Deepgram raises $130M at $1.3B valuation and buys a YC AI startup
Deepgram is raising its Series C round at a $1.3 billion valuation.
January 2026
Slackbot is an AI agent now
Salesforce unveils Slackbot, a new AI agent that allows users to complete tasks across multiple enterprise applications from Slack.
Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups
Superorganism launched in 2023 as what it claims is the first venture capital firm focused on biodiversity, aiming to serve as the conservationist on the cap table for nature-friendly startups.…
Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp
Brazil’s competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from using its business API to offer chatbots on the app. The agency…
Reid Hoffman Wants Silicon Valley to ‘Stand Up’ Against the Trump Administration
The LinkedIn cofounder and frequent Trump target has a simple message for his peers: “Just speak up about the things that you think are true.”
Crosby Launches ‘Client Console’ For Collaborative Workflows
NewMod law firm Crosby has launched Client Console, its first client-facing application, which can be used by inhouse customers to handle their contract workflows. The …
Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz
AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio raised $25 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with additional backing from executives at Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.
Sandstone Raises $10m Seed Led By Sequoia For Inhouse AI Agents
Sandstone, a new legal AI platform designed to turn institutional knowledge into agentic workflows for inhouse teams, has raised a $10m Seed round led by …
What Actually Matters When You’re Evaluating Legal AI in 2026
By Rutvik Rau, CEO, August. We have just published our ‘2026 Legal AI Planning Guide’, and I wanted to share why we wrote it and …
Why Data Neutrality Is More Critical Than Ever in AI Training Data
If AI is the engine of your business, training data is the fuel. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: who controls that fuel – and how they use it – now…