Twilio co-founder’s fusion power startup raises $450M from Bessemer and Alphabet’s GV

Inertia Enterprises will use the Series A investment to build one of the world’s most powerful lasers, a key part of its power plant design.

Former Founders Fund VC Sam Blond launches AI sales startup to upend Salesforce 

The startup, Monaco, has come out of stealth as an AI-native all-in-one CRM plus more system backed by names like the Collison brothers and Garry Tan.

Former Founders Fund VC Sam Blond launches AI sales startup to upend Salesforce 

The startup, Monaco, has come out of stealth as an AI-native all-in-one CRM plus more system backed by names like the Collison brothers and Garry Tan.

Upside Robotics is reducing fertilizer use and waste in corn crops

Upside Robotics builds autonomous solar-powered robots that can help farmers reduce their fertilizer use by 70%.

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Integrate raises $17M to move defense project management into the 21st century

The round was led by FPV Ventures co-founder and managing partner Wesley Chan.

Complyance raises $20M to help companies manage risk and compliance

Complyance raised a $20 million Series A led by GV for its AI-native compliance platform.

Vega raises $120M Series B to rethink how enterprises detect cyber threats

Vega Security raised $120 million, bringing its valuation to $700 million, in a round led by Accel. The company aims to rethink how enterprises detect cybersecurity threats.

Singapore says China-backed hackers targeted its four largest phone companies

The Singaporean government said the China-backed hackers gained “limited access to critical systems” run by the country’s top four telecommunication giants, but said they did not disrupt services or steal customers’ data.

Facebook adds new AI features, animated profile photos, and backgrounds for text posts

Facebook’s new AI features let users animate their profile pics, restyle their Stories and Memories, and add backgrounds to text posts.