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Startup funding, or startup capital, is money used to launch a new business. You can use the money to hire employees, rent space, buy inventory or cover other operating expenses necessary to get your business off the ground. Startup capital can come from a variety of sources, including small-business loans, investors, grants or your personal…

ISN Team08 Aug 2026 16:15IST New Update

AI capital funding has dominated the venture capital landscape for the first half of the year, taking the lion’s share of deals. Q1 2026 VC deal volume surpassed an all-time high of $267.2 billion, with 88% attributed to AI and machine-learning companies. Into the second half of 2026, AI capital funneling has selectively scaled.

Palo Alto-based Naïve Inc., an artificial intelligence lab that’s developing autonomous agents capable of setting up and running entire businesses, said today it has closed on a $28.5 million Series A round of funding. Nexus Venture Partners led the round, which saw participation from Y Combinator, Zetta, Liquid 2 and a host of angel investors.