Atomic Raises $12.5M Series A for AI Supply Chain
TL;DR: I think Atomic's $12.5 million Series A — led by Klass Capital and Madrona, per citybiz — is worth ten minutes of your time even though you can't write this check. Atomic's founders left Tesla…
October 6, 2026
Trump's New 401(k) Rule: What It Means for Your Retirement
TL;DR: The Department of Labor proposed a rule this week that would give 401(k) plans legal cover to add private equity, real estate, and crypto, according to the Department of Labor. The proposal fo…
October 6, 2026
Army, Pentagon Task Force Award $4.15B for Drones
TL;DR: The Pentagon's drone task force and the Army announced 10 new counter drone contracts worth a combined $4.15 billion on September 28, 2026, according to DefenseScoop. The awards push Joint Int…
October 6, 2026
Quotr Raises $4M Seed Round for AI Construction Estimating
TL;DR: Quotr, an AI native construction estimating platform, raised $4 million in a seed round led by Llama Ventures with participation from strategic angel investors, according to FinSMEs. The compa…
October 6, 2026
California Signs Fusion and Quantum Law, Adds $30M
TL;DR: Governor Newsom signed two bills — AB 2647 and SB 925 — committing California to assess new nuclear power and build a fusion strategic plan, and added $30 million for quantum and deep space re…
October 6, 2026
Valar Atomics' 9.6GW Utah Nuclear Data Center Plan
TL;DR: Valar Atomics has filed plans to build 456 small nuclear reactors on more than 9,000 acres of federal land near Price, Utah, for a data center campus, according to Data Center Dynamics . The r…
October 6, 2026
Miter Raises $40M Series B Led by Battery Ventures
TL;DR: Miter, a San Francisco AI workforce management platform for construction, closed a $40 million Series B led by Battery Ventures, bringing total funding to $78 million, according to citybiz . B…
October 6, 2026
SEC Proposes Letting CFPs Qualify as Accredited Investors
TL;DR: The SEC is weighing whether CFP, CFA, and CPA credentials could qualify someone as an accredited investor without meeting the income or net worth test, per the SEC's own proposal. The same pac…
October 6, 2026
Fortem's $50M Lockheed Round: What It Signals
TL;DR: Fortem Technologies, a Lindon, Utah counter drone company, closed a $50 million Series B led by Lockheed Martin, which had already committed $25 million in April, according to KSL.com. The rou…
October 6, 2026
Robinhood's RVII Fund: What HOOD's Rally Means
TL;DR: Robinhood shares rose 6% on Monday, breaking a four day slide, as the firm opened Robinhood Ventures Fund II (RVII) to retail investors with no income or accreditation requirement, according t…
October 6, 2026
Trumpflation Returns: What Sticky Inflation Means for You
TL;DR: Headline inflation cooled to 3.4% in August from 4.2% in May, per the Motley Fool. August core CPI came in at 2.4%, while core PCE — a separate measure — held at 3.3% in June and July, per Pri…
October 6, 2026
Private Equity Healthcare Deals Hit $191B in 2025
TL;DR: Private equity poured a record $191 billion into healthcare in 2025, according to Bain & Company , driven by a surge in billion dollar deals and a rebound in exits to $156 billion. The mon…
October 1, 2026