The US Department of Justice has been investigating Andreessen Horowitz for nearly a year over partners holding board seats at competing companies, according to Bloomberg reporting published August 17 and followed by TechCrunch the next day. The inquiry centers on two directorships: co-founder Ben Horowitz sits on the board
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TravelX, a Miami-based company that sells airlines software to squeeze extra revenue out of tickets already sold, announced on August 19, 2026 that Kaszek โ Latin America's largest venture capital firm โ has made what the company called a substantial investment, bringing TravelX's total funding to US$
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Abcuro, a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Newton, Massachusetts, announced on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the closing of a US$66 million Series D financing led by New Leaf Venture Partners, an existing investor. Rock Springs Capital is the only new name in the round. Returning backers include funds
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Codio, a Cambridge, Massachusetts company that sells a learning experience platform to universities and workforce training providers, said on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, that it had raised US$5 million in strategic growth financing led by Armada Investment. The company said the money will fund expanded operations and product development.
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Reach Capital, the San Francisco venture firm founded in 2015, announced on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the close of an oversubscribed fifth fund at US$265 million. The firm was co-founded by Jennifer Carolan, Shauntel Garvey, Wayee Chu and Esteban Sosnik; Carolan, Chu and Sosnik remain co-founders and
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Astute, a New York-based B2B marketing startup founded in 2025 by Vida Staniฤ and Abhishek Manikandan, raised an oversubscribed US$1.2 million pre-seed round and launched its creator-partnership platform. The financing included Flyer One Ventures, Silicon Gardens, Marathon Fund, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator and strategic angels. The
Trajectory, a San Francisco company building what it calls a continual learning platform for AI agents, has raised US$40 million in Series A funding at a US$300 million post-money valuation. Sequoia Capital led the round, with participation from NVIDIA and Bessemer Venture Partners. The deal was first
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Palona AI, a Palo Alto, California company legally incorporated as Proactive AI Lab Inc., announced on August 17, 2026 that it had closed its Series A financing and unveiled what it calls a multimodal AI operating layer for physical businesses. The company said the round brings total funding to US$
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Naran, a mobility financing and fleet infrastructure company registered in the United Arab Emirates, said on August 13, 2026 that it had raised US$10 million in a combination of equity and debt from Landel, a UAE investment firm. The company was founded in 2025 by Bayaskhalan Alexeev, who serves
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