Wispr Raises $280M Series B at $2B — Menlo Leads the Voice Interface Bet
Menlo led Wispr’s $280M Series B at $2B (Aug 17, 2026). 8VC, NEA, and Together Fund participated. Voice-as-OS vs meeting-notetaker crowded field.
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Higgsfield Raises $400M Series B at $5.4B — DST Leads, Menlo Returns
Higgsfield’s $400M Series B at $5.4B (Aug 17, 2026) is a compute-and-workflow bet on AI video. Company claims $700M ARR — treat as company-reported.
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What Is Lovable’s Valuation in 2026? $13.3B After a $400M Series C
Lovable’s current valuation is $13.3 billion as of the August 12, 2026 $400M Series C led by Menlo Ventures. That supersedes the December $6.6B mark and earlier $12B–$13.2B “in talks” headlines.
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Sapiom's $35M Series A: Routing Layer for a Trillion AI Agents
Dragonfly led Sapiom’s $35M Series A (total $50M) with Accel, Menlo, Coinbase Ventures, and Anthropic among backers — infrastructure that picks the cheapest reliable path for each agent step.
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Obsidian Security’s $85M Series D at $1.1B: SaaS Security Becomes Agent Identity Control
Crescent Cove led Obsidian’s $85M Series D at $1.1B with Menlo and Greylock returning — securing non-human identities and AI agents inside third-party enterprise apps.
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Fireworks AI’s $1.5B Series D at $17.5B: Specialized Intelligence Hits $1B ARR
Index Ventures co-led Fireworks AI’s $1.505B Series D at a $17.5B valuation in July 2026 as the PyTorch-founded inference platform crossed $1B ARR — with Bessemer, Menlo, and Insight among participants.