Y Combinator has released its Spring 2026 Request for Startups, with a clear message: artificial intelligence has moved beyond transforming software. Six of the seven highlighted opportunities center on AI systems that actively replace humans rather than assist them. This may be venture capital’s clearest signal yet that the industry is betting on automation over augmentation.
Masha Bucher is one of the more high profile female VCs in Silicon Valley. New emails released from the Department of Justice reveal a deep, years long relationship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at we look at Reed Jobs’ cancer-focused VC fund, Midi Health’s latest fundraise at $1 billion-plus valuation, and more.
The private equity landscape is experiencing a fundamental shift in how limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs) collaborate on investment opportunities. Co-investments, where LPs invest directly alongside GPs in specific portfolio companies, …
At a moment when the AI industry is obsessed with bigger models and higher scores, Professor Ganna Pogrebna opened the inaugural Behavioral AI Institute webinar with a provocation that cut against the grain. “We keep asking, ‘What can AI do?’” she tol…
While everyone is discussing are we in an AI bubble or not, Harvard is teaching how to invest in these irrational times.
Yosemite, which funds startups and researchers focused on the disease, is targeting a total of $350 million for its second fund from high-powered investors like pharma giant Amgen and hospital Memorial Sloan Kettering.
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at how a new discovery could lead to unsinkable ships, the billions invested in AI “neolabs” and more.
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the health risks of winter storms, a new Korean weight loss drug billionaire, a biotech using AI for rare diseases, and more.
Europe-based venture fund 2150 raised the money to invest in climate tech startups that help solve cities’ carbon footprint.