Venture Capital & Startups
Articles about venture capital funding, startup financing, and accelerator programs
Dutch Software Investor Main Capital Defies AI Headwinds With Historic €5.25B Dual Fundraise
Main Capital Partners closed €5.25 billion across two new buyout funds, hitting hard caps for Main Capital IX and Main Foundation III. The firm plans to target software investments in the UK, Benelux, and DACH, brushing off investor anxiety over artificial intelligence's impact on legacy enterprise software models.
Shinkei Systems and the Future of Humane, Robot-Processed Seafood
Shinkei Systems founder Saif Khawaja and Founders Fund partner Delian Asparouhov discuss the company's Poseidon robot, which automates ike jime to humanely harvest fish, extending shelf life and reducing spoilage in the seafood supply chain.
Robotic Ike Jime: Can Shinkei Systems Remake the Seafood Supply Chain?
Explore how Shinkei Systems uses AI and computer vision enabled robotics to automate ike jime processing at sea, enhancing seafood quality, increasing shelf-life, and revolutionizing the seafood supply chain sustainability through precision technology.
StrictlyVC Los Angeles to Spotlight Intersection of AI and Defense Technology
StrictlyVC’s upcoming Los Angeles event gathers prominent investors and founders to discuss practical applications of AI in defense and the evolving landscape of venture fundraising.
The Agent Adoption Gap: Moving From Enterprise ROI to Consumer Utility
An investigation into why personal AI agents have not yet achieved mainstream adoption, transitioning from the enterprise search for AI ROI to the consumer need for trust, privacy, and true utility.
Founders Fund's Shinkei Bet: A Robotic Rethink of the Fish Supply Chain
Shinkei Systems is aiming to re-shore and automate the fish supply chain, using robotics to perform humane 'ike jime' processing that extends shelf life and improves quality, turning American-caught fish into a premium product. Learn more in our related coverage on physical AI infrastructure: OpenAI's Robotics Relaunch and The Agentic Laboratory.
Jeff Bezos Unveils Prometheus: Building the 'Artificial General Engineer'
Jeff Bezos' new venture, Prometheus, seeks to create an 'artificial general engineer' capable of designing and manufacturing complex physical products.
The Fish That Learned to Die Quietly
How Shinkei Systems' Poseidon robot is rewriting the rules of seafood quality, shelf life, and American fish’s place in Japan’s markets — one brain-piercing at a time.