When $400 million in fresh capital flows to a coding platform with no visible business model, you know the cycle is healthy.
Read full article →The company that warns the world about AI risk ignored its own containment failures until Axios made it public.
Read full article →Nothing says 'conflict of interest' like two venture capitalists simultaneously shepherding rival data companies toward the same market.
Read full article →Valor and Point72 bet heavily that a foundation model for spatial reasoning is worth more than most public companies.
Read full article →Founders' sense of community responsibility may derail sale of unprofitable open-source hub that has somehow convinced Silicon Valley it is priceless.
Read full article →An AI accounting startup hit $1B valuation after a board meeting pep talk, because apparently spreadsheets no longer require numbers.
Read full article →Serial founder discovers venture capitalists lack value precisely after securing $1.7 billion in their capital.
Read full article →AI-native accounting startup hits $1B on math that would make a forensic auditor weep.
Read full article →Silicon Valley builds persuasion machines powered by your deepest fears, calls it innovation.
Read full article →The Benotto report reveals that corporate values documents are excellent at making boards feel virtuous while faculty hide their faith.
Read full article →DumbCapital covers venture capital and M&A in North America with the skepticism these markets have long deserved and rarely received. We are not impressed by large numbers. We are not moved by press releases. All articles are satirical commentary based on real, publicly reported deals. Nothing here is financial advice.