Meet 16 VC firms investing in innovative creator economy startups like Substack, Whatnot, and Agentio

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Amy Wu Martin at Menlo Ventures, Sasha Kaletsky at Creator Ventures, and Ishan Sinha at Point72 Ventures.
Meet VCs backing creator economy startups, including Amy Wu Martin at Menlo Ventures, Sasha Kaletsky at Creator Ventures, and Ishan Sinha at Point72 Ventures.

Courtesy Menlo Ventures; Courtesy Creator Ventures; Courtesy Point72.

What is ChatGPT? Here's everything you need to know about OpenAI's famous chatbot.

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A smartphone displaying ChatGPT with the OpenAI logo in the background.
A smartphone displaying ChatGPT with the OpenAI logo in the background.

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NetBox Labs raised $35 million amid an AI-driven infrastructure boom. See the pitch deck it used to land its Series B funding.

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A headshot of NetBox Labs' Kris Beevers wearing a grey shirt and sitting in front of a grey background.
Kris Beevers

NetBox Labs

$5.3 billion Abridge wants to make acquisitions. Here's what the healthcare AI startup is looking for.

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Shiv Rao, Abridge CEO and cofounder.
Dr. Shiv Rao, Abridge CEO and cofounder.

Abridge

Even CEOs get a do-over now and then. Just ask OpenAI's Sam Altman.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the Federal Reserve, July 2025
Sam Altman put together a big launch for the newest version of his ChatGPT engine — and backtracked a day later.

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AI startup Perplexity is raising more money at a $20 billion valuation

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CEO of Perplexity, Aravind Srinivas, at the 11th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony 2025 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, on April 5, 2025
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says his AI browser, Comet, could automate recruiters and assistants.

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This startup lets you vibe code your own app on your iPhone. It just raised $9 million from Alexis Ohanian's fund.

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VibeCode founders Kehan Zhang, Ansh Nanda, and Riley Brown.
VibeCode founders Kehan Zhang, Ansh Nanda, and Riley Brown.

Courtesy of Vibecode

'Q2T3' is the 'freakish' new growth benchmark for AI startups

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missy elliott get ur freak on music video
"Get Ur Freak On" was released in 2001.

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The latest Millennium spin-out is a new credit hedge fund seeded by a $6 billion backer

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a rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
A rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Denise Rich and her family can see the rockets launch from her new backyard.

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Netflix is taking its fight with Disney to a new arena

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(Left to Right) Demon hunters Mira, Rumi, and Zoey in a still image from Netflix's animated movie
Netflix's animated movie "KPop Demon Hunters" has shattered streaming — and music billboard — records.

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