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Lily Mae Lazarus
Lily Mae Lazarus is a reporter on the News and Term Sheet team where she covers the what's front of mind for investors and dealmakers and the nexus of business, politics, and culture. Lily was previously a fellow on the News team and also the Leadership team where she covered the deeper stories behind business headlines and the next generation of the C-suite. Before joining Fortune, she worked as a reporter at the Daily Beast and the Santa Barbara Independent. Lily is an alumna of Tulane University and holds a master’s in journalism from New York University.
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Christina Qi left behind a hedge fund trading $7 billion a day for a farm in Utah. Her new startup just raised $97 million to rival Bloomberg
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Innovation
Exclusive: Fi is bringing Starlink satellite technology to dog collars
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The $1.2 billion startup that wants to become Amazon Prime for savings
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David Senra, your favorite billionaire’s favorite podcaster, has turned down every acquisition offer. Here’s why
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How David Senra built the podcast the world’s most powerful CEOs can’t stop listening to
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Startups & Venture
Why BlackRock, Nvidia, and Temasek are betting billions on quantum computing
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 29, 2026
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Exclusive: A former Apple engineer thinks AI infrastructure is built for the wrong future. Investors just gave him $80 million to fix it
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AI
Exclusive: Vinod Khosla wanted ‘every available dollar’ of Runlayer’s funding round. It just raised $30 million to govern the agent workforce
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Exclusive: A founder who went from pressure washing to Wharton just raised $40 million to put AI to work for plumbers, electricians, and HVAC crews
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Exclusive: The AI company powering public safety operations for the 2026 World Cup just raised $250 million
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 22, 2026
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Exclusive: Upscale AI wants to be the next Cisco—and it just raised another $190 million
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 22, 2026
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Exclusive: A 21-year-old Stanford grad just raised $11 million to put a hormone lab on your wrist
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