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  VC

  More than 1 in 5 startup acquisitions include an earnout provision

  May 21, 2026

  Even in a much-improved startup market, earnouts remain a more prevalent fixture in M&A.

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  Fintech

  Kikoff co-founder alleges CEO froze IPO plans, pressured him into discounted secondary sale

  May 19, 2026

  The legal dispute highlights the internal issues that can arise as companies remain private longer.

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  Tech Landscape

  Mega-seed rounds make headlines—and potentially hurt startups

  May 15, 2026

  A handful of AI startups are raising nine- and 10-figure seed rounds. Early-stage VCs say that’s a problem, not a playbook.

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  AI & ML

  3 charts to catch up on the OpenAI-Anthropic rivalry

  May 15, 2026

  For the first time, Anthropic is reportedly worth more than its chief rival, OpenAI.

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  IPO

  Cerebras’ blockbuster public listing sets stage for AI IPO frenzy

  May 14, 2026

  The chipmaker priced well above its initial range at $185, and opened trading at an eye-popping $350.

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  AI & ML

  Q1 2026 AI funding blows past 2025 total with three deals accounting for 67% of capital

  May 12, 2026

  The usual suspects—Anthropic, xAI and OpenAI—accounted for $172 billion raised.

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  Politics

  Europe’s tech sovereignty push gives VCs pause

  May 11, 2026

  Investors raise concerns that backing companies on geopolitical grounds could hinder growth.

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  Limited Partners

  AI is shrinking startup teams. New hires are cashing in.

  May 8, 2026

  Median equity grants for AI engineers are up 31% in two years, nearly triple the gain for non-technical workers, according to new Carta research.

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  AI & ML

  The AI race to IPO passes through PE portfolios

  May 4, 2026

  Both Anthropic and OpenAI are betting big on a fast track to greater enterprise adoption.

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  Startups

  Unicorn companies tracker

  May 1, 2026

  Our global unicorn tracker allows you to see all the billion-dollar companies formed since 2016. Explore trends in unicorn formation by filtering for geography or date.

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  Limited Partners

  Crossover firms doubled down on pre-IPO bets in Q1, with deal value hitting a record $220.9B

  April 30, 2026

  While dollars invested were 11x the levels of Q4, deal count remained about the same as investors concentrated their bets.

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  Venture Ecosystem

  The wheels could be coming off the circular computing deal train

  April 28, 2026

  OpenAI’s missed targets could test tech giant’s generous investments in AI labs that come with added expectations.

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  AI & ML

  OpenAI loosens Microsoft’s grip ahead of IPO push

  April 27, 2026

  OpenAI is gradually shedding one of its key early partners as it looks to its next big thing: going public.

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  Data Visualization

  Map: Big Tech corporates keep circling LLM makers

  April 21, 2026

  Amazon’s fresh investment and compute deal with Anthropic is the latest corporate move revealing that AI winners are still to be determined.

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  IPO

  Breaking down AI chipmaker Cerebras’ S-1

  April 17, 2026

  From the major UAE revenue portion to special agreements with OpenAI, here’s what you need to know about the Nvidia rival’s IPO filing.

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  Life Sciences

  OpenAI’s life sciences push energizes VCs

  April 17, 2026

  OpenAI has jumped into a category startup investors assumed it’d avoid. But they’re welcoming the move.

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  Startups

  Employees at mega-IPO candidates are opting out of tender offers in a ‘champagne problem’

  April 17, 2026

  Anthropic’s recent tender offer fell short of its $6B target, an investor in the company said.

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  AI & ML

  Startups are auctioning off GPU access like it’s on eBay

  April 16, 2026

  Scarcity is forcing longer contracts. Longer contracts are forcing a rethink of how investors value neocloud revenue.

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