Google for Startups Accelerator: AI for Energy Opens Applications
A focused program for startups applying AI to the energy sector.
Gradient, the Google-Backed AI Investor, Raises $220 Million
Fortune’s March report says a fund nobody took seriously in 2017 has now raised a much larger vehicle.
Foundation Capital’s 11th Fund Bets on ‘Zero Billion-Dollar Markets’
Crunchbase profiles a strategy of backing ideas before they become industries.
Cathay Innovation Closes a Third Fund at $1 Billion to Back Vertical AI
Crunchbase reports the firm is looking for more vertical AI startups.
Benchmark Raises $2 Billion, Including Its First-Ever Growth Fund
The June 3 close includes a $1.25 billion vehicle for later-stage investments.
Reach Capital Raises a $265 Million Fund V for AI Founders
The firm backs AI in learning, health and work with checks from $1 million to $10 million.
Harmattan AI Raises $200 Million Series B Led by Dassault Aviation and Becomes a Defense Unicorn
TechCrunch’s January report shows defense emerging as an AI unicorn category.
Hubble Network, Open Cosmos and EnduroSat Lead Space Tech’s September Unicorns
Seattle’s Hubble Network reached $1.6 billion; Open Cosmos and EnduroSat each reached about $1 billion.
Barq and Ridgeline Become Fintech Unicorns
Saudi payments company Barq reached $1.85 billion and Nevada’s Ridgeline $1.43 billion in September.
Fab2 and Celero Lead September’s Semiconductor Unicorns
Austin’s Fab2 raised a $500 million Series A at $3.7 billion; Celero Communications is valued above $3 billion.