Reid Hoffman will step down from Microsoft’s board in June 2026 after nearly a decade, focusing on Manus, where he’s co-founder and chairman. Manus raised $50M+ in two seed rounds last year, pursuing “Move 37” AI for chemistry; Hoffman also served during Microsoft’s 2019 $1B OpenAI investment and $650M Inflection AI deal.
Supabase has raised $500 million in a Series F round at a $10 billion pre-money valuation, the open source database company announced on June 6, 2026, bringing its post-investment valuation to…
Two former members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced in 2026 the launch of a startup aimed at applying what they describe as “learnings” from DOGE to private-sector…
Anthropic confidentially filed for an IPO, co-founder Daniela Amodei said June 5, 2026 at the Bloomberg Tech conference, citing the upfront costs of training and serving inference after a $65B raise valued at $965B. Annualized revenue hit $47B in May 2026, up from ~ $9B at end-2025.
Flourish raised $500M at a reported $2.5B valuation in 2026 to model AI on biological neurons, backed by Jeff Bezos, Lux Capital and Google Ventures. Co-founder Thomas Reardon IV (Columbia neuroscience PhD) works with Amazon ex-Williams and DeepMind’s Greg Wayne, who gets 20% time negotiated by Demis Hassabis. Bezos started with $50M after a two-page pitch and nearly doubled his stake.
Meta agreed to spin off Supernatural into independent Supernatural Health in 2026 after it stopped adding new content following layoffs of its VR team. The original founders will run the app later this year, after Meta’s 2023 $400M Within purchase ended an eight-month FTC antitrust fight.
Wearable health-tech startup Ultrahuman disclosed that hackers gained unauthorized access to customers’ wellness data after stealing credentials from a malware-infected employee laptop, affecting…
AethexAI, a startup focused on voice AI for Africa and the Middle East, announced a $3 million pre-seed funding round in 2026, led by 4DX Ventures with participation from Enza Capital, Dorm Room…
On June 3, 2026, Suno closed a $400M Series D at a $5.4B valuation—up from $2.45B just seven months earlier—despite ongoing copyright litigation. Bond Capital led a round that included IVP and Forerunner; lawsuits allege training on 560 songs and 61,000+ more, while Warner settled with a licensing deal in Nov 2025 as Suno generated 7M+ songs per day.
Coralogix raised $200M in a June 2026 Series F at a $1.6B valuation, led by Advent and CPPIB, bringing total funding to $550M—11 months after its $115M Series E. It has 5,000+ customers, $100M+ annualized revenue, and revenue up 60%+ over the past year.
A Reddit community has built its own AI-powered ticketing infrastructure to combat high prices and scalpers ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with tools developed using AI coding assistants now…
On June 2, 2026, Martin Scorsese joined Black Forest Labs as partner/adviser, saying he’ll use its AI image generation exclusively for storyboarding (not broader filmmaking). The 70-person Freiburg, Germany startup—valued at $3.25B and behind features in Adobe, Canva, Microsoft, and Meta—has reportedly declined xAI despite earlier work with Grok.
