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Exclusive: Eigen raises a seed round from Benchmark to build the world’s first ‘mutual friend’

The company’s 22-year-old founder left high school at 17, and is now tackling the loneliness epidemic.

By Lily Mae LazarusApril 16, 2026

Canva debuts a new suite of agentic tools, as the design app quietly becomes one of the world’s most used AI services

Canva debuts a new suite of agentic tools, as the design app quietly becomes one of the world’s most used AI services

By Nicholas GordonApril 16, 2026

Exclusive: Top crypto VCs like Paradigm and a16z see portfolio values shrink amid market downturn and distributions to investors

Exclusive: Top crypto VCs like Paradigm and a16z see portfolio values shrink amid market downturn and distributions to investors

By Ben WeissApril 16, 2026

Huntress CEO Kyle Hanslovan

This CEO pirated video games as a teen and became a hacker for the Air Force. Now he’s built a $3 billion cyber firm

By Preston ForeApril 16, 2026

Pause AI and Stop AI: Meet the anti-AI groups facing questions after the attack on Sam Altman

Pause AI and Stop AI: Meet the anti-AI groups facing questions after the attack on Sam Altman

By Sharon GoldmanApril 15, 2026

A sign hangs on the front door of a shuttered Allbirds store on April 02, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.

Allbirds ditches sneaker business to pivot to AI compute, stock surges over 700%

By Eva RoytburgApril 15, 2026

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What Lena Dunham’s memoir tells us about TV’s double standard

Newsletters What Lena Dunham’s memoir tells us about TV’s double standard

By Ellie AustinApril 16, 2026

MacKenzie Scott is bypassing the Ivy League and rewriting the $79 billion higher ed playbook by giving to HBCUs and community colleges

Politics MacKenzie Scott is bypassing the Ivy League and rewriting the $79 billion higher ed playbook by giving to HBCUs and community colleges

By Sydney LakeApril 16, 2026

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AI Gen Z turning its back on AI isn’t irrational — it’s a verdict on everyone who failed them

By Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026

Ivan Espinosa, chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co

Success The CEO of Nissan manages his stress by playing the drums in his band and hitting tennis on the weekends

By Emma BurleighApril 16, 2026

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Real Estate New York governor’s take on a millionaires tax: fancy pied-à-terre second apartments worth over $5 million

By Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated PressApril 16, 2026

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Politics Pope Leo XIV: A ‘handful of tyrants’ are ravaging earth with war and exploitation

By Nicole Winfield, Nalova Akua and The Associated PressApril 16, 2026

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Politics Trump has no plan to cut the $39 trillion national debt, but he does want to cut child care. His budget director is scrambling to clarify

By Nick LichtenbergApril 16, 2026

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Energy Europe has (maybe) 6 weeks of jet fuel left, IEA chief says. It reminds him of the ’80s band Dire Straits

By John Leicester and The Associated PressApril 16, 2026

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Roelof Botha interview: Sequoia’s managing partner on VC market optimism, embracing vulnerability, and the truth about unicorn exits

Tech Roelof Botha interview: Sequoia’s managing partner on VC market optimism, embracing vulnerability, and the truth about unicorn exits

By Allie GarfinkleMarch 5, 2025

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Newsletters Sequoia’s Roelof Botha on the current dealmaking climate, VC firm proliferation, and sneaker style

By Allie GarfinkleMarch 5, 2025

CuspAI cofounders Max Welling (left) and Chad Edwards.

Tech Startup aiming to build AI models for chemistry adds two AI ‘godfathers’ to advisory panel as it grabs top research talent from Google

By Jeremy KahnMarch 5, 2025

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Newsletters Vesta, mortgage infrastructure startup, reports growth at high-pressure time in housing

By Allie GarfinkleMarch 4, 2025

Millennial CEO of Kraft Heinz’s most recent acquisition has mostly ditched AI note-taking tools in favor of an old-fashioned pink notebook—here’s why

Success Millennial CEO of Kraft Heinz’s most recent acquisition has mostly ditched AI note-taking tools in favor of an old-fashioned pink notebook—here’s why

By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 4, 2025

AI startup CoreWeave files for 2025’s first big tech IPO—and reveals it gets more than half its $1.9 billion in revenue from a single customer

Tech AI startup CoreWeave files for 2025’s first big tech IPO—and reveals it gets more than half its $1.9 billion in revenue from a single customer

By Allie GarfinkleMarch 3, 2025

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Newsletters Exclusive: MongoDB cofounder Eliot Horowitz raises $30 million Series C for hardware automation platform Viam

By Leo SchwartzMarch 3, 2025

The Upfront Summit, less than two months after the fires, draws tech’s elite to Los Angeles

Newsletters The Upfront Summit, less than two months after the fires, draws tech’s elite to Los Angeles

By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 28, 2025

OpenAI launches long-awaited GPT-4.5—but ‘Orion’s’ capabilities already lag competitors

Tech OpenAI launches long-awaited GPT-4.5—but ‘Orion’s’ capabilities already lag competitors

By Jeremy KahnFebruary 27, 2025

Stripe cofounders Patrick and John Collison

Finance Stripe hits a $91 billion valuation amid ‘lumpy’ payments growth that cofounder says can’t be managed ‘on a supertight quarterly EPS basis’

By Paolo ConfinoFebruary 27, 2025

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Newsletters Crypto and fintech are enjoying a Trump bump, but how long will it last?

By Leo SchwartzFebruary 27, 2025

Newsletters Exclusive: Raise nets $63 million in round led by Haun Ventures to build a crypto platform for gift cards

By Ben WeissFebruary 26, 2025

How we raised $10.5M to help satellites navigate an increasingly crowded orbit in the age of Musk

Commentary How we raised $10.5M to help satellites navigate an increasingly crowded orbit in the age of Musk

By Mark Stokes and Thomas ClaysonFebruary 25, 2025

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Newsletters Exclusive: Metronome, usage-based billing startup, raises $50 million Series C

By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 25, 2025

The AI cost structure is changing fast, as DeepSeek demonstrated.

Commentary DeepSeek shows AI startups can now outpace the tech giants—who may have wasted billions

By Tomasz TunguzFebruary 24, 2025

She sold John Frieda for $450 million but was left in a ‘dark place.’ That motivated her to build another $500 million a year haircare business

Newsletters She sold John Frieda for $450 million but was left in a ‘dark place.’ That motivated her to build another $500 million a year haircare business

By Emma Hinchliffe and Nina AjemianFebruary 24, 2025

Exclusive: IT software startup NinjaOne raises $500 million led by CapitalG and Iconiq

Newsletters Exclusive: IT software startup NinjaOne raises $500 million led by CapitalG and Iconiq

By Leo SchwartzFebruary 24, 2025

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Newsletters Foodtech deal count hit a record low in Q4 2024, says PitchBook

By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 21, 2025

CEO Jake Loosararian at the Pittsburgh headquarters of Gecko Robotics.

Commentary Gecko Robotics CEO: How I bucked Silicon Valley’s monopoly on frontier tech

By Jake LoosararianFebruary 20, 2025

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Newsletters Exclusive: Mark Cuban-backed fintech Yendo hires its first CFO

By Sheryl EstradaFebruary 20, 2025

Exclusive: Bonfire Ventures, seed stage VC firm focused on B2B software, raises $245 million fourth fund

Newsletters Exclusive: Bonfire Ventures, seed stage VC firm focused on B2B software, raises $245 million fourth fund

By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 20, 2025

AI energy demand means innovation must crackle in an unlikely place: Electric utilities

Commentary AI energy demand means innovation must crackle in an unlikely place: Electric utilities

By Raghu MadabushiFebruary 20, 2025

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Newsletters Exclusive: Verkada’s $200 million Series E values the company at $4.5 billion

By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 19, 2025

Mira Murati

Tech Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati finally unveils her Thinking Machines Lab startup—and a leadership team stacked with former OpenAI colleagues

By Sharon GoldmanFebruary 18, 2025

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Newsletters TPG-spinout Greenfield Partners raises $400 million fund to back early growth companies

By Leo SchwartzFebruary 18, 2025

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Newsletters These founders and investors want the longevity industry to cater to women—whatever their budget

By Ellie Austin and Nina AjemianFebruary 17, 2025

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Newsletters Exclusive: Abridge raises $250 million Series D led by Elad Gil and IVP

By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 17, 2025

Shiv Rao

Tech For Shiv Rao, practicing doctor and founder of $2.75 billion AI startup Abridge, innovation is an art form

By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 17, 2025

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Newsletters John Collison on Stripe Billing’s rise, books, and ‘the tyranny of being first’

By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 14, 2025

How Stripe’s billing experiment propelled a $500 million AI-fueled business

Tech How Stripe’s billing experiment propelled a $500 million AI-fueled business

By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 14, 2025

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