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  • VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B fund to back — and build — ‘physical AI’ startups
  • OpenAI’s $122B “VC Round” Is Vendor Deals, Contingent Capital, and a Guaranteed Return It Arguably Can’t Afford
  • OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund 

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techcrunch.com /1 month ago

VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B fund to back — and build — ‘physical AI’ startups

Eclipse will put some of that money towards incubating, or building startups.

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saastr.com /1 month ago

OpenAI’s $122B “VC Round” Is Vendor Deals, Contingent Capital, and a Guaranteed Return It Arguably Can’t Afford

The three anchors are a cloud vendor, a chip vendor, and a holding company with a circular revenue deal. The actual VC-style capital is a fraction of the headline. OpenAI closed $1...

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techcrunch.com /1 month ago

OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund 

Zero Shot, a new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI, is aiming to raise $100 million for its first fund. It has already written some checks.

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gtmnow.com /1 month ago

VC: Investing at Inception in the Age of AI Agents

Inside what boards and founders are actually talking about right now. The post VC: Investing at Inception in the Age of AI Agents appeared first on GTMnow.

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techmeme.com /1 month ago

A profile of wealth manager Iconiq, which, sources say, has $100B AUM, with $26B specifically for VC investing; Iconiq i...

Natasha Mascarenhas / Bloomberg: A profile of wealth manager Iconiq, which, sources say, has $100B AUM, with $26B specifically for VC investing; Iconiq invested $3B into AI startup...

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techcrunch.com /1 month ago

New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised $7B to expand its AI bets

The fundraise is the first major capital raise under Sequoia's new leadership, with Alfred Lin and Pat Grady now serving as co-stewards of the 54-year-old firm.

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techcrunch.com /1 month ago

Anthropic shrugs off VC funding offers valuing it at $800B+, for now

VCs are frothing at the mouth to write more checks to Anthropic at a valuation that matches or beats OpenAI's.

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techcrunch.com /2 weeks ago

Kevin Hartz’s A* just closed its third fund with $450M

The firm takes a generalist approach, backing companies across categories such as AI applications, fintech, healthcare, and security. The average check size for this fund will be b...

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saastr.com /1 month ago

VC in 2026: 75% of All the Money Is Going to Just 5 VC Funds. And To Just 5 “Startups.”

The PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor just released its Q1 2026 data, and the numbers are worth sitting with for a minute. 73.1% of all LP capital raised in Q1 2026 went to just five...

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techcrunch.com /11 hours ago

The groupthink boom: what three top VCs really think about the AI frenzy

"If you're 22 years old in San Francisco and building something in AI, there may be a seed term sheet in your inbox — but if you're 19, oh my God, this means you're really good; yo...

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techcrunch.com /2 weeks ago

Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn’t take the meeting

Benchmark almost never backs hardware startups. So Eric Vishria dragged his feet 10 years ago before agreeing to hear Cerebras' pitch.

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fastcompany.com /1 month ago

I used to be a VC. Now I’ve found a better way to build a company

These days, many founders feel pressure to raise tremendous amounts of venture capital. But it wasn’t always like this. Most people are surprised to learn that four of the most val...

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techmeme.com /1 month ago

Global VC investment hit a record $297B in Q1 2026, up 150% YoY, with AI startups capturing 81%; OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI,...

Gené Teare / Crunchbase News: Global VC investment hit a record $297B in Q1 2026, up 150% YoY, with AI startups capturing 81%; OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Waymo raised 64% of the t...

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jdsupra.com /1 week ago

When Everyone Wants In: Shifting Venture Financing Terms in the AI Era

The companies at the frontier of artificial intelligence (AI) are reaching scale at speeds that have no precedent in the history of venture-backed technology. Anthropic reached $1...

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techcrunch.com /1 month ago

SpaceX backer 137 Ventures raises $700M for two growth-stage funds

VC firm 137 Ventures has raised over $700 million to back growth-stage startups. Its portfolio includes SpaceX, Anduril, Hadrian.

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techmeme.com /1 week ago

Viktor, which is developing an AI agent that operates like a virtual coworker embedded inside Slack or Microsoft Teams,...

Beatrice Nolan / Fortune: Viktor, which is developing an AI agent that operates like a virtual coworker embedded inside Slack or Microsoft Teams, raised a $75M Series A led by Acce...

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wealthmanagement.com /1 month ago

Iconiq, Go-To Wealth Adviser for Tech’s Elite, Is Putting Billions Into AI

Iconiq Capital bets big on AI startups, investing billions in Anthropic and others to reshape industries and drive global innovation.

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wealthmanagement.com /3 weeks ago

OpenVC Launches Index Tracking Public, Private Firms

The benchmark combines the NYSE U.S. 500 Index with the NYSE OPEN Venture Capital Unicorn Index, which follows private firms valued above $1 billion.

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crypto.news /4 weeks ago

137 Ventures reloads with $700m to chase AI agents and space

137 Ventures has raised over $700m across two new funds, lifting AUM above $15b as it doubles down on AI agents, robotics, advanced industry and a $10b‑plus SpaceX stake. San Franc...

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inc.com /5 days ago

Why Venture Capital as We Knew It Died—and What Replaced It in 2026

Venture capital is transforming. In 2026, sovereignty, DeepTech, and VC-as-a-Service have replaced the old growth-at-all-costs model. Here’s what’s next.

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techcrunch.com /1 month ago

Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises

The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures.

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yourstory.com /1 month ago

AngelList USVC: Invest in startups from $500

AngelList launches USVC, a venture fund open to all US investors with a $500 entry, aiming to democratise startup investing.

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thebridge.jp /1 month ago

AI Investment Agent “Velpha” Developer Velpha Raises Approximately ¥60 Million in Seed Round

Velpha, the developer and provider of the AI investment agent “Velpha” that supports individual investors’ investment decisions through chat, announced on the 16th that it has rais...

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pocketgamer.biz /1 month ago

PvX raises $10.5m as user acquisition financing scales

PvX Partners has raised $10.5 million in a Series A round as the firm scales its cohort-based financing model for consumer apps. The company will use the new funding to support te...

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