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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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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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By Jessica MathewsDecember 14, 2022
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NewslettersA.I. startup Cohere lands a top YouTube exec in another sign of NLP’s acceleration
By Jeremy KahnDecember 13, 2022
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By Anne Sraders and Jessica MathewsDecember 13, 2022
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CommentaryThe pandemic gave digital health companies a historic opportunity to rebuild health care. We can’t afford to squander it
By Yonatan AdiriDecember 12, 2022
NewslettersA.I. tools like ChatGPT are exploding on the internet—and one VC believes companies could be using it in every department someday
By Anne SradersDecember 12, 2022
NewslettersInside Initialized Capital’s next moves as cofounder and star investor Garry Tan steps back
By Jessica MathewsDecember 9, 2022
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By Jessica Mathews and Bradley TuskDecember 8, 2022
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By Alexei OreskovicDecember 7, 2022
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By Anne SradersDecember 7, 2022
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By Jessica Mathews and Anne SradersDecember 6, 2022
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By Anne SradersDecember 2, 2022
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By Jessica MathewsDecember 1, 2022
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By Jessica MathewsNovember 30, 2022
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By Jeremy KahnNovember 29, 2022
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By Anne SradersNovember 29, 2022
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By Jessica MathewsNovember 28, 2022
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By Jessica MathewsNovember 23, 2022
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By Anne SradersNovember 22, 2022
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By Lucy BrewsterNovember 14, 2022
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By Anne SradersNovember 11, 2022
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By Anne SradersNovember 10, 2022
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