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The VC Firm That Helped Build Latin America’s Startup Scene Is Crossing Into Silicon Valley

Gené Teare

August 11, 2026

Monashees, one of Latin America's oldest and most influential VC firms, believes the next phase of the region's startup ecosystem requires a...

Artificial intelligence • Job market • SaaS • Startups • Strategy Session

AI-Native, Not AI-Sprinkle: Why AI Is A Business Change, Not A Technology Change

Bob Morse

August 11, 2026

Companies unlock AI’s biggest productivity gains not by adding AI tools to existing workflows, but by redesigning teams, roles and daily work around...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Defense tech • Economy • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Job market • Manufacturing • Regional • Robotics • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

Austin’s Star Is Still Shining Bright: Venture Funding To City’s Startups Hits All-Time High

Mary Ann Azevedo

March 27, 2026

Austin’s startup scene is stronger than ever. That’s the consensus among investors in the city, and it’s borne out by 91¾«Æ· data, which shows...

Artificial intelligence • Job market • Startups • Venture • Workplace

Khosla’s Ethan Choi On AI, Founder-First Investing And The Fate Of Entry-Level Jobs

Mary Ann Azevedo

March 11, 2026

Ethan Choi, a partner at Khosla Ventures, recently spoke to 91¾«Æ· News about AI's impact, why he thinks entry-level jobs could be disappearing...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • IPO • Job market • M&A • Media & entertainment tech • Startups

91¾«Æ· Predicts: Why The Race For Talent And Tech Could Accelerate Startup M&A In 2026

Mary Ann Azevedo

December 30, 2025

The dollars involved in startup M&A deals appear to be up significantly this year, though deal counts are not. Still, numerous M&A market watchers we...

Artificial intelligence • Job market • Robotics

The Founder’s Dilemma In The Age Of AI: Left Vs. Right Brain

Guest Author

December 10, 2025

In the second installment of a three-part series, guest authors Mark Himmelsbach and Remy Pinson write that while founders are being forced to adapt...

Artificial intelligence • Job market • Robotics • Workplace

The Founder’s Dilemma In The Age of AI: Efficiency, Decency, Culture

Guest Author

December 9, 2025

The startup world seems convinced that we’ll all remake our workflows with AI, but what of our culture — the intangible connective tissue beneath it...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Job market • Startups • Venture

Exclusive: With Customers Like Okta And Coinbase, Coverbase Raises $16M To Grow AI-Powered Procurement Platform

Mary Ann Azevedo

November 20, 2025

Coverbase, an AI-powered procurement platform, has raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Canapi Ventures, the startup tells 91¾«Æ· News...

Artificial intelligence • IPO • Job market • Public Markets • Startups • Venture

Sure, Valuations Look High. But Here’s How Today Is Different From The Last Peak

Joanna Glasner

October 27, 2025

Current AI-driven investing resembles the 2021 bubble, but in several notable ways this time is also different. We explore how the market now...

Artificial intelligence • Enterprise • Job market • Startups

Exclusive: Findem Lands $36M Series C To Supercharge AI-Powered Hiring 

Mary Ann Azevedo

October 21, 2025

Findem is just one of more than a dozen startups at the intersection of AI and recruitment globally that has raised venture capital in 2025.

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Job market • Real estate & property tech • Startups • Venture • Workplace

VCs Funding More Tools For Frontline Workers 

Joanna Glasner

September 9, 2025

A deeper dive into the number of companies developing tools for employers and jobseekers shows startups targeting frontline workers in industries...