FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Vanta raises $150M Series D at $4.15B valuation as it expands from SOC 2 wedge to full security platform
• Diode Computers raises a Andreessen Horowitz-led Series A to use AI to design and manufacture PCBs in the US

GUEST INTERVIEWS

• Lux Capital's Deena Shakir on AI in healthcare: scribes are crowded, clinical trials and drug development are the real opportunity
• French robotics restaurant founder Ylan Richard on why he shut down Cala after 8 years and is relaunching in New York

NEWS

• Meme stocks are back: Opendoor up 439% in a month, Krispy Kreme and GoPro surge on retail frenzy
• Amazon acquires Bee, an always-on AI wearable bracelet that transcribes your day for $50
• Sonos names Tom Conrad permanent CEO after 6 months as interim, as app issues persist
• Meta expands AI chip roadmap with new ARC project on TSMC 2nm, delays Olympus to compete with Nvidia Rubin
• Blueprint hiring CEO and CTO as Bryan Johnson steps back from day-to-day to focus on AI existential risk
• White House releases AI action plan shifting from safety-first to growth and geopolitics posture