Why the GTM playbook stopped working.

The old SaaS GTM playbook is getting expensive and invisible. Three startups stopped optimising it and started building things buyers actually wanted. The go-to-market playbook didn’t stop working b [...]

Everyone else is shrinking satellites. K2 raised $500m to build giant ones, and put AI in orbit.

Most satellite startups are racing to build smaller. K2 Space is going the other way, on purpose. Investors just handed it $500 million to keep going bigger. K2 raised a $500 million Series D at a $6. [...]

Robinhood is launching a publicly traded fund that invests in Y Combinator startups. Anyone can buy shares.

Robinhood is launching a second publicly traded closed-end fund that will invest in private companies from the Y Combinator ecosystem. Robinhood Ventures Fund II filed to offer 7.6 million shares at $ [...]

Robinhood is launching a $200 million IPO for its second venture fund

The fund holds 80 private companies and focuses on Y Combinator startups, with shares expected to list on the NYSE on August 13 [...]

Europe missed the AI labs but is winning the toolshed

Europe missed out on building the AI labs, and is quietly cashing in anyway. The continent’s established tech and industrial giants have emerged as unexpected winners of the AI boom, according to Re [...]

Could Japan be the next drone giant? Prime Minister looks to push domestic production to reduce reliance on China

Japan is racing to build a domestic drone industry, pushing startups toward defense work amid growing missile and China concerns. [...]