Patrick Finnegan began his career as an entrepreneur while struggling to fit in at a Delaware boarding school. He started businesses as a way to cope (some above…
Read more The 29-year old investor who went from selling fake IDs to backing Poppi raises a $75 million fund to invest in brands with a ‘cultural edge’ | FortuneLawhive, a British startup that wants to use AI to transform the business model of law firms that perform routine legal work for individuals and small businesses, has…
Read more Lawhive, which started out selling to tech to law firms but then became one, raises $60 million in new funding | FortuneIndependently and immediately, a flood of people reached the same conclusion: This had to be a mistake. It was the summer of 2017, and as word spread that…
Read more Silicon Valley legend Kleiner Perkins was written off. Then an unlikely VC showed up | FortuneWaabi, the Toronto-based AI company building software to enable autonomous driving, has raised $1 billion in new funding and struck a major partnership with Uber to deploy at…
Read more Self-driving startup Waabi raises up to $1 billion and partners with Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis | FortuneWhat do London, New York, and Bermuda all have in common? If you ask Jamie Cuffe, the answer is that each is a major insurance hub. Cuffe grew…
Read more Exclusive: Pace raises $10 million from Sequoia as enterprise AI collides with insurance | FortuneAs I was collecting Crystal Ball predictions for 2026 from readers, I found myself thinking a lot about the future of work. In part, of course, that’s because…
Read more What 2026 holds for the future of work | FortuneVenture capitalists cautiously funded fintechs in 2025 as they continued their investment spree into AI-driven fintech companies and are expected to spend more in 2026. “AI-driven fintech funding in 2025 has been disciplined, not…
Read more December FinAi funding: VC expects AI funding to gather momentum in 2026Two former Palantir employees hoping to use AI to transform the process for filing and managing patents have secured $20 million in investment for their London-based startup, Ankar.…
Read more Exclusive: AI for patent filings startup Ankar secures $20 million Series A round | FortuneRecess is making big moves in the beverage aisle. The New York-based packaged drink brand just announced a $30 million series B funding round led by Cavu Consumer…
Read more Recess Just Raised $30 Million. Could It Be the Next Poppi?Capturing the attention of investors, particularly in the venture capital community, may be harder than ever. Closing a funding round is even more challenging. So how can founders…
Read more Here’s What 3 VC Heavyweights Suggest Founders Do to Get Funded NowThinking of launching a startup and want to top the funding charts? Your best bet these days is in the artificial intelligence space. That probably doesn’t come as…
Read more These 5 AI Startups Raised the Most Money in 2025After nearly a decade at the helm of Sequoia Capital, Roelof Botha will step aside as “steward” of the legendary Silicon Valley VC firm. Botha—PayPal’s defining early CFO,…
Read more Roelof Botha steps aside as Sequoia’s steward, passing the role to Alfred Lin and Pat Grady | FortuneAI is everywhere these days. And cybersecurity is no exception. A closer look at the latest installment of the Fortune Cyber 60 list, which ranks the most promising…
Read more AI is the common threat—and the secret sauce—for security startups in the Fortune Cyber 60 | Fortune“If you had to point to one reason [crypto prediction markets] are able to come back to the US, you have to point to the Trump administration,” says…
Read more Donald Trump’s Truth Social Is Launching a Polymarket CompetitorLooking to scale your business? You’re going to need money to do it—and unless you’re planning on bootstrapping indefinitely, that’ll probably involve some outside capital. But with lots…
Read more There Are Lots of Ways to Raise Capital. Here’s How 3 Inc. 5000 Founders Did ItThe third quarter was an active one when it came to generating unicorns. Just shy of 30 companies closed funding rounds that saw their valuation top $1 billion.…
Read more Substack, Lovable, and More: 10 of the Newest Unicorns to Hit $1 BillionRecently, my company, XPANCEO, closed a $250 million Series A round at a $1.35 billion valuation. It was the largest Series A ever raised in the MENA region,…
Read more Raising $100 million is easier than $1 million — a tragedy for early-stage companies | FortuneDespite cooling markets, A.I. remains the engine powering VC’s biggest risks. Unsplash With A.I. leaders like Sam Altman warning of a potential bubble, it might seem logical for…
Read more A.I. Is Changing What Venture Capitalists Invest In and How They InvestOver the course of 15 seasons, the Sharks on ABC’s Shark Tank have invested more than $200 million in the companies that have pitched them. But Mark Cuban,…
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