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Peak XV Raises Seed Ceiling to $5 Million as Surge 12 Backs 18 Deep-Tech Startups
Startups

Peak XV Raises Seed Ceiling to $5 Million as Surge 12 Backs 18 Deep-Tech Startups

With more than $50 million committed to its 12th cohort, Peak XV is betting that the seed round of 2026 has to do the work a Series A used to do.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read
A $1.5 Billion Week: Health-Tech Startups Close September With a Funding Frenzy
Startups

A $1.5 Billion Week: Health-Tech Startups Close September With a Funding Frenzy

From Ortet's $500 million launch to Precision Neuroscience's $250 million brain-computer interface round, investors poured capital into health AI with real clinical grounding.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20269 min read
EliseAI Raises $350 Million at a $4 Billion Valuation as Vertical AI Hits Its Stride
Startups

EliseAI Raises $350 Million at a $4 Billion Valuation as Vertical AI Hits Its Stride

The New York startup's latest round β€” led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer β€” nearly doubles its valuation in a year and crowns vertical AI as the venture market's clearest thesis.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20268 min read
Flatkey Raises $10M to Kill the API-Key Chaos Behind AI Agents
Software

Flatkey Raises $10M to Kill the API-Key Chaos Behind AI Agents

The San Jose startup's one API key, one balance, one invoice pitch won over 10,000 developers in two months β€” a sign that AI infrastructure's fragmentation tax has become a fundable business.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20267 min read
The Great Office Comeback? How Landlords Are Turning Empty Towers Into New Assets
Real Estate

The Great Office Comeback? How Landlords Are Turning Empty Towers Into New Assets

Office recovery varies street by street: Phoenix vacancy beats the national average while San Francisco languishes β€” and adaptive reuse is now a strategic imperative.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
A Piece of the World's Oldest Peace Treaty Resurfaces in TΓΌrkiye After 3,200 Years
History

A Piece of the World's Oldest Peace Treaty Resurfaces in TΓΌrkiye After 3,200 Years

Announced on the International Day of Peace, a cuneiform fragment from the Hittite capital of Hattusa preserves treaty clauses on fugitives fleeing between Egypt and Hatti β€” diplomacy from the 13th century BCE.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Home EV Charging in 2026: The Complete Guide to Costs, Chargers and Smart Savings
Guides

Home EV Charging in 2026: The Complete Guide to Costs, Chargers and Smart Savings

Off-peak home charging can cost a tenth of public rapid charging. The complete 2026 guide to wallboxes, tariffs, grants, no-driveway options and buying used.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
From 116 Startups to 12 Finalists: Startup World Cup Takes Over New York
Entrepreneurship

From 116 Startups to 12 Finalists: Startup World Cup Takes Over New York

A dozen founders from ten countries pitched at FIT this week for a shot at representing New York at the $1 million Startup World Cup grand finale in San Francisco.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
GM Slashes New Chevy Bolt Production by 75% as Post-Subsidy EV Demand Cools
Electric Vehicles

GM Slashes New Chevy Bolt Production by 75% as Post-Subsidy EV Demand Cools

A union official says GM's Fairfax plant will build only about 35,000 new Bolts β€” down from a planned 150,000 β€” before the model ends in early 2027, underscoring how the end of America's $7,500 EV tax credit is reshaping automakers' electric plans.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Safeguarding Memory in War: How UNESCO Is Training Sudan's Heritage Experts
Culture

Safeguarding Memory in War: How UNESCO Is Training Sudan's Heritage Experts

UNESCO has trained 72 Sudanese heritage professionals in rapid damage assessment β€” including a first-of-its-kind VR tool β€” to protect the country's cultural memory amid conflict.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
How Snorkel AI Turned Data Labeling Into a $3.5 Billion Growth Story
Case Studies

How Snorkel AI Turned Data Labeling Into a $3.5 Billion Growth Story

Once known for programmatic data labeling software, Snorkel AI rebuilt itself around finished, expert-grade datasets β€” and watched its annualized revenue run-rate climb past $350 million. This is the inside story of one of the year's sharpest AI pivots.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read
How AI Is Rewriting Job Descriptions β€” and Fragmenting Pay
Careers

How AI Is Rewriting Job Descriptions β€” and Fragmenting Pay

Sixty-one percent of employers are rewriting job descriptions because of AI β€” but fewer than half can say what the new roles should pay. Inside the β€œAI skills vortex” reshaping salaries.

Meridian Newsroom29 Sept 20266 min read