Quince hits $10B valuation with giant $500M round led by Iconiq

E-commerce company Quince has raised another massive round, less than a year after its previous raise.

Replit snags $9B valuation 6 months after hitting $3B

Replit raised a new $400 million round and said it hopes to have $1B in ARR by year’s end.

Almost 40 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are

Almost 40 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are

VC mega-funds are back with General Catalyst, Spark rumored to be raising billions

General Catalyst is said to be raising $10 billion and Spark Capital $3 billion. This after several other firms have also raised mega-funds.

Poppi founder on TikTok, Super Bowl ads, and her return to Shark Tank

For years, venture capitalists have been skeptical of beverage startups, citing thin margins and brutal distribution as reasons most brands never break out. But a new wave of “functional soda” companies has been challenging that assumption, includ…

EV startup Harbinger reveals a smaller work truck with electric and hybrid variants

The LA-based startup is trying to corner the commercial truck market with its electric and hybrid trucks that offer a lower cost of ownership and a better driving experience.

Google wraps up $32B acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz

Google has officially acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in all-cash, a full year after the companies announced the deal. This marks Google’s biggest acquisition in its history.

Health insurance startup Alan reaches €5B valuation

French health insurance startup Alan is now valued at €5 billion — approximately $5.83 billion, up from $4.5 billion in 2024.

In a vote of confidence for Meta’s Threads, Kalshi adds sharing feature

Kalshi now offers a share option that will automatically embed the relevant prediction market chart into a Threads post.

Mandiant’s founder just raised $190M for his autonomous AI agent security startup

Mandia, who sold his previous company Mandiant to Google for $5.4 billion in 2022, has launched an agentic security startup.