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Inside the CIA-backed venture fund that helped launch Palantir and Google Earth

In-Q-Tel has brought Silicon Valley thinking to Washington’s defense establishment—and funded a host of James Bond spy gadgets.

4Why RIAs Signal a New Era

4Why RIAs Signal a New Era

By adopting the RIA playbook, top firms can chase value wherever it emerges—whether that is a minority position in a fast-growing SaaS platform or outright ownership of a 50-year-old services business calling for an AI retrofit.

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Ex-SpaceX Team's $25M Startup Is Rewiring The Future Of U.S. Defense—They Still Build These Things 'The Same Way They Did During The Cold War'

Ex-SpaceX Team's $25M Startup Is Rewiring The Future Of U.S. Defense—They Still Build These Things 'The Same Way They Did During The Cold War'

Senra, a Southern California startup founded by ex‑SpaceX engineers Jordan Black and Benjamin Shanahan, is stepping into the spotlight after announcing on June 18 a $25 million Series A aimed at revamping critical U.S. defense manufacturing.

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Spotify's $694M Bet On AI War Tech: What Daniel Ek's Helsing Move Signals For Investors Watching The Defense Boom

European artificial intelligence defense startup Helsing announced a €600 million ($694 million) funding round on Tuesday, led by Prima Materia, the investment firm founded by Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) CEO Daniel Ek and Shakil Khan, an earlier investor in Spotify.

Exclusive: Empathy raises $72 million Series C to tackle the agonizing logistics of death

Founded in 2020, Empathy has raised a $72 million Series C, with Adams Street Partners leading the round, Fortune has exclusively learned.

How strength training startup Ladder plans to double users of its app in a year

The startup has accused Peloton of making a copycat product to try to compete in the space.

Exclusive: An 'AI coworker' for CFOs startup just raised a $8.7 million seed round led by General Catalyst

Sapien's cofounders aim to redefine enterprise finance with AI for the CFO organization.

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General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja on AI, LPs, and raising around $8 billion

The news broke yesterday that General Catalyst had raised about $8 billion in new funds.

Former American Express CEO says business leaders are too scared to tell Trump what they really think of him: ‘They greatly fear there will be retribution’

Former American Express CEO says business leaders are too scared to tell Trump what they really think of him: ‘They greatly fear there will be retribution’

After vowing to hit back at his political adversaries, CEOs worry they could be next if they anger Donald Trump.

AfterHour raises $4.5 million seed round

After Hour recently raised its $4.5 million seed round, Fortune can exclusively report. Founders Fund and General Catalyst led the round, and were joined by Pear VC and others.

Former Merck CEO Ken Frazier on the responsibility of CEOs to uphold principles despite politics

Former Merck CEO Ken Frazier on the responsibility of CEOs to uphold principles despite politics

Plus: Frazier talks about the shareholders who trusted his vision enough to support him in his early days at the helm.

Ex-Merck CEO Ken Frazier says CEOs must uphold American values

Ex-Merck CEO Ken Frazier says CEOs must uphold American values

Frazier was one of the first CEOs to publicly distance himself from President Donald Trump.

Commerce Department partners with major VC firms encourage startups to be “responsible” in AI use

Commerce Department partners with major VC firms encourage startups to be “responsible” in AI use

The effort, led by General Catalyst, expands an effort to encourage responsible AI that was previously focused on Big Tech firms.

CEOs may not realize it, but they already know what to do about A.I.

CEOs may not realize it, but they already know what to do about A.I.

Yes, we need data scientists and machine learning experts. But it’s time to enhance the data and A.I. literacy of our entire workforce.

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Silicon Valley Bank created a payroll nightmare. Here’s how to make sure it doesn’t happen to you

Silicon Valley Bank's collapse underscores the importance of a payroll continuity plan for startups.

More than 1,000 VC, PE, and investment firms held capital at SVB in 2022

General Catalyst, Two Sigma, and Andreessen Horowitz all kept some portion of their billions in fund assets at the bank.

The first social media bank run? A newsletter popular with VCs may have been the domino that started the Silicon Valley Bank implosion

According to one theory, the run on SVB can be traced back to an email newsletter and an accompanying tweet, and the subsequent reaction.

WeWork Co-founder Raises $70M For Crypto Carbon-Credit Startup

WeWork Inc (NYSE:WE) cofounder Adam Neumann raised $70 million from venture capitalists and others for his co-founded carbon-credit startup Flowcarbon, Bloomberg reports. The startup raised traditional funding from backers like Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm, General Catalyst, and Samsung Next. Flowcarbon also raised money by selling its token, called the Goddess Nature Token. Neumann,…

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