Fintech Funding Surges 23% In H1 2026 As Investors Concentrate Their Bets On AI And Financial Infrastructure
Venture funding into fintech startups climbed nearly 23% year over year in H1 2026, even as deal count fell more
Doing the right thing when things go wrong
It’s Wednesday at 2pm. A routine deploy goes out. Within minutes, customers cannot open the app. Alarms fire, the pager
SpaceX, Mega-IPOs, and Efficient Markets
A reader writes, asking “With Spacex’s recent IPO and other upcoming IPOs and the changes that the index fund providers
Financial Planning Roundup: “Ultraprocessed Content”
This week I encountered an article (from March) by Cal Newport (author of Deep Work) on the topic of smartphones,
Escape from Squircle Jail
This weekend, I was wrapping up a new release of Iris and decided to have some fun after a user
Exclusive: No More Side Hustles: Why AI Startup Omnea Will Give Employees $250K To Openly Plan Their Next Startup
Omnea, a London-based artificial intelligence software company that helps businesses manage their supplier spending, is challenging traditional venture models with
London-Based Tapestry VC Closes On $80M Third Fund To Invest In Repeat European Founders
London-based Tapestry VC has closed an $80 million third fund to double down on what it believes is one of
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI, Energy And Biotech Lead The Way
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture
Crunchbase Data: Global Startup Investment Hit Record $510B In H1 2026 As AI Boom Accelerates Funding And Exits
Global venture funding reached a record $510 billion in the first half of 2026, surpassing the $440 billion invested in
How to measure the customer experience as AI scales
CSAT captures less than 10% of your conversations, and the responses you do get skew toward extremes – the delighted