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Artificial intelligence • Robotics • Startups • Venture

VCs Pour Billions Into Physical AI As The Next Wave Of AI Investing Takes Shape

Mary Ann Azevedo

August 18, 2026

In the first half of 2026, global venture funding in the physical AI space totaled $47.4 billion across 521 deals, per ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ data. That’s up...

Artificial intelligence • Robotics • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

Semiconductor Giants Are Busy Backing Startups This Year

Joanna Glasner

August 17, 2026

Massive AI spending has helped push earnings and valuations for semiconductor industry leaders to record levels, prompting the sector's giants to...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Defense tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Data, Neolab, AI Infrastructure, Defense And AI Coding Lead

Gené Teare

August 14, 2026

Databricks is back raising another $5 billion, after it raised that amount just eight months ago. The largest fundings this week also went to an AI...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Crypto • Defense tech • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Public Markets • Robotics • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Travel & tourism • Venture

40 Companies Joined The ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ In July, The Highest Count In 4 Years 

Gené Teare

August 14, 2026

The sectors leading the herd to the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ in July, by count, were financial services, robotics, AI orchestration, multimodal AI, energy and...

Artificial intelligence • Real estate & property tech • Startups • Venture

How A Teenage Carpenter Became The Founder Of AI Construction Startup Trunk Tools

Mary Ann Azevedo

August 13, 2026

Our second in a series of articles about non-tech founders getting venture funding features Sarah Buchner, a "blue-collar worker by background" who...

Artificial intelligence • E-commerce • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Exclusive: ClearJet raises $25M to build the ‘Uber of Cargo’

Mary Ann Azevedo

August 12, 2026

Austin-based ClearJet, an AI-enabled logistics technology startup connects shippers with unused cargo capacity on commercial flights, has raised a...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Public Markets • Startups • Venture

Sector Snapshot: Fitness Startup Funding Is Rebounding, But Investors Want AI And Data, Not Treadmills

Marlize van Romburgh

August 12, 2026

Venture investors seem to be more upbeat than they have been in years about the future of fitness and wellness. Startup investment in those...

Artificial intelligence • Fintech • Job market • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

The VC Firm That Helped Build Latin America’s Startup Scene Is Crossing Into Silicon Valley

Gené Teare

August 11, 2026

Monashees, one of Latin America's oldest and most influential VC firms, believes the next phase of the region's startup ecosystem requires a...

Artificial intelligence • Job market • SaaS • Startups • Strategy Session

AI-Native, Not AI-Sprinkle: Why AI Is A Business Change, Not A Technology Change

Bob Morse

August 11, 2026

Companies unlock AI’s biggest productivity gains not by adding AI tools to existing workflows, but by redesigning teams, roles and daily work around...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Cybersecurity • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Big Week For Big Checks

Joanna Glasner

August 7, 2026

Startups raised funding rounds with a lot of zeroes at the end this week, with three companies securing financings of $1 billion or more...

Artificial intelligence • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

No Summer Doldrums For Active Startup Investors In July

Joanna Glasner

August 7, 2026

Active startup investors kept up the pace in July, with familiar names topping the ranks in several metrics including most prolific venture...