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Harvey hits $15.5B valuation, months after reaching $11B

Harvey raised $550 million at a $15.5 billion valuation, the legal AI startup announced on Sept. 9, 2026. The new round, co-led by Diffusion and Lightspeed Venture Partners, follows earlier financings that valued the company at $11 billion in March and $8 billion in December.

Harvey hits $15.5B valuation, months after reaching $11B

Google DeepMind alumni are building tools to accelerate fusion power for the grid

Autonomy pivots to gas vehicles to keep the dream of car subscriptions alive

CloudNC raises $20M to automate manufacturing’s most pressing bottlenecks

Rivian spinout Also apologizes for delays in shipping futuristic e-bikes

The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceX

Cognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors believe AI coding is far from a winner-take-all market

Nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed round, just two months after launch

Stoke Space raises another billion to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets

Poseidon Aerospace lands $60M ahead of first pilotless test flight

Judge blocks X rival from using Twitter name, but allows ‘Tweet’ for now

Oura is going public, but these smart ring companies are coming for its crown

Clucky’s new alarm app wakes you up with a crowing rooster

Boox’s tiny Picco e-reader should land in November

Europe has its first commercial orbital rocket

EcoFlow makes the miniature power station even smaller

XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation

XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation

Just like for SpaceX, investors may look to ‘make room’ for AI lab IPOs. These stocks could pay the price.