Ballistic Ventures seeks $490M for new funds amid AI-driven cybersecurity boom
Ballistic Ventures is seeking $360 million for its third flagship fund and $130 million for a separate vehicle as AI enables more sophisticated cyberattacks.
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Amazon may profit more than VCs from Anthropic’s planned IPO
Amazon’s convertible notes were valued at $97.9 billion as of June 30, capped at 12% of partially diluted shares.
Disruptive raises $10B fund for late-stage AI and defense bets
The Dallas firm’s first blind-pool vehicle will write checks of up to $1 billion after at least $7.5 billion in commitments.
VC Amulya Vishwanath says physical AI is still in a LEGO era
Techable Ventures’ founder told Equity that robotics still needs basic parts before a ChatGPT-like moment.
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Physical AI is more than robots, says the Nvidia veteran now investing in it
NVIDIA veteran Amulya Vishwanath says physical AI spans materials and medicine, not just robots.
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China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta
Manus parent Butterfly Effect raised over $500 million after China forced Meta to drop its acquisition.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Blackstone’s Jas Khaira on building the next generation of AI giants
Blackstone's Jas Khaira will discuss scaling AI companies at TechCrunch Disrupt, citing Neysa and a $1.5 billion Anthropic venture.
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Reco raises $55M as AI agent security startups crowd the market
AI agent security startup Reco raised $55 million as enterprises struggle to discover and govern swarms of deployed AI agents.
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Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech
Protego Ventures closed a $125 million debut fund for Israeli defense-tech startups, including XTEND.
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Peak XV ups Surge seed investment ceiling to $5M, unveils 18-startup cohort
Peak XV raised its Surge seed ceiling to $5 million and invested over $50 million in an 18-startup cohort.
The AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it
AI data-center demand dominated New York Climate Week as climate-tech funding followed energy and grid deals.
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Lightspeed targets $250M for new India fund, focusing on early-stage AI
Lightspeed is raising a $250 million India fund for early-stage AI startups.
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What’s next for cybersecurity, according to Index Ventures’ Shardul Shah
Index Ventures partner Shardul Shah says AI risk is pushing earlier investment in AI-native cybersecurity.
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StrictlyVC at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Inside the changing rules of venture capital
TechCrunch's StrictlyVC at Disrupt 2026 will explore how AI is reshaping venture capital, from IPO readiness to family office investments.
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Andreessen Horowitz is launching an ‘academy’ with no homework and partnerships with Palantir, Google, and Meta
Andreessen Horowitz launches a one-year San Francisco 'academy' with $42M funding and partners including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Palantir.
Where will the next breakout startup come from? Benchmark’s full partnership weighs in at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Benchmark's five general partners will discuss the next breakout startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
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Agentic security is the billion-dollar challenge for some clever startup to solve
Cybersecurity investors say securing AI agents—especially non-human identity and governance—is a massive, underserved startup opportunity.
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A startup that builds other startups raised $100M, and is all-in on physical AI
Startup lab UP.Labs rebrands as Vantora, raises $100M from Silversmith to build proprietary physical AI startups for corporate partners.
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Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data
Mecka AI, which collects human motion data for robot training, is nearing a Sequoia-led round at about a $500 million valuation.
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Cognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors believe AI coding is far from a winner-take-all market
Cognition, maker of Devin, raised $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation led by a16z, Accel, and Founders Fund, with revenue at $900M annualized.
Launching ‘Meta Startup School’ to Accelerate Growth For Early-Stage Startups
Meta launches Startup School, a three-month program giving 200 early-stage consumer startups training and mentorship from venture capital firms and industry experts.