Delve accused of misleading customers with ‘fake compliance’: An anonymous Substack post accuses compliance startup Delve of “falsely” convincing “hundreds of customers they were compliant” with privacy and security regulations. Read More
16 of the most interesting startups from YC W26 Demo Day: From redirecting doomscrolling to training humanoid robots, these 16 startups stood out as the most interesting ones from an overflowing YC cohort. Read More
Silicon Valley's two biggest dramas have intersected: LiteLLM and Delve: LiteLLM offers an AI open source project used by millions that was infected by credential harvesting malware. Read More
New for Cannes Lions 2026, the Classic Challenger Pass is a stepping stone for independent businesses that want to progress to the global stage. Whether it’s your first Festival or your fiftieth – this is your moment to bring independent business voices to the forefront of the industry. Join us 22–26 June 2026 in Cannes, France.
Why hiring the weirdos works: When you’re building at breakneck speed, hiring a trusted team is crucial for an early-stage startup. Bland CEO and co-founder Isaiah Granet has tactical advice on how the company managed to find hidden talent in unlikely places. Read More
Cursor admits its new coding model was built on top of Moonshot AI’s Kimi: Building on top of a Chinese model feels particularly fraught right now. Read More
After pivoting, Y Combinator grad Glimpse raises $35M led by a16z: Glimpse announced on Wednesday a $35 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 8VC and YC. Read More
Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window-washing drones : Lucid Bots has seen demand accelerate over the last year for its window-cleaning drones and power-washing robots. Read More
Harvey confirms $11B valuation: Sequoia triples down: Investors like Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, and Elad Gil can't get enough of AI legal tech startup Harvey. Read More
Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite
Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.
Mercor competitor Deccan AI raises $25M, sources experts from India: Deccan AI concentrates its workforce in India to manage quality in a fast-growing but fragmented AI training market. Read More
