Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open source LiteLLM project: The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company's systems. Read More
The reputation of troubled YC startup Delve has gotten even worse: Delve faces new allegations that it violated the open source license of its customer, Sim.ai, by taking the customers's tool and passing it off as its own. Read More
From moon hotels to cattle herding: 8 startups investors chased at YC Demo Day: We polled nearly a dozen VCs to find out which W26 startups are the sought after in the batch. Read More
New for Cannes Lions 2026, the Classic Challenger Pass is a stepping stone for independent businesses that want to progress to the global stage. Whether it’s your first Festival or your fiftieth – this is your moment to bring independent business voices to the forefront of the industry. Join us 22–26 June 2026 in Cannes, France.
The Facebook insider building content moderation for the AI era: Moonbounce has raised $12 million to grow its AI control engine that converts content moderation policies into consistent, predictable AI behavior. Read More
Whoop's valuation just tripled to $10 billion: The fitness tracking startup just closed a $575 million Series G with Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James among its investors. The obvious question looming over a round of this size at this valuation: Is an IPO coming? Read More
Aetherflux reportedly raising Series B at $2 billion valuation: Index Ventures is said to be leading a $250 million to $350 million round. Read More
Elon Musk’s last co-founder reportedly leaves xAI: All but two of Musk's 11 xAI co-founders departed before this week. Read More
What we're looking for in Startup Battlefield 2026 and how to put your best application forward: Here's what we're looking for in your Startup Battlefield 200 application and how to make sure your application reflects it. Read More
StrictlyVC kicks off the series in SF on April 30. Be in the room for unfiltered fireside chats on fundraising and AI accuracy with industry leaders like Forum AI founder Campbell Brown, Replit co-founder Amjad Masad, and more. Make high-value connections that actually move the needle. Tickets are limited.
Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.
Yupp shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto's Chris Dixon: Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, crowdsourced AI model feedback startup Yupp is closing its business, the company said Tuesday. Read More
Delve accused of misleading customers with 'fake compliance': An anonymous Substack post accuses compliance startup Delve of "falsely" convincing "hundreds of customers they were compliant" with privacy and security regulations. Read More
Harvey confirms $11B valuation: Sequoia triples down: Investors like Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, and Elad Gil can't get enough of AI legal tech startup Harvey. Read More
16 of the most interesting startups from YC W26 Demo Day: From redirecting doomscrolling to training humanoid robots, these 16 startups stood out as the most interesting ones from an overflowing YC cohort. Read More
New for Cannes Lions 2026, the Classic Challenger Pass is a stepping stone for independent businesses that want to progress to the global stage. Whether it's your first Festival or your fiftieth – this is your moment to bring independent business voices to the forefront of the industry. Join us 22–26 June 2026 in Cannes, France.
After pivoting, Y Combinator grad Glimpse raises $35M led by a16z: Glimpse announced on Wednesday a $35 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 8VC and YC. Read More
Why hiring the weirdos works: When you're building at breakneck speed, hiring a trusted team is crucial for an early-stage startup. Bland CEO and co-founder Isaiah Granet has tactical advice on how the company managed to find hidden talent in unlikely places. Read More
Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after US Air Force deal: In one year, Shield AI's value has leaped 140%. This after it won a contract to be the software provider to Anduril's Fury fighter jet for the U.S. Air Force. Read More
Silicon Valley's two biggest dramas have intersected: LiteLLM and Delve: LiteLLM offers an AI open source project used by millions that was infected by credential harvesting malware. Read More
Cursor admits its new coding model was built on top of Moonshot AI's Kimi: Building on top of a Chinese model feels particularly fraught right now. Read More
Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite
Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.
Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window-washing drones : Lucid Bots has seen demand accelerate over the last year for its window-cleaning drones and power-washing robots. Read More
