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Venture Capital Hit $85.7 Billion
Venture investors put $85.7 billion into 166 deals in the second quarter of 2026, and the next priced round should close as an up round with a single…
2 weeks ago
SignalFire Data Shows Junior Engineer Hiring Down 76 Percent
A senior engineer hired at a fast growing startup this year is, in the overwhelming majority of cases, someone who took a junior role somewhere betwe…
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Open Source Robot Models Carry Licensing Risk
A humanoid robot startup that fine tunes Physical Intelligence’s pi zero checkpoint for a customer pilot is not running one open source license. It i…
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Oura Postponed Its $2.2 Billion IPO
Oura postponed its $2.2 billion Nasdaq IPO on September 29, 2026, citing market uncertainty after orders reached roughly four times the 50 million sh…
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AI Agent Product Management Tasks
Startup product managers should hand AI agents three tasks first in 2026: research synthesis, a draft specification, and a clickable prototype, an or…
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Energy Permit Certainty
Permit certainty provisions in the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 would bar federal agencies from revoking issued energy perm…
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Why California Fuel Prices Are So High
California lost 284,000 barrels per day of refining capacity when Phillips 66 closed its Los Angeles refinery in 2025 and Valero shut Benicia in Apri…
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How To Protect Founder Ownership In a Down Round
A founder who prices a Series A or Series B round flat or below the prior valuation in 2026 keeps control of the company through the anti-dilution fo…
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How To Stop Employees Selling Stock On Secondary Marketplaces
A startup stops an employee’s unconsented sale on Forge Global or EquityZen only with a Delaware Section 202 compliant transfer legend and a right of…
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General Counsel VC Fund Lets GC’s Invest Before Product Market Fit
GCVC closed two investments within days of its September 8, 2026 launch, letting its fifty general counsel backers install a portfolio company inside…
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