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Vibe-coding startup Lovable raises $330M at a $6.6B valuation

12/18/2025 • 4 min

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Empromptu raises $2M pre-seed to help enterprises build AI apps; Pebble’s …
Tiger Global plans cautious venture future with a new $2.2B fund; plus, …
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VCs deploy ‘kingmaking’ strategy to crown AI winners in their infancy
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Titan OS raises $58 million from Highland Europe for its smart TV OS; also…
Black Forest Labs raises $300M at $3.25B valuation; plus, OpenAI’s investm…
How AI PR startup Clipbook won Mark Cuban’s investment from a cold email
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Google teams up with Accel to hunt for India’s next AI breakouts
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The European startup market is ready for the limelight
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After SEC investigation, Curastory founder resigns, hires replacement
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Onepot AI raises $13M to help make chemical drug creation easier
Boop’s new app turns social recommendations into bookable itineraries
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Luminal raises $5.3 million to build a better GPU code framework; plus Sak…
Is Jeff Bezos returning to the trenches with a new AI startup? Also, Bone …
Milestone raises $10M to make sure AI rhymes with ROI
Exowatt wants to power AI data centers with billions of hot rocks
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How startups can lure good talent fairly without big tech bank accounts

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