6 Million Fake GitHub Stars Are Fueling a Shadow VC Pipeline
A CMU study found 6 million fake stars across 18,000 repos. Stars sell for $0.06 each, and VCs use them to source seed deals worth millions.
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How Y Combinator Works in 2026: YC Application, Terms & Alumni
Complete guide to how Y Combinator works in 2026 — YC acceptance rate, application process, $500K investment terms, Demo Day, and biggest YC unicorns.
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Patlytics Raises $40 Million to Dominate AI Patent Law
Patlytics closes a $40 million Series B to scale its AI-powered patent intelligence platform. The startup has grown 20x in ARR since its seed round.
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OpenAI Raises $122 Billion at an $852 Billion Valuation
OpenAI closes a record $122 billion round at $852 billion valuation with SoftBank, Amazon, and Nvidia ahead of an expected IPO in 2026.
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Every Startup Accelerator You Can Apply to Right Now (2026)
The complete list of startup accelerators open for applications in 2026, from Y Combinator to Antler — with investment terms and equity.
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Air Street Capital Raises $232 Million, Europe's Largest Solo VC Fund
Nathan Benaich's Air Street Capital closes a $232 million Fund III to back early-stage AI startups across Europe and North America. Total AUM hits $400 million.
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Bluesky Raises $100 Million in Series B After CEO Transition
Bluesky closes a $100M Series B led by Bain Capital Crypto, now reaching 43 million users as founder Jay Graber steps down as CEO.
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Fuse Raises $25 Million to Replace Legacy Loan Systems at US Credit Unions
Fuse closes a $25 million Series A to build an AI-native loan origination system for credit unions, plus a $5 million rescue fund.
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Wonderful Raises $150 Million at a $2 Billion Valuation
Israeli AI agent startup Wonderful raises $150 million Series B at $2 billion valuation to deploy enterprise AI agents across 30 countries.
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Juicebox Raises $80 Million at an $850 Million Valuation
AI recruiting platform Juicebox raises $80 million Series B led by DST Global at an $850 million valuation after tripling ARR since July 2025.
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Depot Raises $10 Million to Rebuild CI for the AI Era
Depot raises a $10 million Series A from Felicis, Y Combinator, and Pioneer Fund to launch a new CI engine built for AI-assisted development teams.
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Legora Raises $550 Million at a $5.55 Billion Valuation
Swedish legal AI startup Legora triples its valuation to $5.55 billion with a $550 million Series D led by Accel to accelerate US expansion.
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AgentMail Raises $6 Million to Build Email for AI Agents
AgentMail raises $6 million seed led by General Catalyst to give AI agents their own email inboxes. Paul Graham, Dharmesh Shah, and Y Combinator back the bet.
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AMI Labs Raises $1.03 Billion to Build World Models
Yann LeCun's AMI Labs raises $1.03 billion at a $3.5 billion valuation to develop world models, AI that learns from reality instead of language.
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Top 10 Startup Funding Rounds: Who Raised What in March 2026
From OpenAI's record $110 billion round to a brain implant startup raising $230 million, here are the biggest raises of the week.
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Intercom Raises $250 Million to Build Fin.ai Customer Agent
Intercom secures $250 million from Hercules Capital to expand its AI-powered Customer Agent, with Fin approaching $100 million in revenue and 8,000 customers.
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WorkOS Raises $100 Million at a $2 Billion Valuation
WorkOS raises $100 million at $2 billion. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Cursor use it for enterprise authentication as AI agents demand identity infrastructure.
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