Slash, a Ramp competitor founded by teenagers, raises $100M at $1.4B valuation

Five years later the founders, now 24 years old, say their startup has achieved $300 million in annualized revenue.

Physical Intelligence, a hot robotics startup, says its new robot brain can figure out tasks it was never taught

The new model, called π0.7, represents what the company describes as an early but meaningful step toward the long-sought goal of a general-purpose robot brain.

From the Startup Battlefield stage to the International Space Station: geCKo Materials built a sticky product

This week on Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen speaks with Capella Kerst, founder and CEO of geCKo Materials.

Upscale AI in talks to raise at $2B valuation, says report

AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to raise its third funding round since launching just seven months ago.

Netflix co-founder and chair Reed Hastings to leave board

Hastings helped to transform the video rental industry — first with physical, then digital, delivery.

Luma launches AI-powered production studio with faith-focused Wonder Project

The studio’s first project will be about Moses and star Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, to be released this spring on Prime Video.

New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised $7B to expand its AI bets

The fundraise is the first major capital raise under Sequoia’s new leadership, with Alfred Lin and Pat Grady now serving as co-stewards of the 54-year-old firm.

Factory hits $1.5B valuation to build AI coding for enterprises

The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures.

Loop raises $95M to build supply chain AI that predicts disruptions

The San Francisco startup closed a Series C funding round led by Antonio Gracias’ firm Valor, which is a major backer of xAI.

Netflix plans to add a vertical video feed, use AI for recommendations

Netflix is going to launch a TikTok-like vertical video feed within its apps this month, and plans to use AI broadly for content creation and recommendations.