Marble, a startup building AI agents for tax professionals, has raised $9 million in seed funding. It’s launching a free research tool first, aiming to tackle an industry grappling with a 17% workforce decline since 2019 and rising regulatory complexity.
Esusu just raised $50 million at a $1.2 billion valuation. The platform reports on-time rent payments to credit bureaus, helping millions of “credit invisible” Americans build financial history. This could fundamentally change access to homeownership.
Cashew Research is an AI-powered platform that creates custom market research surveys and analyzes the results. It aims to bridge the gap between expensive traditional firms and generic LLM answers by generating fresh, human-sourced data.
The startup game has fundamentally changed. With giants like Microsoft and Amazon investing hundreds of billions in R&D and startups, the old playbook of out-innovating slow incumbents is dead. The new path? Leveraging deep domain expertise to own niches too small for giants to see but valuable enou
Holly Ventures, a new solo-GP firm founded by former YL Ventures partner John Brennan, has launched a $33 million fund focused on seed-stage cybersecurity startups. The fund’s model is built on providing founders with deep, hands-on access and a high-density network from day one, rather than just wr
Robinhood is diving deeper into crypto, launching staking for Ethereum and Solana and expanding into global markets. This aggressive move comes as regulatory winds shift and aims to challenge giants like Coinbase.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is aiming for a staggering $800 billion valuation in a new share sale. The company is also reportedly telling investors it’s considering an IPO around the end of 2025.
Jair Bolsonaro has signaled support for his eldest son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, to run for president in 2026. The news immediately weakened Brazil’s currency by 2% and sank the main stock index by 3% as investors reacted.
The latest Fortune 500 Power Moves report shows significant executive changes across apparel, retail, and tech. Nike eliminated its CTO role, while Kohl’s made its interim CEO permanent following a vendor conflict scandal.
Alfredo Mercedes left a high-paying job at Defense Unicorns to launch VU Talent Partners, an AI recruiting platform embedded within VU Venture Partners. He says the AI talent market is overheated with crazy comp and retention issues. His solution? A data-powered platform that scales with startups.
