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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
NewslettersWhat 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
PoliticsMacKenzie 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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AIGen 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
SuccessThe 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 EstateNew 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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PoliticsPope 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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PoliticsTrump 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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EnergyEurope 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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Bruce Van Saun, chief executive officer of Citizens Financial Group, speaks during an interview in New York, U.S., on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Citizens Financial Group will continue to lower overdraft fees and will be less aggressive on deals in 2022, Van Saun said. Photographer: Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images
NewslettersHow Citizens Financial Group survived
By Luisa BeltranMay 30, 2023
Ex-Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield explains ‘the root of all the excess’ after tech’s over-hiring—and it’s all about prestige
TechEx-Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield explains ‘the root of all the excess’ after tech’s over-hiring—and it’s all about prestige
By Steve MollmanMay 28, 2023
Photo illustration of an interviewer reviewing a person's resume as they sit opposite each other.
Finance7 ways to make your VC job application stand out
By Lucy Brewster, Jessica Mathews and Anne SradersMay 26, 2023
Artificial intelligence digital brain in robotic hand
NewslettersAn A.I. startup founder explained why his unusual financing strategy could be a new trend for founders
By Lucy BrewsterMay 26, 2023
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky speaks onstage during "Introducing Trips" Reveal at Airbnb Open LA on November 17, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
SuccessAirbnb CEO says the best advice he was ever given was ‘counterintuitive’ to what most people would tell you
By Chloe TaylorMay 25, 2023
VCs are betting on defense tech in 2023
NewslettersVCs are betting on defense tech in 2023
By Anne SradersMay 25, 2023
Can an A.I. algorithm spot the next Facebook or Uber? The founder of this European VC firm thinks so
NewslettersCan an A.I. algorithm spot the next Facebook or Uber? The founder of this European VC firm thinks so
By Lucy BrewsterMay 24, 2023
Aligned AI co-founders Stuart Armstrong and Rebecca Gorman standing in front of Oxford's Radcliffe Camera.
NewslettersSome small startups making headway on generative A.I.’s biggest challenges
By Jeremy KahnMay 23, 2023
Pipette adding sample to petri dish with DNA profiles in background
NewslettersA.I.-fueled biotech startups are having a moment—and one just raised $300 million in a Series A
By Lucy BrewsterMay 23, 2023
VC firms are having more conversations to sell stakes in startups, says NewView Capital founder
NewslettersVC firms are having more conversations to sell stakes in startups, says NewView Capital founder
By Anne SradersMay 22, 2023
Paul Graham explains the one quality startup founders need—and most people lack
SuccessPaul Graham explains the one quality startup founders need—and most people lack
By Steve MollmanMay 20, 2023
Businessmen protecting personal data on laptop and virtual interfaces,
NewslettersSentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten has been building an A.I.-powered cybersecurity firm for a decade
By Lucy BrewsterMay 19, 2023
Chart shows flat and down rounds since 2013
NewslettersFlat and down rounds are on the rise. There could be ‘a lot more on the horizon’
By Anne SradersMay 18, 2023
A femtech company found itself in the middle of the Ukraine invasion. Here’s how sticking by their employees massively paid off–and helped advance science
CommentaryA femtech company found itself in the middle of the Ukraine invasion. Here’s how sticking by their employees massively paid off–and helped advance science
By Ann RobertsMay 16, 2023
America has an overabundance of futurists, but only realists can save our aging built world
CommentaryAmerica has an overabundance of futurists, but only realists can save our aging built world
By Jake LoosararianMay 16, 2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is seen speaking at Innovate Finance's Global Summit on April 18, 2023, in London.
CompaniesCoinbase founder Brian Armstrong raises $40 million for NewLimit, a startup that wants to ‘cure aging’
By Jeff John RobertsMay 16, 2023
Exclusive: Cybersecurity firm Huntress raises a $60 million Series C after doubling revenue in 2021 and 2022  
NewslettersExclusive: Cybersecurity firm Huntress raises a $60 million Series C after doubling revenue in 2021 and 2022  
By Luisa BeltranMay 16, 2023
Exclusive: Venture studio Atomic raises $320 million for its fourth fund and adds ex-Postmates CFO as GP
NewslettersExclusive: Venture studio Atomic raises $320 million for its fourth fund and adds ex-Postmates CFO as GP
By Anne SradersMay 15, 2023
Startup founder who disappeared 2 years ago after texting 911 is found dead in the courtyard of an abandoned building
TechStartup founder who disappeared 2 years ago after texting 911 is found dead in the courtyard of an abandoned building
By The Associated PressMay 9, 2023
OpenAI ignored the ‘have a problem to solve’ rule, says president Greg Brockman. It’s now worth nearly $30 billion
SuccessOpenAI ignored the ‘have a problem to solve’ rule, says president Greg Brockman. It’s now worth nearly $30 billion
By Steve MollmanMay 4, 2023
Refugees are some of America’s most successful entrepreneurs. Here are the 3 mental models born out of hardship that help them thrive
CommentaryRefugees are some of America’s most successful entrepreneurs. Here are the 3 mental models born out of hardship that help them thrive
By Sherzod OdilovMay 1, 2023
In this photo illustration the Clubhouse logo is seen on a smartphone
TechClubhouse goes from a buzzy pandemic-era chat startup frequented by Oprah and Elon Musk to slashing its workforce by more than half
By Ellen Huet and BloombergApril 27, 2023
Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna
FeaturesSweden’s Klarna burned through $100 million a month to become a buy-now-pay-later giant in the U.S. Can ChatGPT help it turn a profit again?
By Vivienne WaltApril 27, 2023
M&A for venture-backed startups has fallen to the lowest quarterly level in a decade
NewslettersM&A for venture-backed startups has fallen to the lowest quarterly level in a decade
By Lucy BrewsterApril 24, 2023
Thousands of entrepreneurs like me spent 30 years making Israel a global tech superpower. Undermining the legal system would destroy our life’s work
CommentaryThousands of entrepreneurs like me spent 30 years making Israel a global tech superpower. Undermining the legal system would destroy our life’s work
By Shlomo KramerApril 20, 2023
A startup that wants to make food for humans and pets out of insects just raised $175 million
FinanceA startup that wants to make food for humans and pets out of insects just raised $175 million
By Agnieszka de Sousa and BloombergApril 17, 2023
With the collapse of SVB, venture debt is drying up
NewslettersWith the collapse of SVB, venture debt is drying up
By Lucy BrewsterApril 17, 2023
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas
TechA.I.-powered chatbot Perplexity, backed by big names from Google and Meta, launches new features as search battle heats up
By Jeremy KahnApril 13, 2023
How much are generative A.I. startups really worth? VCs are paying up as they scramble to get in on the next big thing
FinanceHow much are generative A.I. startups really worth? VCs are paying up as they scramble to get in on the next big thing
By Anne SradersApril 6, 2023
The xenophobic questioning of TikTok’s CEO highlights the outsider status of Asian Americans in the U.S
NewslettersThe xenophobic questioning of TikTok’s CEO highlights the outsider status of Asian Americans in the U.S
By Ellen McGirtMarch 28, 2023
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