Chai Discovery raises $130M in a Series B round led by Oak HC/FT and General Catalyst.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Chai Discovery Oak HC/FT General Catalyst
AI drug discovery startup Chai Discovery raised a $130M Series B led by Oak HC/FT and General Catalyst at a $1.3B valuation, taking its total funding to $225M
Bloomberg · 2025-12-15 · #13
Reports describe the copywriting industry as decimated—gutted departments, closed businesses, and dried up work—with potential long-term rebuilding challenges.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
copywriting industry
Interviews with copywriters on generative AI's impact: their work used for training, layoffs, wages and rates in free fall, freelancers losing clients, and more
Blood in the Machine · 2025-12-15 · #29
Brad Stone and Patrick Gillespie conducted an interview with Marcos Galperin for Bloomberg/LinkedIn.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Brad Stone Patrick Gillespie Marcos Galperin
An interview with Marcos Galperin, the CEO of MercadoLibre, which has a $105B market cap, on deciding to resign, MercadoLibre's rivalry with Amazon, and more
Bloomberg · 2025-12-15 · #34
Lightspeed allocated $3.3 billion to back breakout AI companies including Anthropic, xAI, and Mistral.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Lightspeed Anthropic xAI Mistral
Lightspeed raised $9B+ across six AI funds, including $3.3B to back breakout hits like Anthropic, xAI, and Mistral; Lightspeed has backed 165 AI startups
New York Times · 2025-12-15 · #21
iRobot reaches a restructuring agreement to hand over control to its secured lender and main Chinese supplier Shenzhen Picea.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
iRobot secured lender Shenzhen Picea
iRobot files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reaches a restructuring agreement to hand over control to its secured lender and main Chinese supplier Shenzhen Picea
Bloomberg · 2025-12-15 · #1
Rural volunteer fire departments have long relied on low-cost software solutions to keep their operations running.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Rural volunteer fire departments cheap software solutions
US volunteer fire departments are scrambling to find software amid shrinking options and higher costs, as companies backed by private equity dominate the market
New York Times · 2025-12-15 · #16
Companies backed by private equity dominate the US volunteer fire department software market.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
companies backed by private equity US volunteer fire department software market
US volunteer fire departments are scrambling to find software amid shrinking options and higher costs, as companies backed by private equity dominate the market
New York Times · 2025-12-15 · #16
Market consolidation driven by private-equity-backed companies is contributing to fewer vendor options and higher software costs for US volunteer fire departments.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
market consolidation by private equity-backed companies US volunteer fire departments
US volunteer fire departments are scrambling to find software amid shrinking options and higher costs, as companies backed by private equity dominate the market
New York Times · 2025-12-15 · #16
Growing Chinese competition has put pressure on iRobot's market position.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Chinese competitors iRobot
A look at iRobot, founded in 1990, and its slow collapse after US and EU regulatory pressure killed Amazon's $1.7B deal in 2024 amid growing Chinese competition
TechCrunch · 2025-12-15 · #2
Mirelo previously raised a $3M pre-seed round.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Mirelo
Berlin-based Mirelo, whose AI models can interpret videos to add synced sound effects, raised a $41M seed led by Index Ventures and a16z, after a $3M pre-seed
TechCrunch · 2025-12-15 · #15
Lightspeed raised over $9 billion across six AI-focused funds.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Lightspeed
Lightspeed raised $9B+ across six AI funds, including $3.3B to back breakout hits like Anthropic, xAI, and Mistral; Lightspeed has backed 165 AI startups
New York Times · 2025-12-15 · #21
Lightspeed has backed 165 AI startups.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Lightspeed
Lightspeed raised $9B+ across six AI funds, including $3.3B to back breakout hits like Anthropic, xAI, and Mistral; Lightspeed has backed 165 AI startups
New York Times · 2025-12-15 · #21
Dragoneer raised $4.3 billion for its seventh venture capital fund.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Dragoneer seventh venture capital fund $4.3B
Source: Dragoneer raised $4.3B for its seventh VC fund and now has over $30B in AUM; it raised $3.8B for its sixth private fund in 2022
Axios · 2025-12-15 · #14
68% of surveyed public-company CEOs plan to spend more on AI in 2026 than in 2025, according to a Teneo survey.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Public-company CEOs AI
Teneo survey of 350+ public-company CEOs: 68% plan to spend more on AI in 2026 than in 2025, <50% of AI projects generated more returns than they cost, and more
Wall Street Journal · 2025-12-15 · #23
Dragoneer now has over $30 billion in assets under management (AUM).
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Dragoneer over $30B in assets under management
Source: Dragoneer raised $4.3B for its seventh VC fund and now has over $30B in AUM; it raised $3.8B for its sixth private fund in 2022
Axios · 2025-12-15 · #14
Chai Discovery is valued at $1.3B following the Series B funding.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Chai Discovery
AI drug discovery startup Chai Discovery raised a $130M Series B led by Oak HC/FT and General Catalyst at a $1.3B valuation, taking its total funding to $225M
Bloomberg · 2025-12-15 · #13
Chai Discovery's total funding rises to $225M after the Series B round.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Chai Discovery
AI drug discovery startup Chai Discovery raised a $130M Series B led by Oak HC/FT and General Catalyst at a $1.3B valuation, taking its total funding to $225M
Bloomberg · 2025-12-15 · #13
Dragoneer raised $3.8 billion for its sixth private fund in 2022.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Dragoneer sixth private fund $3.8B 2022
Source: Dragoneer raised $4.3B for its seventh VC fund and now has over $30B in AUM; it raised $3.8B for its sixth private fund in 2022
Axios · 2025-12-15 · #14
Credit default swaps tied to a handful of US tech groups have climbed about 90% since early September, according to DTCC.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
credit default swaps US tech groups
DTCC: credit default swaps tied to a handful of US tech groups have climbed 90% since early September, as investors seek ways to protect against an AI debt bust
Financial Times · 2025-12-15 · #7
Mirelo raises a $41M seed round led by Index Ventures and a16z.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-15
Mirelo Index Ventures a16z
Berlin-based Mirelo, whose AI models can interpret videos to add synced sound effects, raised a $41M seed led by Index Ventures and a16z, after a $3M pre-seed
TechCrunch · 2025-12-15 · #15
Solve Intelligence raises a $40M Series B, bringing its total funding to $55M.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-14
Solve Intelligence $40M Series B total funding $55M
Solve Intelligence, which offers generative AI tools to law firms for IP and patent law work, raised a $40M Series B, bringing its total funding to $55M
Pathfounders · 2025-12-14 · #4
ASML is described as Europe's most valuable company.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-14
ASML Europe
A profile of ASML, Europe's most valuable company, as it prepares for a transition to High NA EUV, with high-volume manufacturing expected in 2027 and 2028
Bloomberg · 2025-12-14 · #5
The Chinese state and major Chinese companies are increasing spending to dominate electric vehicles (EVs) and robotics.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-14
Chinese state major Chinese companies electric vehicles robotics
Despite talk of an existential US-China AI race, the Chinese state and its major companies are spending more to dominate other domains, such as EVs and robotics
Financial Times · 2025-12-14 · #9
Commentators report Oracle has taken on significant debt in anticipation of demand tied to its OpenAI-related infrastructure commitments.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-14
Oracle
How Oracle's massive Stargate deal with OpenAI has pushed Oracle to the center of the AI boom, turning its market cap into a barometer on AI sentiment
Bloomberg · 2025-12-14 · #23
Oracle's market capitalization has become a barometer of investor sentiment about the AI boom.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-14
Oracle AI sentiment
How Oracle's massive Stargate deal with OpenAI has pushed Oracle to the center of the AI boom, turning its market cap into a barometer on AI sentiment
Bloomberg · 2025-12-14 · #23
Commentary cites OpenAI as having $1.4 trillion in commitments against roughly $20 billion in ARR, a figure used to argue there may be a valuation bubble.
rumored 1 article 2025-12-14
OpenAI
How Oracle's massive Stargate deal with OpenAI has pushed Oracle to the center of the AI boom, turning its market cap into a barometer on AI sentiment
Bloomberg · 2025-12-14 · #23
Qargo raises $33M Series B led by Sofina to support its cloud-based transport management system and native AI features aimed at lowering operating costs for European transport operators.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-14
Qargo Sofina
Qargo, which offers a cloud-based transport management service for carriers, freight forwarders, and third-party logistics, raised a $33M Series B led by Sofina
Tech.eu · 2025-12-14 · #13
Prime Security raised a $20M Series A led by Scale Venture Partners for its agentic AI platform that helps with security design during software development.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-14
Prime Security Scale Venture Partners
Prime Security, which develops AI agents that help with security design during software development, raised a $20M Series A led by Scale Venture Partners
Axios · 2025-12-14 · #14
Outset raised a $30 million Series B round led by Radical Ventures.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-14
Outset Radical Ventures
Outset, which develops AI agents that help Microsoft and other companies conduct customer research and surveys, raised a $30M Series B led by Radical Ventures
Axios · 2025-12-14 · #11
Major US tech companies spent more than $350bn on AI-related infrastructure over the past year, with projections exceeding $400bn for 2026.
confirmed 1 article 2025-12-14
major US tech companies
Despite talk of an existential US-China AI race, the Chinese state and its major companies are spending more to dominate other domains, such as EVs and robotics
Financial Times · 2025-12-14 · #9