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August 26, 2026

Over 127,000 workers at U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in mass job cuts in 2025, per a СÀ¶ÊÓƵɫÇéÍøÒ³°æ News tally, and the layoffs have continued...

Artificial intelligence • Liquidity • M&A • СÀ¶ÊÓƵɫÇéÍøÒ³°æ • Startups • Venture

Sector Snapshot: Legal Tech Funding Down Slightly From All-Time High 

Joanna Glasner

August 26, 2026

In the past two years, venture investors have poured more than $7 billion into legal and legal tech startups, most with an AI focus. Funding to the...

Artificial intelligence • Liquidity • M&A • Public Markets • Robotics • СÀ¶ÊÓƵɫÇéÍøÒ³°æ • Startups

Inside The Private-Market Divide: EquityZen’s Phil Haslett On AI, SaaS And Secondaries

Mary Ann Azevedo

August 25, 2026

The market for private-company shares has become a much bigger part of the startup ecosystem. In this СÀ¶ÊÓƵɫÇéÍøÒ³°æ News Q&A, EquityZen co-founder Phil...

Artificial intelligence • Startups • Venture

Why Bootstrapped Businesses Are More Relevant Than Ever 

Guest Author

August 25, 2026

The traditional VC model funds a risky search for product-market fit, argues guest author Richard de Silva of Lateral Investment Management, while...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Seed funding • Startups

Startups Are Still Acquiring Startups, Led By Ultra-High-Valuation Unicorns

Joanna Glasner

August 24, 2026

Amid fierce competition for an edge in the AI race, well-funded startups commonly find it’s simply faster to buy another company than try to build...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Defense Tech, AI Tools And Infrastructure Lead The Way

Joanna Glasner

August 21, 2026

The biggest financing of the week went to Castelion, a defense tech startup developing a hypersonic missile. Other sizable rounds went to companies...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Communications tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Real estate & property tech • Robotics • Startups • Venture

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: AI For Everything From Recycling To Breathing To Winning Construction Bids

Marlize van Romburgh

August 21, 2026

This month’s installment of this column is all AI, though applications for the technology range widely, from two startups that apply AI to trash or...

Fintech • Startups • Venture

From Humanities To AI: How Ali Hussain Built Fintech Tabs Into A $400M Startup

Mary Ann Azevedo

August 20, 2026

Our third in a series of articles about non-tech founders getting venture funding features Tabs founder Ali Hussain, who started the AI fintech after...

Liquidity • M&A • Startups

When Should A Board Consider Selling A Company?

Itay Sagie

August 19, 2026

The best boards continuously evaluate selling alongside scaling, pivoting, or staying independent, especially when the company is thriving, founder...

Artificial intelligence • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Robotics • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Which Investors Have Backed The Most 2026 Unicorns?

Gené Teare

August 19, 2026

So far this year, 250 companies have joined the unicorn ranks through Aug. 15, up from 2025's 193 companies. Leading sectors included robotics, AI...

Artificial intelligence • Robotics • Startups • Venture

VCs Pour Billions Into Physical AI As The Next Wave Of AI Investing Takes Shape

Mary Ann Azevedo

August 18, 2026

In the first half of 2026, global venture funding in the physical AI space totaled $47.4 billion across 521 deals, per СÀ¶ÊÓƵɫÇéÍøÒ³°æ data. That’s up...