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Digital Asset, which is building Canton Network, a public blockchain with privacy features, raises ~$300 million seed round led by crypto a16z at a valuation of ~$2 billion (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 10, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: How to build a business that endures through all times | Eric Ries, author of Lean…

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A profile of the Biological Computing Company, which uses living neurons to build AI chips and algorithms, and which emerged from stealth in February with a $25 million seed (Nat Rubio-Licht/The Deep View)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 13, 2026

Featured Podcasts Acquired: Ferrari Discover the playbooks that built the world’s greatest companies and how you can apply them as…

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Modus, which creates AI agents for audit workflows and invests in established accounting firms, has raised a $5 million seed and $80 million Series A led by Lightspeed (Ryan Lawler/Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 8, 2026

Ryan Lawler / Axios: Modus, which creates AI agents for audit workflows and invests in established accounting firms, has raised…

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New York-based Blossom Health, which makes a "AI co-pilot" to augment psychiatrists’ clinical decisions and automate office tasks, raised $20 million in seed and Series A (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 27, 2026

Lily Mae Lazare / Fortune: New York-based Blossom Health, which is creating an “AI co-pilot” to improve psychiatrists’ clinical decisions…

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Israeli startup Onyx Security, which helps secure and manage operational risks for AI agents, has raised a $35 million Series A led by Conviction, following a $5 million seed round in 2024 (Meir Orbach/CTech)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 12, 2026

Meir Orbach / CTech: Israeli startup Onyx Security, which helps secure and manage operational risks for AI agents, has raised…

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Translucent, a healthcare financing startup that helps hospitals improve their cash flow management, raised a $27 million Series A led by GV, following a $7 million seed in August 2024 (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 11, 2026

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Translucent, a healthcare financing startup that helps hospitals improve their cash flow management, raised a $27…

Technology

Yann LeCun’s Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs has raised $1.03 billion at a pre-money valuation of $3.5 billion to work on global models, in Europe’s largest ever seed round (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 10, 2026

Featured Podcasts Squeak: How Sierra is getting ahead in the AI race | Co-founder Bret Taylor Grit explores what it…

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Entropy, a decentralized crypto custodian that raised a $25 million seed led by a16z in June 2022, is shutting down after "several pivots and two rounds of layoffs" (Zack Abrams/The Block)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 26, 2026

Zack Abrams / The block: Entropy, a decentralized crypto custodian that raised a $25 million seed led by a16z in…

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Boltz, which develops open-border AI models for biomolecular research, raised a $28 million seed led by Zetta, Amplify and a16z at a valuation of $125 million (Andrew Dunn/Endpoints News)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 9, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: The race for AI glasses is heating up. A show about the inside conversations of the tech…

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Coinbase agrees to acquire prediction markets startup The Clearing Company for undisclosed amount; the startup was founded in 2025 and raised a $15 million seed (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 22, 2025

Yogita Khatri / The block: Coinbase agrees to acquire prediction markets startup The Clearing Company for undisclosed amount; the startup…

China’s new Type 054B frigate joins Liaoning Carrier Group for the first time in the Western Pacific – The Diplomat

Modi’s visit to Sweden and Norway – The Diplomat

Amid rumors of Chinese leader’s visit, North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles – The Diplomat

Brussels needs a new narrative on China-EU relations – The Diplomat

Will Australian independents form a political party? – The diplomat

Lululemon Settles Proxy Battle With Founder Chip Wilson

AutoZone stock on track for worst trading day since May 2022

American Airlines chooses SpaceX’s Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi

Spirit Airlines’ collapse, high gas prices and airfares test the limits of summer vacation spending

Concert ticket prices are reshaping summer demand for live music

Trump let the truth slip while claiming he is in perfect health

Trump experiences Memorial Day meltdown as his Iran deal appears bogus

Trump called a fool as his new Iran deal is torn apart by Republicans and Democrats

Half of Republican senators were ready to vote with Democrats to kill Trump’s slush fund

Trump shows how quickly he is cognitively declining in his speech in New York

ElevenLabs launches Music v2, which can change genres mid-track and handle complex vocal compositions, built on licensed data and cleared for commercial use (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Shanghai Stock Exchange says memory maker CXMT has cleared the exchange’s Nasdaq-like STAR Board for review in what could be China’s largest IPO in 2026 (Wall Street Journal)

Amazon says it has invested £15 billion in the UK in 2025, including new sites and expanded studios, putting it on track to invest £40 billion over three years by 2027 (Reuters)

Sources: Software private equity firm Hg agrees to acquire Rightsline, whose software helps Disney, BBC, WBD and others manage IP licensing, for $500 million (Financial Times)

Samsung’s largest union approves a wage deal that would give chip workers an average bonus of about $340,000, with about 74% of members voting in favor, avoiding a strike (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)

Browsing: seed

Digital Asset, which is building Canton Network, a public blockchain with privacy features, raises ~$300 million seed round led by crypto a16z at a valuation of ~$2 billion (Bloomberg)

A profile of the Biological Computing Company, which uses living neurons to build AI chips and algorithms, and which emerged from stealth in February with a $25 million seed (Nat Rubio-Licht/The Deep View)

Modus, which creates AI agents for audit workflows and invests in established accounting firms, has raised a $5 million seed and $80 million Series A led by Lightspeed (Ryan Lawler/Axios)

New York-based Blossom Health, which makes a "AI co-pilot" to augment psychiatrists’ clinical decisions and automate office tasks, raised $20 million in seed and Series A (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune)

Israeli startup Onyx Security, which helps secure and manage operational risks for AI agents, has raised a $35 million Series A led by Conviction, following a $5 million seed round in 2024 (Meir Orbach/CTech)

Translucent, a healthcare financing startup that helps hospitals improve their cash flow management, raised a $27 million Series A led by GV, following a $7 million seed in August 2024 (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)

Yann LeCun’s Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs has raised $1.03 billion at a pre-money valuation of $3.5 billion to work on global models, in Europe’s largest ever seed round (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times)

Entropy, a decentralized crypto custodian that raised a $25 million seed led by a16z in June 2022, is shutting down after "several pivots and two rounds of layoffs" (Zack Abrams/The Block)

Boltz, which develops open-border AI models for biomolecular research, raised a $28 million seed led by Zetta, Amplify and a16z at a valuation of $125 million (Andrew Dunn/Endpoints News)

Coinbase agrees to acquire prediction markets startup The Clearing Company for undisclosed amount; the startup was founded in 2025 and raised a $15 million seed (Yogita Khatri/The Block)