Funding rounds, founder strategy and the operating reality of building technology companies. Reporting and analysis from Fathom Tech.
Artificial intelligence startups captured the lion's share of major venture capital this week, with an AI assistant developer securing the largest check and nine other companies raising between $75 million and $240 million.
Venture capital is pouring into space and satellite companies at unprecedented levels, with $20.3 billion deployed globally so far in 2026—already the highest annual total on record with four months remaining in the year.
The self-driving freight company has raised Series D funding led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, bringing its total contracted revenue to over $600 million.
The accelerator program selected 80 startups from over 30,000 applicants for its SR007 class, which gathered in Los Angeles this week for a redesigned kickoff that prioritizes founder connections over packed agendas.