California startups capture record $385B in 2026 funding
California startups have raised a record $385B across seed to growth rounds so far in 2026, representing 75%+ of US startup funding, Crunchbase News reported using Crunchbase data. Early and seed stage companies raised approximate...
Sycamine says Japan committed $21 billion to two GlobalFoundries fabs
Japan has committed $21 billion to two GlobalFoundries chip plants in Malta, New York, under an agreement lasting at least 20 years, investment firm Sycamine Capital Management said in a press release. A vehicle co-owned by the US...
Meta plans $95B stock financing for AI expansion
Meta plans to raise $95B through a stock offering to finance its AI expansion, the Financial Times reports. The financing includes a $35B underwritten equity offering, with Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom set to act as cornerstone invest...
Nous raises $17m to expand household agent beyond Britain
London-based Nous raised $17m to expand its household AI agent outside the UK and add features. Heartcore Capital and existing backer Mosaic Ventures provided funding, with Chalfen Ventures, Joyance Partners and Bain Future Back V...
Solvent preprint reports 61.86% score across molecular synthesis planning benchmarks
Researchers report that Solvent, an eight-billion-parameter language model, scored 61.86% across four benchmarks for planning how to make molecules from purchasable building blocks. The preprint reports a 2.1-fold performance impr...
Colare launches hardware hiring tests with $2.5M in pre-seed funding
Colare has launched with $2.5M in pre-seed funding from Afore Capital, Garage Capital and Acadian Ventures, the company said Monday. The San Francisco startup tests hardware engineering candidates through simulations of tasks they...