Venture capital
AI startup Code Metal is going beyond vibe coding with the help of $36 million in fresh capital
Code Metal co-founders (L-R): SVP of technology Alex Showalter-Bucher, and CEO Peter Morales Courtesy Code Metal Inc. Peter Morales started Code Metal two years ago, jumping into the market for artificial intelligence coding tools at a time when AI companies were rapidly changing the market for software development. Now he’s got $36.5 million in the […]
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Tesla investor support for Elon Musk’s massive pay plan was lower in 2025 than in 2018
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks during the 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting on Nov. 6, 2025. Courtesy: Tesla Tesla shareholders voted last week to give CEO Elon Musk a record pay package, one that could net him about $1 trillion in company stock over the next decade. But Musk received less support than he did for […]
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As private tech market heats up, PitchBook makes startup data available via ChatGPT
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The private tech market has never been hotter, with companies like OpenAI, SpaceX, Anthropic and Stripe climbing to astronomical valuations. PitchBook, one of the top providers of data on startups, wants to make it easier for users to quickly access information on those companies and […]
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Japanese investors turn to Europe as deep tech boom lures capital abroad
Huge swathes of cash are flowing from Japan to European tech startups as risk-averse investors favor a more mature entrepreneurial ecosystem, helping to scale the continent’s booming deep tech cluster. While the European startup and venture capital ecosystem has long operated in the shadow of Silicon Valley, it has become fertile ground for Japanese corporates, […]
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AI startup Metropolis, biggest parking lot network in U.S., raises $1.6 billion for major retail expansion
Metropolis, which uses AI and computer vision to identify vehicles and take parking lot payments without any physical transaction, has raised $1.6 billion in combined debt and equity in a new fundraising round at a $5 billion valuation. Already the largest parking lot network in the U.S., handling more than 7% of licensed drivers (nearly […]
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Elon Musk expected to prevail in Tesla shareholder vote over CEO’s $1 trillion pay plan
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Tesla is expected to announce on Thursday the results of a shareholder vote determining whether CEO Elon Musk should receive a pay package of nearly $1 […]
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Tesla sales in Germany have cratered from last year, data shows
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., arrives at the Tesla plant in Gruenheide, Germany, on March 13, 2024. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla sold just 750 electric vehicles in Germany for October 2025, less than half of what it sold a year ago, according to data out Wednesday from the country’s federal […]
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Fintech Ripple gets $40 billion valuation after $500 million funding
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 4, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters Digital assets and infrastructure company Ripple said Wednesday it has raised $500 million in funding, lifting its valuation to $40 billion. The fundraise comes after a slew of acquisitions and […]
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AI is not in a bubble, says VC founder. Why he says it’s different to the dotcom boom
Whether or not markets are getting ahead of themselves over artificial intelligence is a hot topic for investors right now. Last week, billionaire investor Ray Dalio said his personal “bubble indicator” was relatively high, while Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell described the AI boom as “different” from the dotcom bubble. For Magnus Grimeland, founder of […]
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Tesla faces widening federal probe into door handle safety issues
Tesla models Y and 3 are displayed at a Tesla showroom in Corte Madera, California, on Dec. 20, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Tesla has been ordered to provide records to U.S. federal auto safety regulators to comply with a sweeping investigation into possible safety defects with the company’s flush-mounted, retractable door handles that […]
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