Ai Startups news and trends

AWS Executive Says 40% of European Startups Consider Leaving Region to Scale
Startups // October 21, 2026

An Amazon Web Services executive said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that nearly 4 in 10 European startups, and over half of the fastest-growing ones, have told the company that they would consider leaving the region to scale, Reuters reported Wednesday (Oct. 21). “Startups say to us...

Amazon Weighs $7 Billion Purchase of AI Startup Decart
Artificial Intelligence // October 11, 2026

Amazon is reportedly in discussions to purchase artificial intelligence startup Decart in a roughly $7 billion deal. That’s according to a report Sunday (Oct. 11) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing sources familiar with the matter. Those sources say a deal could come together...

Anthropic Alumni Startup Sees Valuation Jump Fivefold
Artificial Intelligence // September 22, 2026

Mirendil, an artificial intelligence startup founded by former Anthropic researchers, is in talks to raise new funding at a $5 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Kleiner Perkins is in talks to lead the round, which could bring in up to...

AI Startups Try to Counter Chinese Models as VC Interest Wanes
Artificial Intelligence // August 02, 2026

The rise of Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models has American startups racing to build counterparts. But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Aug. 2), these companies have begun to run into a roadblock: a lack of interest from venture capital (VC) investors. “Every...

Interviews & Exclusives
Forget Browsing. The Agentic AI Internet of Tomorrow Will Find You First

May 13, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon herald the biggest internet shake-up since dial-up gave way to WiFi. With Perplexity AI in talks to reach a $14 billion valuation as it seeks to launch its own browser, Comet, to compete with tech giants like Google, AI might already be poised to do to traditional internet and information […]

Forestay’s New $220M Fund Targets the ‘Inflection Point’ in AI Startups

July 11, 2024
High interest rates usually spell trouble for venture capital (VC) firms. But with a hot hand to play like AI and cybersecurity, and a shrewd evaluation strategy for potential investments,...

Quick Reads
OpenAI Aims to Lock in $30 Billion Funding Round by Next Week

October 22, 2026
OpenAI is close to finalizing a funding round in which it could raise as much as $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation, CNBC reported Thursday (Oct. 22), citing unnamed sources. OpenAI told investors Thursday that it aims to secure signatures by the end of next week, though the final size of the round […]

AWS Executive Says 40% of European Startups Consider Leaving Region to Scale

October 21, 2026
An Amazon Web Services executive said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that nearly 4 in 10 European startups, and over half of the fastest-growing ones, have told the company that they would...

Amazon Weighs $7 Billion Purchase of AI Startup Decart

October 11, 2026
Amazon is reportedly in discussions to purchase artificial intelligence startup Decart in a roughly $7 billion deal. That’s according to a report Sunday (Oct. 11) by The Wall Street Journal...

Anthropic Alumni Startup Sees Valuation Jump Fivefold

September 22, 2026
Mirendil, an artificial intelligence startup founded by former Anthropic researchers, is in talks to raise new funding at a $5 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter....