone describes itself as “a voice- and audio-forward service, enabled by AI, that provides highly curated introductions.”

Sources: FBI fires 2 analysts who raised concerns about Georgia 2020 election probe

The two analysts expressed concerns that the 2020 election investigation in Fulton County, Georgia, was thin on evidence, sources said.