Funding rounds, founders, and what the Valley is betting on next.
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US-based AI startups have captured a staggering 80% of global seed-through-growth stage financing in 2026, marking a significant divergence from historical investment patterns and raising questions about global innovation equity.
Indian AI startup Sarvam has secured $234 million, reaching unicorn valuation, with HCLTech leading a significant corporate investment, signaling growing enterprise interest in localized AI development.
SpaceX's record-setting IPO, concluding with a 19% share surge on its debut, redefines the exit landscape for venture-backed companies. This event validates over two decades and $12 billion in private investment, setting new benchmarks for patient capital.
Base10 Partners has closed two new funds totaling $850 million, earmarking substantial capital for automation across "real economy" sectors. This significant capital raise signals continued venture confidence in tangible, industrial applications over speculative tech.
Mercor CEO Brendan Foody has publicly accused Sequoia Capital of employing 'dual-pricing' tactics in equity sales, a practice that could inflate valuations and distort cap table transparency. The allegations challenge standard venture capital practices, prompting scrutiny of inve
Open-source database startup Supabase has doubled its valuation to $10 billion in just eight months, riding a wave of AI-assisted software development that is drastically accelerating developer adoption.
Cybersecurity startup Cyera is reportedly negotiating a $300 million funding round that values the company at $12 billion, defying current market sobriety with an 80x ARR multiple.
Mach Industries has secured a massive $300 million funding round, quadrupling its valuation in a year as venture capitalists aggressively underwrite capital-intensive military hardware.
Enterprise startup Corgi has secured a $106 million funding injection that doubles its valuation to $2.6 billion, raising serious questions about insider-driven cap table markups.
The company is building open-source-based switching infrastructure specifically for AI data centers. The size of the round signals that the network layer is now a standalone bet — not a feature of GPUs, not a feature of clouds.