Is Silicon Valley ready to put robots in people’s homes? Hello Robot is.

The California startup released the fourth-generation of its home assistance robot, Stretch.

Quick commerce FirstClub doubles valuation to $255M in nine months

The Bengaluru startup has crossed 1 million orders and reached a $50 million annualized GMV run rate within a year of launch.

Lovable signs multiyear deal with Google Cloud to up usage 5x, source says

Lovable and Google signed an expanded multiyear deal that involves a 5x expansion of Lovable’s footprint on Google Cloud, and expanded access to Anthropic Claude.

Coralogix raises $200M on bet that someone needs to watch the AI agents

The Series F round values Coralogix at $1.6 billion and comes less than a year after its previous raise.

Cyera eyes $12B valuation at 80x ARR multiple despite operating losses

The cybersecurity company is nearing a $300 million round led by Evolution Equity Partners.

A startup, Everand, is now bundling e-books, audiobooks, and book clubs in challenge to Amazon

A new reading subscription from Everand offers access to both e-books and audiobooks, and Fable’s book club community.

Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts

Layup Parts co-founder Zack Eakin has drawn on a motorsports background, and his experience working for Palmer Luckey and Elon Musk, to tackle making faster, cheaper, and better composites.

Focused Energy raises whopping $240M Series A for laser-powered fusion tech

Another fusion startup has raised another a massive round to make this type of power a reality.

Board, the new game startup from Mirror founder Brynn Putnam, raises $20M, has already sold thousands

Board, the startup building what it calls “together tech” designed to bring people into the same room, has closed a Series A led by Union Square Ventures.

How Europe’s AI strategy diverges from Silicon Valley’s

The global AI race is often framed as a battle between the United States and China. But at VivaTech, Europe is expected to make the case for an entirely different model.