Venture capital stories

Mar 31, 2026

Shield AI Raises $2 Billion Series G at $12.7 Billion Valuation for Autonomous Defense Systems

Defense AI company Shield AI announced a $2 billion Series G funding round, valuing the company at $12.7 billion, to scale its autonomous AI defense systems and simulation capabilities.

Mar 31, 20261 source

Mar 30, 2026

South Korean AI Chip Startup Rebellions Raises $400M at $2.3B Valuation in Pre-IPO Round

Rebellions, which designs chips specifically for AI inference, raised $400 million at a $2.3 billion valuation ahead of a planned IPO later this year, positioning itself as another challenger to Nvidia's dominance.

Mar 30, 20261 source

Code Verification Startup Qodo Raises $70M as AI-Generated Code Scales

Qodo secured $70 million in funding to focus on code verification, betting that as AI floods software development with generated code, the critical challenge becomes ensuring it actually works correctly.

Mar 30, 20261 source

Starcloud Raises $170M Series A to Build Data Centers in Space, Becomes Fastest Y Combinator Unicorn

Starcloud secured $170 million in Series A funding to build data centers in space, becoming the fastest Y Combinator startup to reach unicorn status just 17 months after demo day.

Mar 30, 20261 source

Mar 28, 2026

Reflection AI Negotiates $2.5 Billion Funding Round at $25 Billion Valuation

AI startup Reflection AI is in negotiations for a major $2.5 billion funding round that would value the company at $25 billion, with potential involvement from JPMorgan Chase.

Mar 28, 20261 source

Mar 25, 2026

Legal AI startup Harvey raises $200M at $11 billion valuation

Harvey, which develops AI tools for law firms, raised $200 million in new funding at an $11 billion valuation. The company plans to use the capital to expand its AI agents and grow its embedded legal engineering teams.

Mar 25, 20263 sources