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Kevin Weil's new role at Stoke Space suggests reusable rockets are the next hot thing in Silicon Valley.

Arkenstone Defense emerged from stealth with $35 million in seed funding led by J2 Ventures to support commercial companies entering federal markets.

The company just raised $7 million in seed funding, and is launching its app for iPhone and Android on Tuesday.

Arkenstone Defense emerged from stealth with $35 million in seed funding led by J2 Ventures to build a federal business back-office platform for defense and dual-use technology companies.

Station F, a Paris-based startup hub founded by French billionaire Xavier Niel, is gearing up for a new edition of its F/ai accelerator program in a bid to strengthen its positioning as a stepping stone for promising AI startups.

Even Realities, an ex-Apple team building camera-free smart glasses, raised $150 million from Meituan and Tencent at a $1 billion valuation.

Bespoke Labs raised $40M across a Series A led by Wing VC and a seed led by 8VC to build reinforcement-learning environments that train reliable AI agents.

Back in February, Uber announced ambitious plans to launch in seven new European markets in 2026 — but now five of those launches are reportedly on hold.

Claret Capital reports Playtomic funding, founding context, and Madrid-based company details.

Overleafs official anniversary interview with founders John Hammersley and John Lees-Miller reviews the company history and 10-year milestone.

Overleafs official launch press release states that Overleaf was founded in 2012 by two mathematicians who built a lightweight collaboration system for research papers.

Posit announced that RStudio is now Posit and states that RStudio was founded in 2009 to create high-quality open-source software for data scientists.

Clado, a Toronto and San Francisco–based AI-powered mass-recruitment startup, has raised $2 million ($2.8 million CAD) in a Seed funding round.

Founded in 2024 by Assem Chammah and Shady Al Shoha, Nexus is an enterprise AI platform that enables organizations to design, deploy, and manage ...

Aspect Software Accelerates Growth with New AI Platform, Expanded Customer Base, and Permanent CEO Appointment.

Founded by Zoey Zhang and Ray Wang, Flick is an AI-native filmmaking platform designed for creators focused on cinematic storytelling, artistic ...

For Paradigm, the technical frontier will stretch beyond its cryptocurrency investment roots. This fund is expected to expand its investment focus to include robotics and AI.

Vermilion Cliffs Ventures announced Wednesday the close of a $25 million Fund II.

Ventureburn covers Arkenstone Defense's $35 million seed round led by J2 Ventures, describing its operating-system platform that consolidates compliance, security, workforce, and accreditation requirements for commercial companies selling to the U.S. government.

AI chip maker SambaNova has raised at an $11 billion valuation months after Intel was rumored to be trying to buy it for about $1.6 billion.

Chemistry Ventures, the VC firm launched by Bessemer, Index Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz alums, is raising $500M for its second fund.

Military.com reports Arkenstone Defense launched from stealth on July 7, 2026 with $35 million in seed funding led by J2 Ventures, pitching a managed government-contracting back office that lets commercial technology companies clear Pentagon procurement and compliance hurdles.

AI law startup Norm has raised a $120 million Series C round led by Khosla Ventures, valuing the startup at $1.2 billion.

Bidbus, which lets dealerships bid on used cars, has raised $15 million in a Series A round that was led by early-stage mobility fund Ibex Investors.

Accel led Agave's $15 million Series A to scale AI infrastructure for the construction industry.

EDX Markets closed a $76 million Series C funding round led by SBI Holdings to expand institutional digital asset trading, clearing and settlement infrastructure.

Canary Media reported that Quaise Energy raised $134 million in a Series B first close to advance its superhot geothermal drilling technology.

Norm Ai raised a $120 million Series C led by Khosla Ventures at a $1.2 billion valuation to expand its legal and compliance AI platform.

Legal technology publication Artificial Lawyer reports that Norm Ai has raised a $120 million Series C led by Khosla Ventures at a $1.2 billion valuation.

Bespoke Labs secured $40 million in funding led by Wing VC and 8VC to build synthetic environments for training reliable AI agents.

Bespoke Labs closed a $40 million financing split between a Series A led by Wing VC and a seed round led by 8VC to develop training environments for dependable AI agents.

Bespoke Labs raised $40M across a Series A and seed round to advance its infrastructure for training AI agents.

Bespoke Labs raised $40M with participation from angels affiliated with Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta, positioning its work on AI-agent training environments against the trend of simply building larger models.

Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people.