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Investors Go Hard for Voice AI With a String of Big January Deals

We have fresh scoops on previously unreported funding rounds for voice AI startups and customer service agents.

5 hrs ago • Madeline Renbarger

Software Stock Swoon Signals Extraordinary Faith in AI

Plus, Anthropic's Super Bowl ads get under Sam Altman's skin

Feb 6 • Jonathan Weber and Madeline Renbarger

The Humanoid Robot Delusion

Don’t let the Elon Musk hype and the slick videos fool you. Animatronic household helpers are still many years away.

Feb 5 • Tom Dotan

Here's What Your Fellow Venture Capitalists Are Getting Paid

We've got the numbers on VC compensation from a Venture5 survey

Feb 4 • Eric Newcomer

REVEALED: Accel India Returns Show Early Home Runs, Recent Struggles

Confidential fundraising slides obtained by Newcomer shed new light on the performance and strategies of a top India VC

Feb 3 • M. Sriram

January 2026

Anthropic’s Throwdown on AI Safety Almost Got Lost in a Crazy News Cycle. It Demands Our Attention.

Plus, a creative tools startup raises $30 million & San Francisco keeps its AI lead

Jan 30 • Jonathan Weber and Madeline Renbarger

Foundation Future Seeks $3 Billion Valuation as Ex-Synapse CEO Tries Robotics Comeback

Co-founders Sankaet Pathak, Arjun Sethi & Mike LeBlanc are raising a new round of as much as $500 million

Jan 27 • Tom Dotan

Alex Pretti Is a Patriot. Tim Cook Is a Quisling.

Jan 26 • Eric Newcomer

Brex Sale to Capital One: A Letdown for Late-Stage Investors But a Big Win for Founders

Plus, secondary markets are humming as investors scrap for a piece of top private companies

Jan 23 • Eric Newcomer and Madeline Renbarger

AI Talent Wars a Wildcard for Founders & Investors as Valuations Soar

Plus, big AI goes hard after healthcare & biotech inches back

Jan 16 • Madeline Renbarger and Jonathan Weber

Andreessen Horowitz's Fresh $15 Billion Gives it Over $90 Billion in Assets Under Management

Plus, prediction markets are blowing up as regulations fall away

Jan 9 • Madeline Renbarger and Jonathan Weber

Satellite Company Astranis Raising Above $2 Billion in Defense Tech Frenzy

An increasingly technical space race with China has made satellites a hot investment category

Jan 8 • Tom Dotan and Madeline Renbarger

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