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Investors can’t seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas. In less than a decade, the serial entrepreneur known for his electrical company Rivian…
One of the funniest moments in VC this week was a piece of rage marketing from General Catalyst. In a now-viral X post parodying the old…
It’s no secret that AI data centers put a strain on the network. But Silicon Valley has been relatively insulated from all of this, thanks to…
Yesterday, Instagram globally launched a new feature called “Instants” designed to share authentic photos that disappear. While the Meta-owned social network billed Instants as a new…
A hotel check-in system left more than 1 million customers’ passports, driver’s licenses and selfie verification photos on the open web after a security breach. The…
Indian riding company Rapido said Friday it raised $240 million in new funding at a $3 billion valuation to better compete in the country’s growing but…
Meridian Ventures was born out of a shared experience: deferred MBAs. Now, founders Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney have raised a $35 million fund to support…
AI video startup Runway doesn’t have the typical Silicon Valley pedigree. No Stanford founder, no ex-Google founder, no nine-figure round that gave them time to ignore…
As AI models become increasingly commercialized, startups are scrambling to build the layer of software that sits on top of them. An interesting entrant into this…
Earlier this year, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, a security researcher investigating spyware attacks, found himself in an unusual position. For once he was targeted by hackers. “Dear…