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It takes just a skim of Eclipse’s recent investments to see where this venture firm’s interests lie — and where it is headed. The Palo Alto-based VC, which saw its median deal size explode over the past several years, has poured an increasing amount of money into the “physical world.” Its deals include electric boat…
A new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI has made its first close on its $100 million goal, the founders tell TechCrunch. The partners have already written a couple of checks. The fund is called Zero Shot (a play on the AI training term) and its co-founding team includes several OpenAI OGs who…
Founders Fund has made its name backing what Peter Thiel calls “zero to one” companies — businesses that don’t just improve on existing ideas but create something entirely new. Its portfolio includes Facebook, SpaceX, and Palantir. Its latest bet is a New Zealand startup that puts solar-powered smart collars on cows. Halter, which closed a…
Anthropic has purchased the stealth biotech AI startup Coefficient Bio in a $400 million stock deal, according to The Information and Eric Newcomer. Sources close to the deal confirmed to TechCrunch that it closed, though declined to comment on the amount. The deal comes as Anthropic continues its push into healthcare and life sciences, following…
SoftBank has taken on a new $40 billion loan to help it cover its $30 billion commitment to invest in OpenAI as part the AI model maker’s record-breaking $110 billion raise last month, the Japanese conglomerate said on Friday. Most striking is that the loan is unsecured and has a 12-month term, meaning it must…
AI was once again the buzzword for this latest batch of YC Demo Day companies. Nearly 190 companies participated in Y Combinator’s Winter ‘26 cohort and presented their startups in a Demo Day on Tuesday. These companies are working on products across industries such as law, transportation, and healthcare. I did not, admittedly, listen to every single…
Kleiner Perkins, the prominent U.S. venture firm, announced on Tuesday that it raised $3.5 billion in fresh capital across two funds, a significant increase from the firm’s $2 billion fundraise less than two years ago. The firm, founded back in 1972, says it raised $1 billion for its 22nd early-stage venture fund, and $2.5 billion…
Accel and Prosus have selected six startups for their first joint cohort in India, backing what they describe as “off-the-map” ideas — companies working on problems where markets are undefined and progress is difficult to measure. The inaugural cohort spans healthcare, climate, space, and longevity, reflecting a focus on science-led themes with long development timelines…
Few rivalries in the startup ecosystem are as intense (and occasionally bitter) as the race between Polymarket and Kalshi for dominance in the rapidly growing prediction market arena. Despite their fierce competition, the CEOs of both companies are investing in 5(c) Capital, a new prediction market-focused VC firm launched by former Kalshi employees, Fortune and…
Well, the data is out. AI startups accounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on Carta last year — a record-high annual share. In a sense, though, we knew that. Investors last year were voracious in deploying capital to AI startups, to the point that 10% of startups accounted for…