Microsoft Alumni Secure Funding For AI Finance Agents
Hyphenate Inc. has raised $45 million in a funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners, securing capital for an effort to create AI agents that can run finances for businesses.
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Anthropic Files S-1 Ahead Of IPO
Anthropic filed its S-1 this morning. It plans to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “ANT,” and the share count and price range haven’t been set yet. Largest IPOs in History, by Deal Size 1. Anthropic (2026)…
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BNY Global CFO Discusses Business Growth
Dermot McDonogh, Global CFO at BNY, discusses his outlook on the bank's growth and business strategies, as well as how he is monitoring AI so as to avoid overspending on related tools. He speaks exclusively with Paul Allen and Haidi Stroud Watts on…
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Record Number Of Startups Raise First Venture Round
Through Q3 2026, an estimated 8,625 US startups closed their first-ever venture financing per Pitchbook. That already beats 2021’s full-year record of 8,507, with a quarter still to go. 2025 also came close to the 2021 record, so this is two near-record years…
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Bedrock Robotics Raises $600 Million In Funding Round
Bedrock Robotics, which is now valued at $4.1 billion, is particularly focused on autonomous excavators, in part because of a growing shortage of skilled operators.
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California Startups Raise Record Amounts In 2026
California companies have scooped up more than three-fourths of all U.S. startup funding this year. That, per Crunchbase data, is an apparent record share. And keep in mind: This year still has a couple months left.
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Matiks Expands Gaming Platform After Raising New Funds
Matiks has introduced a new platform for users to create games using AI.
