Sector Snapshot: Fitness Startup Funding Is Rebounding, but Investors Want AI and Data, Not Treadmills
Venture investors seem to be more upbeat than they have been in years about the future of fitness and wellness.
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How a Teenage Carpenter Became the Founder of AI Construction Startup Trunk Tools
Our second in a series of articles about non-tech founders getting venture funding features Sarah Buchner, a "blue-collar worker by background" who set out.
AI Coding Startup Cognition Reportedly Already in Talks to Raise at $40B Valuation
Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.
Vibe Coding Startup Lovable Doubles Valuation to $13.3B with $400M Raise
Lovable Labs Inc. said today it has raised $400 million in Series C funding at a $13.3 billion valuation. The Swedish artificial intelligence coding startup was worth $6.6 billion in December. The company sells a vibe coding service.
Anthropic Could Be Worth $2 Trillion When It Goes Public
Rapid revenue growth fuels hope Claude maker's IPO is the biggest listing in history.
Agentic AI
Agentic AI refers to artificial intelligence systems designed to act autonomously, make decisions, plan workflows, and execute tasks without constant human intervention. Unlike traditional models that only respond to queries, agentic systems use an agentic loop to perceive environments, reason over goals, use tools, and iterate to achieve outcomes.
Series A
Series A funding is the first major round of institutional equity financing, aimed at startups that have demonstrated product-market fit and are ready to scale.
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