#venture-capital

Cluely CEO admits to fabricating $7M revenue figure, exposing how startup "fake it till you make it" culture has gone too far. What this means for the ecosystem.

AI startups are using dual-tier valuations to manufacture unicorn status. Why are investors playing along with this new valuation game?

AI startups captured 90% of record $189B February VC funding, with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo dominating 83% of all investments, reshaping venture landscape

Anduril's $60B valuation bid signals a seismic shift in defense tech. As VCs pour billions into weapons, what does this mean for warfare's future?

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund sold its entire stake in ether treasury firm ETHZilla by end of 2025, highlighting the fall of single-asset crypto treasury companies.

Crypto VC Dragonfly raises $650M fund amid market downturn, declaring 'non-financial crypto has failed' while betting big on stablecoins and prediction markets

Jack Altman raised $424 million in two years, then walked away from his own fund to join Benchmark. This move signals a seismic shift in VC dynamics.

Thrive Capital raised its largest-ever $10B fund, nearly doubling its previous size. What does this mega-fund tell us about the current state of venture investing?

A new investment model aims to solve the chicken-and-egg problem killing climate tech materials startups by connecting guaranteed customers with scaling funding.

Why an a16z partner flew to Stockholm nine times in one year reveals how U.S. VCs are hunting for deals abroad without local offices.

With a 0.4% acceptance rate and higher equity demands than YC, a16z's Speedrun accelerator is reshaping how startups think about early-stage funding.

While Silicon Valley chases mega-rounds, former Google exec Stacy Brown-Philpot built a 2,000-company pipeline in just one year. Her contrarian bet on overlooked founders is paying off.