Replit at $9B: How “Vibe Coding” Became a $1B ARR Business — And What It Means for Software Jobs
Replit raised $400M at a $9B valuation and is approaching $1B ARR — all by letting non-developers build real software with AI. Alex Rivera unpacks the vibe coding revolution and what it means for software jobs.
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$1B Seed, $2B Series C, $400M Vibe Coding: The Most Insane Funding Week in VC History
In the week ending March 29, Yann LeCun's AMI Labs raised a $1.03B seed (the largest in European history), Nscale closed a $2B Series C at $14.6B (largest European equity round ever), Replit hit $9B at $400M raised, and OpenAI crossed $120B total. Alex Rivera breaks down the most capital-dense week in startup history and what it means for the next decade of AI.
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AI Ate 41% of All Venture Capital in 2025 — And 2026 Is Already More Extreme
AI startups captured 41% of all VC in 2025. In 2026, concentration is even more extreme. Here's what the data reveals about where investment is really going.
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Reflection AI at $25B (No Product Yet) and Periodic Labs at $7B: Meet the Next AI Unicorn Wave
Reflection AI and Periodic Labs both hit billion-dollar valuations with no products yet. Here's what their funding reveals about the next wave of AI startups.
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The Weekly Brief #001: AGI Is Here, Your Router Is a Liability, and Apple Has a Plan
Anthropic closed a $30 billion round backed by Google. Here's why investors now classify AI foundation models as critical infrastructure.
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5 AI Infrastructure Startups That Could Become Unicorns Before End of 2026
ElevenLabs just hit an $11 billion valuation. Here's why voice AI is the fastest-growing segment of the AI stack — and who's winning the race.
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OpenAI Is Going Public: Inside the Q4 2026 IPO That Could Be the Biggest in Tech History
OpenAI filed for its Q4 2026 IPO at an $840B valuation. Here's what the prospectus reveals about ChatGPT revenue, enterprise growth, and key risk factors.
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The 2026 IPO Pipeline: SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Why This Year Rewrites Venture History
SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are all potential 2026 IPOs. Here's a breakdown of their valuations, likely timelines, and whether they should actually go public.
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Perplexity at $24B Is Trying to Buy Google Chrome — And It Might Actually Work
Perplexity reached a $24B valuation and is in talks to acquire Google Chrome from the DOJ antitrust breakup. Here's what that would mean for the web.
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$189 Billion in 28 Days: February 2026 Just Rewrote the Venture Capital Rulebook
$189 billion in venture capital deployed in February 2026 — the most ever in a single month. Here's where the money went and what drove the surge.
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