Data security startup Cyera hits $9B valuation six months after being valued at $6B
Cyera raised another $400 million just six months after its last huge round.
Startups
GTMfund has rewritten the distribution playbook for the AI era
Building software products has never been easier, so why are so many well-funded startups failing to take off no matter how good their product is? In this season finale episode of Build Mode, our guest has an answer: Startups have focused too much on product development and not enough on distribution excellence. Paul Irving is partner and […]
EverNitro is simplifying the process of crafting silky nitro coffee at CES 2026
EverNitro is positioning itself against competitors such as NitroBrew as a long-term more affordable all-in-one solution. “We offer the quality of a commercial tap with the footprint of a coffee maker. While others sell you gas, we give you technology to harvest it for free,” founder and CEO Terry Tan said.
OpenAI to acquire the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo
OpenAI is acquiring the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo in an all-stock deal, adding to the firm’s M&A spree.
Go-to-market strategies for an AI era
In the season finale of Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen sits down with Paul Irving, partner and COO of GTMfund, to discuss go-to-market strategies for the AI era. Paul shares specific, actionable advice on how early-stage startups can win even when facing well-funded competitors who iterate at lightning speed. He also explains why distribution has become the final remaining moat when technical advantages disappear in months […]
Why this VC thinks 2026 will be ‘the year of the consumer’
AI adoption in enterprise is stalling as companies don’t know where to start. Vanessa Larco of Premise VC thinks 2026 will be the year of the consumer.
Former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla’s startup triples to $100M valuation
Spangle has raised $15 million in a Series A round to expand its AI-generated shopping experiences.
Yes, LinkedIn banned AI agent startup Artisan, but now it’s back
Several viral posts noticed that Artisan was banned. But the CEO tells us it wasn’t for the reasons many thought.
Shopify competitor Swap raises $100M six months after raising $40M
VC firms DST Global and Iconiq are piling into e-commerce startup Swap Commerce, which is going up against Shopify.