xAI's $20B Series E: Capital Scale Doesn't Remove Trust and Safety Risk
xAI's giant round reinforces investor confidence in platform-scale AI distribution while spotlighting governance risk as a valuation variable.
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Gaingels Backs Thea Energy $100M Series B; Cerebras IPO Hits
Gaingels participated in Thea Energy’s $100M Series B for stellarator fusion, while portfolio company Cerebras listed on NASDAQ in a marquee exit.
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Perplexity's Path to a $22.6B Valuation: Why Answer Engines Are Their Own Category
After a late-2025 valuation revision to $22.6B, Perplexity's stack of rounds shows answer engines are now a funded category adjacent to pure LLMs.
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Floodgate Leads Wavedash $4.3M Seed Round
Floodgate’s Mike Maples Jr. led a $4.3M seed round for Wavedash, continuing the micro-VC pioneer’s early-stage bets.
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Lightspeed Venture Partners Closes Over $9B, Doubles Down on AI
Lightspeed Venture Partners closed more than $9B across six vehicles, with roughly 55% earmarked for AI infrastructure, applications, and AI-native software.
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Blockchange Ventures Leads W3.io Seed, Backs TestMachine $6.5M
Blockchange Ventures led W3.io’s seed round for a Web3 smart layer and backed TestMachine’s $6.5M raise for AI blockchain security.