Venture investors like Andreessen Horowitz are swooning over the so-called "Gundo Bros," who are building American hardware and software companies near LAX airport.| Forbes
Led by Khosla partner Keith Rabois, the potential fundraise would be a major vote of confidence that could value Mach as high as $400 million.| Forbes
The loan was among several deals struck with Jean Chalopin, the head of Deltec and Moonstone banks — and co-creator of Inspector Gadget — who forged a lucrative relationship with FTX.| Forbes
Will Somerindyke founded Regulus Global a decade ago. Now, he’s raising hundreds of millions for ammunitions startup Union — and Regulus is the first customer.| Forbes
View Inc. raised billions promising tint-shifting windows that saved energy costs. Now investors question whether it should have gone public| Forbes
Forbes has learned the deal includes a provision to establish a 5-year commercial agreement in the hundreds of millions annually.| Forbes
With Elon Musk advising Trump, Silicon Valley’s defense leaders hope he will unlock the $800 billion Department of Defense budget for tech startups.| Forbes
With Elon Musk’s cost cutters due any day, military leaders are eyeing bloated contracts, programs and legacy weapons systems.| Forbes
A Forbes investigation found that Chris Kirchner, of the $240 million Goldman Sachs-backed startup Slync.io, fired executives after they asked questions about the company’s funds. Now, he’s facing a lawsuit for wrongful termination and claims of “fraudulent behavior.”| Forbes
Workplace productivity app Notion Labs has reached a $2 billion valuation in new funding as business booms despite coronavirus uncertainty.| Forbes
Shield AI executives overlooked its V-BAT drone’s safety hazards. With sales falling short and the CEO stepping down, the company is trying to win back military customers.| Forbes
Meta is recruiting former national security officials, months after opening up its Llama AI model for military use.| Forbes
Accel is leading a $275 million funding round into Chaos Industries, a defense tech company that sells a suite of communications and radar technologies.| Forbes
As Pentagon leaders call for thousands of drones to face China, they are grappling with an uncomfortable reality: Silicon Valley is addicted to Chinese drone components.| Forbes
Ton-That had stepped down as CEO and became president in December due to the company’s struggles to secure major federal government contracts and raise funding.| Forbes
Justin Fulcher ran a telehealth startup that went bankrupt and appears to have overstated his credentials. He’s among those leading Elon Musk's DOGE effort at the Pentagon.| Forbes
Hoan Ton-That left Clearview after the company struggled to secure big federal contracts. New leadership has been brought in to capitalize on “opportunities” under the Trump Administration.| Forbes
Andreessen Horowitz, Lux Capital and Point72 Ventures are backing military companies emerging from Disciplus Ventures, a startup accelerator in El Segundo.| Forbes
Founders Fund, which is leading the deal, is expected to contribute $1 billion to the $2.5 billion funding round.| Forbes
Venture capitalists eager for proximity to Trump are hosting fundraising events and conferences at Mar-a-Lago. If they’re lucky, the president-elect himself will stop by.| Forbes
A group called New Founding is among the investors building an 'anti-woke' blueprint for venture capital — and billionaire Marc Andreessen is in.| Forbes
General Catalyst, Palantir and 8VC are backing the New American Industrial Alliance, a lobby trade group being advised by former Trump administration officials.| Forbes
YC’s bet on Ares, which hopes to make anti-ship missiles smaller and cheaper, is the latest example of Silicon Valley courting the Pentagon.| Forbes
Led by Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale, 8VC employs two children of alleged Kremlin allies on its investment team.| Forbes
Venture investors like Andreessen Horowitz are swooning over the so-called "Gundo Bros," who are building American hardware and software companies near LAX airport.| Forbes
Tech companies are largely applauding the new regulation, which seeks to govern how the federal government will use AI and establish guidelines for companies building new models.| Forbes
Chris Kirchner was ousted from the company he founded after Forbes revealed allegations of "fraudulent behavior."| Forbes
Austin-based Saronic launched in 2022 and is raising $175 million to help it build a fleet of military drone boats.| Forbes
After Jacob Helberg rallied support for the TikTok ban bill, the former Democratic fundraiser has become one of Silicon Valley’s conduits to former president Donald Trump.| Forbes
JC Btaiche, the 24-year-old CEO of Fuse, has raised $20 million and signed on Iran’s former top nuclear scientist and former Pentagon officials to solve fusion.| Forbes
CX2, which is still in stealth, is being led by serial entrepreneur Nathan Mintz, who co-founded the counter-drone unicorn Epirus.| Forbes
The Munich-based company Helsing is raising at least $400 million in a funding round led by General Catalyst, sources tell Forbes.| Forbes
Ethan Thornton’s vision for Mach Industries wooed investors, but he has been hamstrung by technical challenges, safety hazards and a cavalier approach to leadership.| Forbes
Musk was told that withholding Starlink satellite internet service in Taiwan could put SpaceX in breach of its “contractual obligations with the U.S. government.”| Forbes
The deal was one of several challenges for the federal business of the $7.3 billion startup, whose CEO Alexandr Wang has become an advocate of national security amid the threat of China.| Forbes
As the U.S. restricts chip sales to the region over China concerns, California-based Blaize is planning to go public via a SPAC backed by Middle Eastern investors.| Forbes
Sam Altman has been pushed out of AI juggernaut Open AI after an internal review found he had not been forthcoming over representations made to the board.| Forbes
