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Cybersecurity's Old Model Is Breaking, and Investors Are Throwing Money at the Fix
Investors are throwing cash at AI-native security startups because the old human-in-the-loop model can't keep up, says Index Ventures' Shardul Shah.
2026-09-23
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2026-07-31
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Index Ventures Cashes in on Wiz, Promptly Reinvests in More Things That May or May Not Work
Index Ventures raises $2B across three funds, fresh off a $32B Wiz exit, and decides to double down on AI and other things that might make them more money.
2026-07-30
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Simile Raises $200M to Simulate People, Because Real Ones Are Too Unpredictable
Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation to simulate humans for research - because real people are just too messy.
2026-07-27
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Enigma Raises $70M to Make Robot Control as Intuitive as a Volume Knob (Because Explaining Where to Put Dishes Is Apparently Too Hard)
Enigma raises $70M to let humans poke robots online and figure out if we prefer talking, tapping, or showing them videos - because explaining dishes is apparently a dealbreaker.
2026-05-03
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Europe’s AI Startups: Beyond the Unicorns That Actually Made It
VCs reveal their secret startup crushes, because Lovable and Mistral can't have all the fun.
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