8 h. ago New deep tech fund Wave Function Ventures raises $15 million

Former SpaceX Falcon 9 engineer Jamie Gull, who started the fund, has already made nine investments.

Economics

8 h. ago A new search engine raises $1.1M to let obsessive fans dive down internet rabbit holes

Lore raises $1.1 million to build a personalized search engine for fandom culture.

Sport

33 h. ago Oneleet raises $33M to shake up the world of security compliance

Founder Bryan Onel says too many companies are doing the bare minimum to meet their security compliance obligations, and raised $33 million to help his customers get both compliant and secure.

Politics

37 h. ago Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight

Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight  Reuters

Events

3 d. ago Eric Adams’s Campaign Is Over. His Campaign Finance Problems Are Not.

City regulators are focusing on potential fund-raising irregularities that could result in the clawback of $10 million from Mr. Adams’s 2021 mayoral campaign.

Politics

4 d. ago Vibe coding Anything nabs a $100M valuation, after hitting $2M ARR in its first two weeks

Anything raised an $11 million funding round led by Footwork.

Events

4 d. ago The startup behind open source tool Polars raises $21M from Accel

Polars, the Amsterdam-based company behind the popular open source project by the same name, has raised an €18 million Series A led by Accel.

Technology

6 d. ago Supporters of redrawing California’s congressional districts raise tens of millions more than opponents

Supporters of redrawing California’s congressional districts raise tens of millions more than opponents  Los Angeles Times

Politics

7 d. ago Barrels, Beneficiaries and a Bear: Auction of Washington Wines Raises $4 Million

Barrels, Beneficiaries and a Bear: Auction of Washington Wines Raises $4 Million  Wine Spectator

Economics

9 d. ago A Former Apple Luminary Sets Out to Create the Ultimate GPU Software

Demand for AI chips is booming—and so is the need for software to run them. Chris Lattner’s startup Modular just raised $250 million to build the best developer tools for AI hardware.

Events

1 week ago Telo raises $20 million to build tiny electric trucks for cities

The round was co-led by designer Yves Béhar and Tesla co-founder Marc Tarpenning, who helped get Telo off the ground in 2022.

Politics

1 week ago AI company Superpanel raises $5.3M seed to automate legal intake

Superpanel announced Tuesday a seed $5.3 million raise in a round co-led by Outlander VC and Field Ventures.

Politics

1 week ago Unit 221B raises $5 million to help track and disrupt today’s top hacking groups

The seed funding raise will help Unit 221B expand its threat intelligence platform, which tracks the English-speaking youth hacking phenomenon.

Economics

1 week ago Unit 221B raises $5M to help track and disrupt today’s top hacking groups

The seed funding raise will help Unit 221B expand its threat intelligence platform, which tracks the English-speaking youth hacking phenomenon.

Technology

1 week ago Earthmover wants to become the Snowflake of weather and geospatial data

Earthmover found new customers when it started building tools for companies to analyze the output of weather models. The startup has now raised a $7.2 million seed round.

Politics

1 week ago America’s commuters under siege as violent transit crimes endanger blue cities

Recent attacks on public transit in Charlotte, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Boston raise safety concerns for millions of daily commuters across America.

Events

1 week ago Four families are desperate to raise funds for their children’s paralyzing disease

Four American families aim to raise $1.15 million by October to fund a phase 3 gene therapy trial for their children with SPG50, a rare genetic disease.

Society

1 week ago Public Media Cuts: State nonprofit raises $3.5 million to fill stations’ federal funding gap

Public Media Cuts: State nonprofit raises $3.5 million to fill stations’ federal funding gap  Alaska's News Source

Economics

1 week ago Voices Across Alaska Fund raises over $3.5 million for public media funding

Voices Across Alaska Fund raises over $3.5 million for public media funding  Alaska's News Source

Economics

2 w. ago Mangione supporters push 'jury nullification' as UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination trial looms

Luigi Mangione supporters raise over $1.2 million and push for jury nullification in his murder case, though experts doubt the strategy will succeed.

Politics