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The Google-backed AI investors nobody took seriously in 2017 just raised $220 million

When Google stood up Gradient to back AI startups, even other VCs were skeptical. Eight years later, the firm is closing its fifth fund—and taking outside investors for the first time.

By Allie GarfinkleMarch 17, 2026
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‘The Karpathy Loop’: Former OpenAI researcher’s autonomous agents ran 700 experiments in 2 days—and gave a glimpse of where AI is heading
By Jeremy KahnMarch 17, 2026
Elon Musk admits xAI ‘wasn’t built right’ as only 2 co-founders remain and its biggest AI bet stalls out
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 16, 2026
AI is reviving tech sectors that VCs had all but forgotten
By Lily Mae LazarusMarch 16, 2026
Inside the Gen Z Shark Tank where influencers are becoming venture investors
By Leo SchwartzMarch 16, 2026
An Australian tech entrepreneur used AI to help create the first-ever bespoke cancer vaccine for a dog to treat his beloved pet Rosie
By Jason MaMarch 15, 2026
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CybersecurityAs Meta removes privacy controls, TikTok explains why it never had any
By Catherina GioinoMarch 17, 2026
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By Darlene Superville, Steven Sloan and The Associated PressMarch 17, 2026
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Newsletters$12 billion AI startup founder says future tech giants could operate with fewer than 100 employees
By Sheryl EstradaMarch 17, 2026
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CommentaryThe next energy superpower will make its own fuel
By Gregory ConstantineMarch 17, 2026
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By Eleanor PringleMarch 17, 2026
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EconomyBackchannel talks between U.S. and Iran offer Trump an off-ramp—if he wants it
By Jim EdwardsMarch 17, 2026
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NewslettersOpenAI’s first VC backer Khosla Ventures weighs in on the future of generative A.I.
By Jessica MathewsFebruary 2, 2023
NewslettersWhere startups are cutting spending, in 3 charts
By Jessica MathewsFebruary 1, 2023
NewslettersHow one founder is taking on his own case of long COVID with startup Visible
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 31, 2023
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LeadershipLuxury hotel discounts and access to top VC firms: How the most popular networking groups for startup founders compare
By Paolo ConfinoJanuary 30, 2023
NewslettersAs layoffs ripple through Big Tech, where’s the talent going?
By Anne SradersJanuary 30, 2023
NewslettersVCs weigh in on what a possible Stripe public listing—or a down round—means for Silicon Valley
By Anne SradersJanuary 27, 2023
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NewslettersThree venture investors weigh in on the future of biotech as they launch a new $350M fund
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 26, 2023
NewslettersOpenAI will be this year’s ‘startup epic.’ It might not be next year’s
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 25, 2023
NewslettersMeet 13 VCs dominating cybersecurity
By Lucy BrewsterJanuary 24, 2023
CommentaryZombies, fire sales, and scrappiness: Here’s what venture capitalists can expect in their ‘year of the dragon’
By Maelle GavetJanuary 23, 2023
NewslettersWhy the private equity downturn could be a boon for certain LPs 
By Anne SradersJanuary 23, 2023
NewslettersInside J.P. Morgan and Techstars’ joint push to get VC dollars to diverse founders
By Anne SradersJanuary 20, 2023
NewslettersVerizon reshuffles corporate venture arm leadership amid companywide cost-cutting efforts
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 19, 2023
CommentaryIn 2011, we made the Nest thermostat. Now we’re coming for your banana peels to help save the planet
By Harry Tannenbaum and Matt RogersJanuary 18, 2023
NewslettersWhat to make of the major milestone at drone startup Matternet, which helps UPS deliver packages
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 18, 2023
CommentaryA tough economy has revived the ‘bootstrapping’ myth. Here’s why it takes more than just a good idea to get out of poverty
By Michael TubbsJanuary 18, 2023
NewslettersChatGPT is a salvo in a growing generative A.I. ‘arms race’ between the U.S. and China
By Nicholas GordonJanuary 17, 2023
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NewslettersPrivate equity’s slowdown in 3 charts
By Anne SradersJanuary 17, 2023
NewslettersJPMorgan is accusing the 30-year-old founder of fintech startup Frank of fraud—after paying $175 million for her company
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 13, 2023
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NewslettersI asked ChatGPT to do my job. Here’s how it went
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 12, 2023
NewslettersInside the structure of OpenAI’s looming new investment from Microsoft and VCs
By Jessica Mathews and Jeremy KahnJanuary 11, 2023
NewslettersThe A.I. lawyer’s courtroom debut is a stunt, but it raises some big questions
By Alexei OreskovicJanuary 10, 2023
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By Anne SradersJanuary 10, 2023
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By Jessica MathewsJanuary 9, 2023
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By Jessica MathewsJanuary 6, 2023
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By Jessica MathewsJanuary 5, 2023
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By Jessica Mathews and Jackson FordyceJanuary 4, 2023
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By Jeremy KahnDecember 20, 2022
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NewslettersThe biggest deals, scandals, bets, and M&A breakups from a truly memorable year
By Jessica MathewsDecember 16, 2022
NewslettersIs San Francisco back? Venture investors weigh in on how the hub of VC and tech startups has—and hasn’t—changed
By Anne Sraders and Jessica MathewsDecember 15, 2022
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