Newcomer Where technology and venture capital intersect: A deeply reported newsletter on the inner workings of the startup industry. Helmed by Eric Newcomer with writing from Madeline Renbarger, Tom Dotan & Jonathan Weber.
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Customer Support & Dictation Loom Large As Voice Startup Leaders Prepare for a World of Talking Machinesby Madeline Renbarger on May 8, 2026Voice models are a few steps behind text models but the industry is preparing for takeoff. Our takeaways from the Cerebral Valley Voice Summit.
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California's Billionaire Tax Heads for the Ballot. A Compromise Would Serve Everyone Well.by Jonathan Weber on May 1, 2026Plus, the data center push gets bumpy & Musk v. Altman gets lively
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Voice AI Investment Surges as Enterprise Applications Gain Tractionby Madeline Renbarger on April 30, 2026How Deepgram, Wispr & Abridge customers are using voice AI in their workdays
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A Top India Fund Shows One Path for a Different Kind of VCby M. Sriram on April 29, 2026Raising funds domestically in India is no picnic. Sudhir Sethi's answer has been returning cash faster, even if it hurts long-term returns.
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Stakes Keep Getting Higher for the SpaceX IPOby Jonathan Weber on April 24, 2026Plus, Bill Gurley questions the supposed compute shortage & Bob Iger returns to Thrive
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xAI's Move to Buy Cursor Shows the Promise & the Risks for AI Applications Startupsby Tom Dotan on April 22, 2026The $60 billion acquisition, with a $10 billion breakup fee, is a huge win for a16z, Thrive, and Accel
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We're Back. The Cerebral Valley AI Summit Returns to London on June 24.by Eric Newcomer on April 20, 2026We're welcoming speakers from Cohere, Higgsfield & Gamma on stage this summer
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US Public Opinion Is Shifting Hard Against AI. Is it Simply a Messaging Problem?by Madeline Renbarger on April 17, 2026Plus, the 'Mythos moment' could bring a vibe shift on AI regulation & Accel joins this year's multi-billion-dollar raise club
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At Shield AI, a Young Product Guru Fights for God & Countryby Margaux MacColl on April 14, 2026Armor Harris, a protege of Elon Musk, aims to be at the head of the drone warfare pack
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Rapid Improvements in Foundation Models Surprise Even the Optimistsby Jonathan Weber on April 10, 2026Plus, VC deal volume surges in Q1 & Ali Partovi's Neo shines
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What the Heck Is Happening at OpenAI? Our Bonkers Monday Cliff Notesby Eric Newcomer on April 6, 2026Simo on medical leave. CFO & CEO on the outs? Plus, New Yorker's Altman profile.
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Mega-IPOs From SpaceX, OpenAI & Anthropic Will Test Retail Investor Faithby Jonathan Weber on April 3, 2026Plus, Snap's Evan Spiegel gets activist challenge & OpenAI buys the TBPN podcast
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Anthropic Buys Stealth Dimension-Backed Coefficient Bio in $400M+ Stock Dealby Eric Newcomer on April 3, 2026The deal comes as its rival just bought a talk show.
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SCOOP: Y Combinator Startups Land Checks, Gather Hype as Neo & Others Vie for Talentby Madeline Renbarger on April 2, 2026AI infrastructure & legal tech are generating buzz
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CEOs of LiveKit, Deepgram, Cartesia, Wispr Flow & More Join the Lineup for the First Cerebral Valley Voice Summitby Madeline Renbarger on April 2, 2026We'll be all talk and all action on May 6 in San Francisco
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Harvey & Legora in a Land-Grab Race for Dominance of Legal AIby Tom Dotan on April 1, 2026What it all means for lawyers & law firms is still up in the air
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Mintlify, Serval, ElevenLabs & Anthropic Top Enterprise Tech 30 VC Surveyby Eric Newcomer on March 31, 2026Wing surveyed top VCs about promising enterprise startups
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Coatue Projected $1.995 Trillion Valuation for Anthropic in 2030by Eric Newcomer on March 30, 2026We talk about it & more on the Cerebral Valley Show
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Silicon Valley Learns to Love the Government — at Least When it’s Friendlyby Madeline Renbarger on March 27, 2026Plus, Kleiner’s big fundraise & a reckoning for social media
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VC Returns Revealed: Bessemer India’s Slow-Build Strategy Put to the Testby M. Sriram on March 25, 2026Smaller funds yield more cash faster than peers, but limit the upside
