Venture Capital
CarbonSix's $40M Series A and the Rise of Korean-Backed 'Physical AI' Manufacturing Robotics
CarbonSix, a San Francisco-based physical AI robotics startup, closed a $40M Series A on July 1, 2026, co-led by two South Korean venture firms, DSC Investment and LB Investment, with fresh capital fr
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
Startups
A Manufacturing Company That Hires From Dollar Tree Just Hit $1B. Why Sequoia and the Stripe Cofounders Backed a Factory Over Another SaaS Startup.
SendCutSend raised $110 million from Sequoia, Paradigm, and Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison , hitting a $1.01 billion post-money valuation on May 19, 2026. Let that sentence sit for a second. Not another AI...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read