Category Funding

Sandbar Bets on a Voice Ring to Escape the AI Hardware Graveyard

Sandbar raised $36 million to build a voice ring that uses push-to-talk input to avoid the AI hardware graveyard.

Sandbar says AI wearables should be voice-first. The Stream ring aims to capture thoughts privately as the startup raises $36 million.

Lovable raised $400M at a $13.3B valuation after hitting $500M ARR, cementing its rise as a leading vibe-coding startup.

The VideoVerse acquisition has collapsed into fraud claims, forged-signature allegations and unpaid investors after the $250M Minute Media deal.

Accel closes an oversubscribed India fund as it bets on AI applications, fintech and manufacturing in the next startup wave.

River AI raises $1.1B to build personal AI agents and open-model fine-tuning tools, backed by General Catalyst, Nvidia, AMD and others.

OpenAI completed a $7 billion tender offer, valuing the company at $852 billion and hinting its IPO may still be months away.

Situational Awareness pours $400M into a chip startup as the AI hedge fund cuts public holdings and doubles down on infrastructure.

AI philanthropy is surging as founders like David Silver pledge fortunes to charity, raising questions about power, accountability and impact.

Naïve raised $28.5M to help AI agents set up and run companies, as developer sign-ups and revenue surged.