May 15, 2026

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Voice AI in India is hard — Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway: Wispr Flow says growth accelerated in India after its Hinglish rollout, even as voice AI products continue to face challenges. Read More

Lovable just backed a company that's looking to bring vibe coding to hardware: Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16z’s scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers. Read More

Meridian Ventures launched $35M fund to back MBA-deferred founders: Meridian Ventures, the venture firm founded by Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney, announced on Friday the raise of a $35 million second fund to back pre-seed and seed-stage companies founded by those who have deferred MBAs. Read More

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Fintech startup Parker files for bankruptcy: Parker, a well-funded startup offering corporate credit cards and banking services, has filed for bankruptcy and is widely reported to have shut down. Read More

Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO: Robinhood files confidentially for its second venture fund, this time targeting growth and early-stage startups. Read More

Clio's $500M milestone arrives just as Anthropic ups the ante: Legal tech startups, including Clio, which just hit $500 million in ARR, are seeing massive customer adoption. Read More

Anduril raises $5B, doubles valuation to $61B: After achieving $2.2 billion in revenue in 2025, the defense tech startup has raised another massive round, led by Thrive and a16z, it says. Read More

Get ready for the whisper-filled office of the future: How will work setups change if we spend more and more time talking to our computers? Read More

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Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator: In an email to beta testers, the company said the site's goal is to "track the most influential voices in a space" and to surface the news that's actually worth "paying attention to." Read More

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