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Autonomous vehicle startups raised a record $21.4 billion through 34 deals through April 15, compared to $5.9 billion raised through 99 investments globally in all of 2025 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 18, 2026

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Candex, which helps large companies pay small, one-time or irregular suppliers, raised a $40 million Series C round, bringing its total funding to more than $120 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 17, 2026

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Global venture capital funding in the fintech sector grew 27% year-on-year in 2025 to $51.8 billion; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% year-over-year (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 4, 2026

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Slice, which uses AI agents to code tax policies and legal rules in more than 60 countries, raised a $25 million Series A led by Insight, bringing its total funding to $32 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/This Week in Fintech)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 28, 2026

Mary Ann Azevedo / This week in Fintech: Slice, which uses AI agents to code tax policies and legal rules…

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Coverbase, an AI sourcing and risk platform provider, raised a $16.5 million Series A round led by Canapi Ventures, bringing its total funding to $20 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 27, 2025

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Coverbase, an AI procurement and risk management platform provider, raised a $16.5 million Series…

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Flexion, which is building a complete autonomy stack for humanoid robots, raised a $50 million Series A from DST Global Partners, NVentures and others, after a seed of more than $7 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 23, 2025

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: A Guide to Difficult Conversations, Building Trusted Teams, and Designing a Life You Love | Rachel…

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Findem, an AI-powered talent acquisition startup, raised $51 million in equity and debt, including a $36 million Series C round led by SLW, bringing its total funding to $105 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 21, 2025

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Findem, an AI-powered talent acquisition startup, raised $51 million in equity and debt, including…

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Dreamdata, which offers a B2B marketing analytics platform, raised a $55 million Series B round led by PeakSpan, bringing its total funding to $67 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 17, 2025

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Dreamdata, which offers a B2B marketing analytics platform, raised a $55 million Series B…

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Austin-based Routefusion, whose API for financial institutions allows them to integrate accounts, payments, currency conversion and compliance, has raised a $26.7 million Series A round (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 9, 2025

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Austin-based Routefusion, whose API for financial institutions allows them to integrate accounts, payments, currency…

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Alvys, a supplier of logistics software fueled by the AI, allowed a series B of $ 40 million led by RTP Global, bringing its total funding to $ 77 million; Alvys has more than 1000 customers (Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 5, 2025

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News:: Alvys, a supplier of logistics software fueled by the AI, allowed a series B…

North Korean agents use fake identities to apply for tech jobs – Radio Free Asia

Award-winning Burmese journalist Shin Daewe released from prison – Radio Free Asia

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Trump’s executive order on psychedelics and what it means for cannabis

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Rivian factory damaged by tornado during crucial R2 EV launch

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Local car dealerships grow, die amid rise of auto mega-retailers

Trump and Mike Johnson desperately try to save the House before Virginia votes on a new map

Democrats turn up pressure, force another vote to end Trump’s Iran war

Troops warned they would be prosecuted for war crimes if they followed Trump’s illegal orders

Inflation and Cost of Living Are Expected to End Trump’s Presidency

Completely irrelevant, Trump doesn’t even know where JD Vance is

US Air Force cancels RTX ground control network for next generation of US GPS satellites after years of delays and cost overruns (Anthony Capaccio/Bloomberg)

OpenAI deploys Chronicle, which creates memories from screenshots to make Codex more context-aware, as a research preview for Pro subscribers on macOS (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)

Antitrust Lawsuit Filed in California: CA Accuses Amazon of Price Fixing by Pressuring Brands to Ask Competing Retailers to Raise Prices on Certain Products (David McCabe/New York Times)

Sources: UK-based CuspAI, which aims to use AI to discover new materials, is in discussions to raise at least $200 million, taking its valuation to more than $1 billion (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)

A Blue Origin rocket failed to properly place a BlueBird satellite from satellite networking company AST into its intended orbit; ASTS Falls 14% Premarket (Jake Rudnitsky/Bloomberg)

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Autonomous vehicle startups raised a record $21.4 billion through 34 deals through April 15, compared to $5.9 billion raised through 99 investments globally in all of 2025 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Candex, which helps large companies pay small, one-time or irregular suppliers, raised a $40 million Series C round, bringing its total funding to more than $120 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Global venture capital funding in the fintech sector grew 27% year-on-year in 2025 to $51.8 billion; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% year-over-year (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Slice, which uses AI agents to code tax policies and legal rules in more than 60 countries, raised a $25 million Series A led by Insight, bringing its total funding to $32 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/This Week in Fintech)

Coverbase, an AI sourcing and risk platform provider, raised a $16.5 million Series A round led by Canapi Ventures, bringing its total funding to $20 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Flexion, which is building a complete autonomy stack for humanoid robots, raised a $50 million Series A from DST Global Partners, NVentures and others, after a seed of more than $7 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Findem, an AI-powered talent acquisition startup, raised $51 million in equity and debt, including a $36 million Series C round led by SLW, bringing its total funding to $105 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Dreamdata, which offers a B2B marketing analytics platform, raised a $55 million Series B round led by PeakSpan, bringing its total funding to $67 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Austin-based Routefusion, whose API for financial institutions allows them to integrate accounts, payments, currency conversion and compliance, has raised a $26.7 million Series A round (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Alvys, a supplier of logistics software fueled by the AI, allowed a series B of $ 40 million led by RTP Global, bringing its total funding to $ 77 million; Alvys has more than 1000 customers (Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News)