Evertrace acquires Veck to strengthen early founder detection

Colare launches with $2.5M to help hardtech hire the right engineers

San Francisco startup Colare has launched with $2.5M in pre-seed funding from Afore Capital, Garage Capital and Acadian Ventures. It tests hardware engineering candidates with simulations of real tasks, aiming to save senior engineers’ interview time. Half its clients are in aerospace and defence.

Lack of funding likely led to the recent PHP security snafu, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg

Lack of funding likely led to the recent PHP security snafu, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg — dreary situation caused by services running old versions with no support

When Traction Becomes Personal Exposure: What The Joonko Guilty Plea Means For Founders

False claims about customers, revenue and AI capabilities can expose founders to personal securities-fraud liability, with D&O insurance offering limited protection against established misconduct.

California Startups Have Raised More So Far In 2026 Than The Entire US Ever Has In A Single Year

California companies have scooped up more than three-fourths of all U.S. startup funding this year. That, per Crunchbase data, is an apparent record share. And keep in mind: This year still has a couple months left.

AI takes the easy decisions; leaders must get comfortable with the hard ones

Swedish startup Strawberry launches AI browser for non-technical teams

Most AI assistants live in a chat window. Stockholm-based Strawberry wants them to work where people already do their jobs: inside the browser, with access to the tabs, tools, and accounts they use every day.

Strawberry’s Charles Maddock on lessons from Anton Osika, US ambitions – and how Legora’s Junestrand helped land GC

Sovereignty comes to pan-European spinout event Stage Two

Exclusive: Monzo founder Tom Blomfield backs AI agent startup Nous in $17m raise

Follow Jensen’s money not his mouth